The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-09
MALTESE AND ANGORA,


Something About a Sort Of Pets That
Many Ladies' Prefer tn Small Dogs.
''ls it possible" asked a reporter,
''that Maltese and other fancy cats are
taking the place of dogs as ladies' pets?
1t is said that in Washington ladies 90
out shopping taking with them Maltese
cats fastened with gilt chains to their
girdles"
''Well, / don't know whether cats
will ever supplant dogs in the affections
of the ladies. laughingly replied Sur
geOn b. G. Dovey. as he sat in his office
at 70 West Fourth Street, in front of a
door marked. Private" where both
dogs and cats were for sale and under
medical and surgical treatment; '.but
there Is no doubt that the Maltese and
AngOra cats have become favoriteS.
Still, there is no greater demand for
the former than there was three years
ago. The Angora cat has probably in
creased in popular favor, and now on
any fine day one NAV see ladies driving
in Central Park with the beautiful
creatures in their laps. The Maltese,
too, are often taken for drive, and
both they and the Angora seem to en-
Joy the fresh air fully as much as their
miStresses do. No, cats are not often
taken out walking. A cat is not fond
Of long walks where there are no
fences to climb, and dogs may be en-
cOuntered, but the lazy luxury of car
riage seems to suit them. The Maltese
and AngOra eats are very docile and
affectionate. The Maltese, probably,
can be more easily and thoroughly do
mesticated than any other of the feline
tribe. They are less expensive than the
peerless Angora, but still they come
pretty high. / can sell a full-grown
male for about twelve dollars, and male
kittens for from eight dollars to ten
dollars each. Thefemales are cheaper,
being worth about five dollars each.
A well-grOwn Maltese cat should weigh
about twelve pounds. They are long
lived, and, if properly treated, should
attain a score of years. A perfect Mall
tese cat should be altogether slate
colored, without q particle of white.
Most of them have six toes, and very
large feet, but they may be pure-bred
and have small feet and only five toes.
They came originally from the island
of Malta, but to-day America, or even
New York State, produces more NAL
tese cats than Malta does.
1.-The Maltese cats, as q rule, are
hardy, but they are usually kept so
closely confined to the house, and often
fed so injudiciOusly, that they are liable
to get indigestion, torpid liver, and have
hts. When the fits appear death is likely
to be near. They are brought to
me often when there is no time to treat
them. Sometimes am called upon to
attend cat afflicted with what the
owner thinks is an absess, or a tumor,
but which frequently proves to be a
cancer. Nothing then can help them
except an operation, but if the disease
has not made very great progress can
generally operate successfully. With
dogs cancer is much more common,
and often hays to remove it. Some
times use ether, sometimes not, as the
require; but can save
life far more frequently than surgeons
who treat human patients.
"a litter of Maltese kittens numbers
lTOm LITec I'd SEVEN. 1Qey grow
quickly, and are very playful and in
teresting. The Angora cat is as diff
ferent as possible from the Maltese.
My wife takes exclusive charge of our I
stock, and is as devoted to them as
though they were children. The An
CORA came, and comes yet, from Per-
STA, but we raise a good many in this
country. They are of various corors-
pure white, black, white and black,
yellow and white, gray aud white. steel
and white, and mottled-but all are
alike beautiful. Their hair is very
long, and fine, and soft as
silk. Their tails are bushy as those Of
foxes. Their ears are small and far
apart, and their eyes are large, sagaci-
Gus. and of light olive color. They
live from twenty-five to thirty years.
In price they average, for male kittens,
forty dollars, and for full grown males,
one hundred and twenty-five dollars;
for female kittens, twenty-five, and
for full-grown females, one hundred
dollars. The Angora cat is, think.
the handsomest small animal that
liyes."-M Y. Sun.