Havanas are almost totally maintenance free. A good brushing once or twice a week with a rubber brush and a rub down with a chamois cloth plus a good diet will keep your baby in good condition.

   Of course, on occasion they may need a bath but as a rule they are very clean cats. I like to rub the coat down with a waterless shampoo. If you are bathing for a show, do this Wednesday or Thursday so the coat has time to settle back down before the show--you don't want a fly away or dry looking coat.

   A good diet is very important. I feed Nutro and/or Science Diet dry and 9-Lives, Fancy Feast and Sheba canned food. If they should stop eating for any reason, give a mixture of baby cereal, baby meat and baby corn. If this doesn't entice them to eat, then it is probably time to see a vet.

   Havanas do like to eat so you may not be able to leave dry food down all the time. You do not want the cat getting over weight--Bigger is not better in the case of Havanas. They should have a very swelt body. If you feel the backbone, you know they are too thin so feed a little more..

   A little vitamin C crushed up in their food is just as good for your cat as it is for you.