Current Issue

January 2010 - on sale now in all good newsagents and supermarkets (including WHSmiths and Tesco).

It's true: if you love cats, you'll love Your Cat magazine! Where else could you find 100 pages packed cover to cover with cats?

You won't want to miss this month's copy because we've got some great features for you, plus unrivaled expert advice, in depth articles and even Christmas gfit insirpiraton!

Prepare for the unexpected. We offer ideas and information on putting plans in place to ensure that your cat will be provided for should anything happen to you. Supposing you were involved in a road accident and couldn't return home to attend to your cats? There are things you can do including arrangements with friends and neighbours, and emergency cards you can obtain to carry with you to make sure your pets don't suffer. We look at other situations including fire and flood, with tips from experts, along with lots of useful contacts.

Go shop! Be inspired with almost 50 gift ideas for all budgets, including stocking fillers and pressies for the cat in your life.

Big cat experience! Australian cat lover Lani Jensen had expected a challenge when she signed up to volunteer with a charitable organization in the Amazon, but never imagined that she would find herself swimming with Pumas. Read her story and see the amazing photographs.

Winter healthcare We've compiled a host of tips to help your cat get through the chilly months with advice on tackling winter fleas, keeping your cat entertained when he doesn't want to be outside, and suggestions for a stress-free Christmas and New Year.

Stress-free routine care Tired of battling with your cat whenever he needs a groom or has to take a pill? Follow behaviourist Francesca Riccomini's desensitization programme tailor-made to help you persuade your cat to accept being groomed and/or be more compliant when medication is needed.
 

Also in this issue:

If you're thinking of buying a scratch post or climber for your pet this winter, check out our buyers' guide. Ten scratchposts of various designs are rigorously put to the test by our panel of readers and their cats.

* Your chance to win a prize from garden enclosure company Katzecure worth 1,500ukp.

* More than 1,000ukp worth of freebies to send for.

* Nine pages of expert advice for a wide selection of feline issues in our Cat Questions section.

* Read an interview with TV's 'The Gadget Show's' cat-mad presenter Suzi Perry.

* Understanding liver disease - top vet Bradley Viner has all you need to know about this illness and offers advice on how to help your cat cope.

BREED PROFILE SPECIAL: Burmese, plus a short profile on the Bengal.