The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
MALTESE AND AYo ORA.
Something About q Sort cr Psts TINT Masy
Ladies Prefer 10 amnIi DoHa

us u possible" asked reporter, THAT
Maltese and other fancy cats are taking the
place OF dogs ns ladies' pets 1t Is said that In
Washington ladies 20 out shopping taking with
them Maltese cats fastened with gilt chains to
their 0irdes."
We'll. I don't know whether cats will evcl
supplant dogs In tho affections OF the ladies'"
laughingy replied Surgeon d. G. Dewey. az he
SAT in his Office ut &c West Fourth street. In
dogs and cats were for sale and undcr medical
and surgical treatment; but there ia no doubt
mand for the former han there was three years
popular favor. and now on any inc day one may
see ladies' driving IN Central Park with the
too are ocn ,assn for drive and BOTH sS:y
fully a. much q their mIstrsssos DO. No. cal.
fond OF long walks where thore are no fences
70 to climb, and dogs may DO eneountercd, but
and sS APss' Maltese ssts are o Ssss s0ss
than any otLer Of tho ieino tribe. Thoy arc less
expensive than tho peerless Angora but still
male for about a. and male kiitons Tor from
s. to $40 each; The females are eheaper; beins
s sST sGoa Ss 70 sSda pcSns HS:
arc long lived. and. II properly treated, should
affair, score OF years. perfect Maltese cat
particle Of white. Most OF them havo ak toes,
and very large feet. but they may DO pure.bred
and have small feet and only five toes. They
camo originally from tho island Of Malta but
to-day America. or even New York State. pro-
duces more Maltese cats than Malta does.
u, Tho Maltese cats. MS a rule. are hardy. but
they are usually kept SO closely con lined to the
house. and often fed SO injudiciously that they
are liable to get Indigestion. torpid liver. and
hts. When the fits appear death is likely to
be close behi nd. They are brought to me often
when there Is no time to treat them. Some:
times am called upon to attend cat afflicted
with what the owner thinks IL an abscess or a
tumor hut which frequently proves to DO a
cancer. Nothing then can help them except an
operation. but IL the disease has not made
very great progress l can generally operate
successfully. With dogs cancer is much more
common and often have TO remove it Some.
times use ether. sometimes not. as the cir.
cumstancos require; but l can save life far
more frequently than surgeons who treat hu-
man patients.
"A litter Of Maltese kittens numbers from
three TO seven. They grow quickly. and are
very playful and interesting. Tho Angora cat
IL as different as possible from the Maltese. My
wife takes exclusive charge Of our stock. and
Is rs devoted to them as though they were chill
dren. The Angora came. and comes yet. from
try. They are Of various colors-pure white.
black. white and black yellow and white gray
anu WHITE steel and white. and mottled-but
all arc alike beautiful Their hair Is very
abundant. long. fine. and soft as silk. Their
large, saencious and Of light olive color.
They live from twenty-five to thirty ysnrs. In
price they average. for male kittens. $40. and
Tor ful!-grown males. 81 %; for female kittens.
s25. and for full grown females. $780, The An.
cora cat Il. think, the handsomest small ami.
mai that lives