Cat Care Guides from the 1960’s

A friend recently gave me two cat care guides from the 1960’s. The Common Sense Book of Kitten and Cat Care is from 1966, Cats is from 1969. Looking through the books was a fascinating exercise in realizing how far we’ve come in understanding cats better over the last 50 years.

The books got some of the basics right, but they got so much so very wrong. I thought I’d share some of the examples with you.

“Milk (whole or condensed) is essential to a kitten’s development. Until he is three months ...