Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-19
A WARNING
LIS Oh Deadly Disease M,vpo
roduced by the C.t

Oh Deadly Disease Nav re-
oouced by the Cat.
strange as it may seem Il ;s
known fact to medical men that ~ well
VIC pets often introduce serious ailmaa
,nlo tne house. A pet cat or doc WHY'S .
lnopes' has hot nose, and in We, 49,,
ha 's SHOWS 1t is out Of health, should
w cared Tor at once, and should ~
fan;1'1 py the younger members Of +b he
t th;y 1t is a dangerous and VI n .ng
Ling LING TO keep any animal aho,t t Iei
carn a1 whlch is not properly housed and
n"aeu Tor, especially at njoht ~ ~
n ano0I dangerous of contagious disoasos
are known to be introduced ;rto tbs
W n u, by tramp cats. saws the NJ .nu
t noik tribune: The germs of the con.
."glon are easily conveyed in the f,,r U Of
any animal, and many neonla he-
iieVe that these animals are snbiec+ ~
O. majority of the contagious diseases
Iro WIZ human race. A cat has been
dnJWn TO exhibit all the SYMPTOMS Of
oa ,p,,.nefllc sore throat, and ordinary
tbat ho sense requires that any cat
nay y. mas sore throat should be kent at
a distance from the members Of th "'
household. 1t is a common tb;no 'i &c
our country to sheer at tha do,nast;a
cat, as though it did not have the sane
aignt 10 protection and care that it's an
Gent rival, the dog, has. In EnoIand
the case IS different. There is an an
nual cat-show there. at which sneciol
breeds are exhibited, and almost 90
much attention is paid to the proner
raising or the cat as to that OF the doc
Inc cat-shoWs Of this country, like bab1.
SHOWS, have usually been mere tarces
OF dime museum order, and have sell
oom or never reached the dignity Of
an EXHIBIT, for the reason that there
mas not oeen enough attention given to
the care OF these animals to furnish
material a,, Tor such an exhibition.
mere Is fixed idea in the minds of
ilnany people that a cat is incapable of
oeGolning attached to any one person.
ana Will Invariably return to the place
whence she Is taken. It is true that
her affections are harder to gain than
those of the dog, but when thev ara
once gained she cannot be won away
by new master. Case after case might
pc told where cats have not been moved
from one place to another by families
but have followed them, and after
months of separation have recognized
their old friends at the first call, and
evlnced IN every way their delight
at seeing them. 1t is a criminal
thing to keep an animal of this
kind to prowl about and get it's living
where it may. A cat in the city
should have raw meat once a day.
piece about the size of an egg will be
sufficient. A sleeps liver and kidney
will give her wholesome and sufficient
food for week. She will enjoy piece
of fish now and then in addition, and in
winter little of any green vegetables
that you may have. In summer when
she can get green grass this is not neces-
sary, but portion of green food is
essential at all times to the health Of the
animal; and when deprived of it she is
quite likely to have fits: A cat will eat
asparagus, spinach and green peas in
eagerly as any member of the family,
and will dance around the stove at
tracted by the odor, demanding her
share while they are being cooked.
Pussy should also have a saucer of
warm bread and milk at each meal, in
addition to her allowance of meat, and
should be fed from clean saucer which
is kept in the same corner of the kitch-
en- and washed regularly. Pussy is very
dainty if she is cared for, and will not
eat dusty, stale food any sooner than
her human friends. A dog will eat car
rion and requires it, but all the feline
race will refuse any meal that is not
fresh, unless they are in starving con-
dition. A cat should have a soft
cushion in box to sleep in at night,
and Notwithstanding the reputation the
race has for night-traveling, she will
after slight training seek her bed at
early and regular hours every night
It NAV be added that she will be
just as happy if she is then locked