A Mixed-Up Moggie in ginger and black

The Ancol Self-Heating Pet Pad is an innovative creation that warms your pet and will quickly become you cat's or dog's favourite nap spot

Edited by Dr S Ellis and Dr A Sparkes

Cast in the finest resin before being carefully hand-painted

#9 Blue Aventurine Sleeping Gemstone Cat September Birthstone SS21 A Mixed-Up Moggie in gingerBlue Aventurine is a translucent form of quartz. Mineral inclusions give it a variety of colours. Fuchsite is often responsible for the blue variety. Named from the Italian "a ventura" or "by chance". This is likely to be due to the accidental discovery of aventurine glass or goldstone in the 18th Century in Venice. The man made glass resembled the natural material and the name duly transferred to the mineral. Most blue aventurine comes from India,