Introduction to rec.pets.cats.announce

This is a list of those informational posts and FAQs that are regularly posted to rec.pets.cats.announce and/or news.answers. As the rpc.announce charter states in part:

This moderated group is meant for quick access to informational postings covering all areas of cat ownership. Postings to this group will include, but not be limited to:

  1. FAQ’s about various breeds and their characteristics
  2. FAQ’s regarding care and feeding of domestic cats
  3. Catnames List
  4. Announcements of shows, gatherings of interest and upcoming events.

Reader-supplied FAQs and informational postings on any feline related topic are welcomed and will be posted subject to moderator approval. Submissions related to medical matters are referred to veterinary professionals for confirmation of accuracy before posting.

To send informational posts or FAQ’s to rec.pets.cats.announce, email to rpc-info@iname.com. Please label the subject line clearly, and remember that some posts may be better served by posting to one of the other newsgroups available, particularly if it is not something you would repost on a periodic basis.

Note that any email sent to rpc-info@iname.com or “posted” to rec.pets.cats.announce will receive an automated acknowledgement of the submission. If you have inserted anti-spam into your return address, you will not get this automatic acknowlegement, nor will I make the additional effort to correctly transcribe your address should I reject your article.

If you have a question about a post that you submitted, with a valid return address, but saw neither a rejection notice nor an appearance in the newsgroup, then please email me directly at tittle@io.com. Please enclose a copy of the article in question, when you posted it, and other relevant details, the more the better. Use a valid return address — again, I will not wade through anti-spam altered addresses to find the correct one.

In the following list, the “status” indicates whether the post is a FAQ and crossposted to news.answers, or an informational posting that appears only in rec.pets.cats.announce.

General information

  • Contact: David Stevenson, cat2@blakjak.com
  • Description: Information of interest to persons new to the rec.pets.cats.* groups
  • Status: Informational post

Humans places, cats + other pets

  • Contact: David Stevenson, cat2@blakjak.com
  • Description: A who’s who list of those who participate in rec.pets.cats.*
  • Status: Informational post

Table of Contents

  • https://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/table-of-contents
  • Contact: Jean Marie Diaz, webmaster@fanciers.com
  • Status: FAQ

Getting A Cat

General Cat Care

Basic Health Care

Medical Information

Outside World

Behavior Problems in Cats

  • https://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/behavior
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/behavior
  • Contact: Jean Marie Diaz, webmaster@fanciers.com
  • Status: FAQ

Feline Leukemia Virus

  • http://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/felv
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/leukemia
  • Contact: Erin Miller, ermiller@dgsys.com
  • Status: FAQ

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

  • /other-faqs/FIP.shtml
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/FIP
  • Contact: Erin Miller, ermiller@dgsys.com
  • Status: FAQ

Miscellaneous Information

Tricolor Cats

Resources

Breed Descriptions

Cat Colors

Breed FAQs

American Curl

Balinese and Javanese

Birmans

  • http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1955/
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/breeds/birmans
  • Contact: Ronald Thayer, birmans@usa.net
  • Status: FAQ

Bombay

Chantilly/Tiffany

Chartreux

Maine Coon Cats

Exotic Shorthairs

Foreign Burmese

Japanese Bobtail

Korats

  • http://www.korats.com/sublime/korat-fa.htm
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/breeds/korats Contact: Dennis Ganoe, dganoe@teleport.com
  • Status: FAQ

Manx

Norwegian Forest Cat

Ocicats

Oriental Shorthair/Longhair

  • http://pluto.njcc.com/~tkat/osh-faq.html
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/breeds/oriental-short+long
  • Contact: Sheryl Boyle, shboi@hal-pc.org
  • Status: FAQ

Ragdolls

Russian Blues

  • http://www.dsu.edu/~johnsone/russian.html
  • email mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with no/any subject and in the body:
    send usenet/news.answers/cats-faq/breeds/russian-blue
  • Contact: Eric Johnson, JohnsonE@jupiter.dsu.edu
  • Status: FAQ

Scottish Fold

Selkirk Rex

Somalis

Tonkinese

Traditional Siamese