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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats

Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.

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A flat-packed forest

The regular ritual of creating seasonally changing mini-forests for her indoor cats brought Abi Palmer a focus for reflection while the cats explored.

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Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think

Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.

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How can I stop fainting?

Fed up with the faints that bolstered her fragile young snowflake image, Gwen Smith sought expert medical help to keep her upright in trying situations.

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  • Feline health care, worming tablets
  • Skull, feline
  • Spinal cord, feline
  • Female urogenital tract, feline
  • Early pregnant uterus, feline
  • Brain within the skull, feline
  • Spinal cord (ventral view), feline
  • A feline creature is lying in front of a herd of cattle. Engraving.
  • A monstrous four-footed creature with a horse-like head and feline claws. Gouache.
  • A compilation of hunting and trapping implements, arranged around a shell-shaped ornament into which a gin-trapped feline is clawing in its death-throes; including baits and decoys as well as birds of prey used for hunting. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
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