Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-28
CATS.
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Treatment when aerrr

s'sAe7' saAu 1T. EDWIN VI. Hale to q Chicago
Tribune reporter II have given them
q great deal of attention. studied their
habits and peculiarities, and have come
to the conclusion that, in order to pre-
serve the health, smoothness and gloss
OF the fur. and the temper. one
must regard the food, drink, housing and
general management No error Is more
common than that Of starving a cat to
make it good mouser. The practice
has arisen from the mistaken notion that
cat kills rats and mice for food. whereas
It is quite as much for sport. The cat
should have at least two meals a day at
regular hours. After each meal remove
the dish, and never use i. second time
without washing it. The quantity re-
quisite can best be determined by ex-
perience. Oatmeal porriGge and milk,
or bread and milk, sweetened, will make
good breakfast. Use the same for
dinner, with an allowance of meat or
fish. Horse meat is used in
France, but liver or boiled lights
are better. Use. fish during sickness
oysters are rclished and very healthy,
and no cat will turn up her nose at raw
beef. An excessive amount of meat is
bad. Boiled eggs should be used occa
sionally, and any vegetables that the
animal prefers. My cat lives on beans,
peas and celery. Though the food
should be ample, it is not necessary to
overfeed the animal. Fresh milk should
be given in abundance, and this with
oatmeal will be sufficient generally, as
the mice she will contrive to get will be
an adequate supplement. A cats dis
position is spoiled by feeding her with
delicacies from the table. This habit
should be discouraged, and little
training will induce her to patiently
await her time, even if she sits by the
table during meals.
''Cats will never thrive without grass
to eat. It is panacea' for all their ills;
keeps the stomach in order, cools the
blood, prevents humors, and aids diges-
ton. It is supposed to aid in getting
rid of the hair swallowed during the
process of washing. During the winter
it can be procured by keeping piece Of
turf in the cellar or dollhouse, or il may.
be cultivated in flower not. Cats are
fond of asparagus, which many persons
raise especially for them, and their natu-
raj preference for catnip will suggest
like course.
"a cat should be washed regularly
with warm water and mild soap, dried
with fowls, and kept in a warm room to
prevent cold. For srate occasions, if
the fur be lightly sponged with sweet
cream, pussy will polish her coat up to
its pristine beauty.
''Cats are subject to nearly as many
diseases as the human race. Cats have
symptoms Of disease, and show them as
plainly as children. Almost the first
is neglect OF toilet; another is the
rough condition of the fur, which loses
its gloss and the hairs stand out. a hot
nose is sign of fever or Inflammation,
and when the cat shows desire for
great heat, there is chill. Cats are 90
much admired at the present day that
physicians are constantly being called
upon to prescribe, and no ono may need
feel any loss Of duty in doing SO humane
an act. When medicine is not given in
the food, it is well to put on thick
gloves il administering, in order to avoid
bites and scratches. Then wrap the
cat in ! strong cloth, carefully covering
the feet. and let an assistant hold it be-
tween his knees and open the mouth.
Fluid doses, as glyCerine and castor oil,
should be given from ! spoon ia verv
small doses. II pills are prescribed, put.
the bolus well back against the roof Of
the mouth; powder or small pellets win
dissolve on the tongue. Gentleness viii
be necessary il the operation, and the
mouth and fur should be carefully
washed il order to remove the taste Of
medicine Generally food should Be
withheld for two hours, unless other
wise directed. Cats are frequently de-
lirious during teething, when the gums
shoald Be lanced, and : light diet Of
rEn-In milk with nlenfr nf clean water