The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-13
HOW TO TREAT CATS.
Diet OF Raw Meat, Eggs and Milk
should Be Their Portion.

Diet OF Raw Meat, Eggs ana Milk
should Be Their Portion.
Cats are by nature dainty, even In
their cruelties. There is all manner OF
feline grace In the way they play with
mice. Cats suffer much less from con-
slant housing than dogs, although they
run wild much more readily and never
quite get over their murderous In
stincts. A cat Of fancy breed, as NAL
tese, Angora. coon cat or Manx, is o
possession more fashionable than pre-
cious. Each and several. they are no
end decorative, but In affection, intel
ligence and playfulness they rank be-
low theil black. gray, tiger marked
and tortoise shell brethren.
White cats are In general more saw
age and less intelligent than gray or
tortoise shell. Many of them have blue
eyes, and all such are said to be stone
deaf; hence they are less desirable in
the house. Unlike dogs. cats require
TO have their meat raw, but they must
not have too much of it. Milk should
constitute at least third of their food.
Crumble stale bread In the milk and
now and again beat up raw egg In 1t.
A bit of raw liver as big as two fingers
or fish head Is meat enough for a
days ration. Supplement 1t with milk
and bread or milk and mashed pota-
toes. a cracker or two or a bit of hard
bread lightly buttered and few small
bones, as from chicken. game or chops
Cats as well as dogs suffer plague
of tieas. Oddly enough. cat fieas are
unlike dog fleas. and If the two sorts
of insects meet upon one poor beast
there is a fight to finish. ending COM
monty in victory for the cat fleas, which
are much bigger and more voracious
than those found on the dog Ii left
to ravage unchecked, they soon reduce
a sleek. healthy cat to miserable skel-
eton suffering all over from eczema.
To get rid of the fieas wash with sui
phur soap-any good brand which the
nearest shop affords-comb out the fieas
with fine tooth comb while the hair
is still wet. then rinse the cat well In
milk warm water. dry 1t with soft tow
els and give it after the bath saucer
of warm milk with a teaspoonful OF
brandy or whisky in it. kitten
should have only few drops of spir-
it's and be kept snug In a clean basket
an hour after the bath.
When the hair is very dry, blow in
all along the backbone some sort of
good fine insect powder, either lark
spur or pyrethrum. Rub behind the
ears with the sulphur ointment direct
ed for dogs. Next day brush out all
the powder with a fine, close brush,
comb the coat lightly, then part 1t
along the backbone and rub with the
sulphur ointment.
For mango rub all over with the sui
phur ointment. Keep the cat confined
so it cannot lie in the dirt and after "a
hours wash 1t we'll in hot soapsuds-
just comfortably hot, not scalding-
rinse dry and leave alone. In three
days, If the mango persists, repeat the
ointment and after the treatment give
the cat plenty of catnip. either green or
dry. with milk and bread diet. Catnip
indeed ought to be given always twice
a week. Burn infected bedding and
fumigate sleeping baskets, or else wash
them we'll in bchloride of mercury.
Let them stand six hours after wash
ing. then scald plentifully with boiling
water and dry well before letting the
cat sleep in them again. Washington
Star