Abstract
Continuing the series of special features celebrating JFMS’s 20th anniversary, two of our Editorial Board members reflect on what makes JFMS special. We also delve back into the journal archive to assemble a collection of awesome achievements, preview the second of two anniversary videos and indulge in cake!
What makes JFMS so special
How has JFMS impacted feline medicine generally?
JFMS has helped bring feline medicine to the forefront of the veterinary profession, scratching and screaming!
Tell us about an important cat that has featured in your career, research or personal life
‘Bubo’ (right) was relinquished and targeted for euthanasia because the owner was sure his cat had the plague and claimed it bit him while he was sleeping. This was not even close to being the case! As healthy as could be and the sweetest cat on the face of the planet, Bubo lived a long life as a wonderful companion to my children growing up.
What makes JFMS special?
I think JFMS is a truly unique journal. This is not only because it is all about cats, but also (and perhaps more importantly) because of its outstanding academic and scientific quality, and its practical approach. It is not common to find a journal that is both practical and of such high scientific quality.
How has JFMS impacted feline medicine generally and your own area of expertise specifically?
My area of expertise is animal welfare, and JFMS has become the reference in feline welfare. Another very important achievement of the journal is that by addressing all areas of feline medicine it contributes to a multidisciplinary understanding of feline care. Thanks to the journal I am now more aware of the links between animal welfare and other areas of feline medicine.
Tell us about an important cat that has featured in your career, research or personal life
There have been very many … I recall a colony of cats I got to know when I was a child and spent my summer holidays in a small mountain village in Spain. One of the cats would come to greet me the first day of summer vacation after almost a year of not having seen each other!
