Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-28
MALTESE AND ANGORA.
Aiou: Pets Which Many Ladies' Prefer to |
Small Dogs.

Ahou. Pets Which Many Ladie, Prefer to
Small Dogs
New York SUM-
Is il possible asked reporter, shat
Maltese and other fancy cats are taking the
place Of dogs a ladies' petsi Ii is said that
in Washington ladies' 20 out shopping taking
with them Maltese cats fastened with gilt
chains TO their gird!es.n
well, don't know whether cats will ever
supplant dogs in the affections Of the ladies, +"
luughingly replied Surgeon b. G. Dewey, as
he sat in his Office. in front of door mark Ell
Private" where both dogs and cats were
for sale and under medical and surgi-
cal treatment; but there is no doubt
that the Malt .se AMI Angora cats, have be-
come great favorites Still, there is no
greater demand for the former than there
was three years ago The Angora cat has
probably increased in popular favor, and
now on any fine day one may see ladies driv-
ing in Central PARK with the beautiful crea-
lures in their laps t.: Maltese are often
taken for drive. AM both they and the
AasoraS seem to enjoy the fresh air fully
much as their mi,treSses do. No cats are
not often taken gu: walking. A cat i, N I
foli OF long walks where there are no fences
the lazy luxury .: a carriage seem To suit
them. The Maltese All Angora cats ARE
very dociie AMI a.fectionats. The Malte-e.
pr .blbly. can be NOR, easily AMI thoroughly
dome,t Gated THAI any other OF the felin,
tribe. They are les, expensive than tn.
peerless Ang' ra, but still they come pretty
high. sell a full grown male for about sl2
an / male kittens for from IS to $40 each
The females are cheaper, Icing worth about
81 each A well-grown Maltese cat should
weigh about twenty pound. They are long
lived. and, if properly treated, SHOULD attain
a score OF years. 4 perfect Maltese cat
should 10 altogether slate-colored, without
particle of white Most of them have six
toes, and very large feet, but they may Be
pure bred and have smell feet and only five
toes They came ORG ina!ly from the island
OF Malta, but to-day america, or even New
York state, produces more Maltese cats than
Malta does
The Maltese cats, as u rule, ara hardy
but they are usually kep5 closely confined
TO the house, and often fed So injuiiciously.
that they are liable 10 get in digestion. torpid
liver an fits. When tn fits appear death is
likely t. be Close iehind They are
brought TO me often when there is no time 10
treat them. Sometimes am called upon t.
attend cat afflicted with what the owner
thinks Is an alb ce,-, or tumor. but wl.iri
frequently proves t. BE- a cancer Nutliin,
then can help them except m oIeration but
il tbs disease has not made very great pro
gresS / can generally operate successfully
With dogs cancer i u.h more common
AM often have 10 rem y. Ii. Sometimes |
Use ether, sometime, MOI. as the circuni-
stances require; but can s,ve life far mDrt
frequently than surgeons VIC treat human
patients
a litter of Maltese kitten; nuanIs-s from
tire, to seven. Thsy grow quickly ami
ars very playful AMI Interesting. The An
CORA cat is As different g. possible from the
Malts,e. Ny wife takes exclusive charge Of
our stock, and is AS devoted To them a
though they were children. Tho Ansora
came, and come. yet, rom Persia, but we
raise a good many in this country. Thy
are of various colors-pure waite, bnc.
white and black, yellow ami white, gray sni
white, stesl and white, and motto i-bu: al.
alike beautiful Their hair i, very
abundant, long, fine, and soft as silk Th.I
tails are rs bushy as those OF foxes Th.ir
ear, are small and far apart, au their g e,
are largo, sagaciouS, and of a Ii ut Gliv.
color. They live from twenty Eve t. tiirt
years. In price they average, for male kit
tens $40, and for full grown mae. Si!J; f,r
female kittens So, and for fun .rawi -
males 500. The Angora ca i tliui, TIA,
han!SJmeSt small animal that lives"