The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
MALTESE AND ANGORA,
Something About Sort of Pets that Man
Ladies Prefer to Small Dogs.

Ladies Prefer to Small Dogs.
SIS it possible, - asked a reporter.
''that Maltese and other fancy eats are
taking the place OF dogs as ladies pet? ?
Ii Is said that in Washington ladies 90
out shopping taking with them Maltese
cats fastened with gilt chains to th,.ir
giril :.
We'll, don't know whether eats
; will ever srpplant dogs in the affections
| OF the ladies" iauglringly replied Su =
geon Il. q. Doyry, a. he sat in his Of
flee at No. 20 West Fourth street. in
4 front OF door marked Private. "
, where both dogs aad rats were for sale
and under medir al and surgical treat
ment; ''but there is no doubt that the
/ Maltese and Angora cats have become
great fa"orites. Still, there is no great.
er demand for the former than there
! was three wears ago. The Angora cat
has probably increased in popular ia
/ vor, and now. on any fine day one may
see ladies driving in Central park with
| the beautiful creatures in their laps
! The Matte e, too. are often taken for a
( DIR We, and both they and the Angoras
seem to enjoy the fresh air fully as
much as their mistresses do. No. eats
! are not often taken out walking. A
cat is not fond of long walks where
t. ere are no fences to climb, and dogs
may be encountered, but the lazy lux
ury of a carriage seems to suit them.
The Maltese and Angora rats are very
docile and affectiOnate. The Maltese,
probably, can be more easily and thor
oughly domesticated than any other of
the feline tribe. They are less expen-
sive than the peerless Angora. but still
they come pretty high. | can sell Il
full-grown male for about Sl2. and
male kittens for from &S to $40 ca, h.
The females are cheaper, being worth
about 81 each. A we'll grown Maltese
cat should weigh about twelve pounds.
They are long-livcd, and. if properly
treated, should attain score of wears
a perfect Maltese cat should be alto
gelher slatc-colored. without a particle
of white. Most of them have six toes
and very large feet, Iut they may be
pure-bred and have small feet and only
bve toes. They came originally from
the island of Malta, but to-day Amer
lea. or even New York state, produces
more Maltese ats than Malta does
The Maltese cats, as rule. are
hardy, but they are usually kept so
feed so. iniudiciouslv, that thew are
liable to Get Indigestion, torpid liver,
and fit. When the fits appear death
is likely to be close behind. They are
brought to me often when thers is no
time to treat them. Sometimes | am
called upon TO attend cat afflicted
with what the owner thinks is an alb
Ccs or Il tumor, but which frequently
N,rn In lA.. Of
,an help them except an operation, but
If the disease has not made very great
progress L can generally operate sue
cessfully. With dogs cancer is much
more common, and 1 often have TO re-
move it. Sometimes / use ether, some
times not, as the circumstances require;
but can save life far more frequently
than surgeons who treat human pa
ticnts.
"A litter of Maltese kittens numbers
from three to seven They grow quick
ly, and are Very playful and interesting.
i he A"gora cat is as different as posi-
bic from the Maltese. NV wife takes
exclusive charge of our stock. and is as
devoted to them as though they were
children. TIle Angora came, and
comes Yet, from Persia, mt we raise Il
good many in this country. They are
OF various colors-pure white, black.
white and black, yellow and white,
gray and White, steel and white, and
mottled- all are alike beautiful.
Their hair is very abundant, long, fine,
and soft as silk. Their tails are as
bushy as those of foxes. Their ears
are small and far apart. and their ewes
ale large, sagaciouS. and of light
olive color. They live from twenty-five
tc thirty Years. In price they average,
for male kittens $40, and for ll-groWn
males Sl25; for female kittens $25, and
for fu l-grown females SlL0. The An
CORA cat l., think, the handsomest
small animal that lives. ~. Y. San.