The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-12-28
HOW TO TREAT CATS.

shou3d Have Raw Meat 70 Ear, Dus 49,
Too Much of It-Sone Hfnts.
Cats are by nature dainty-even IN
their cruelties. There is all manner OF
feline grace in the way the play Win
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
possession more fashionable than
precious. Each and several they are
no end decorative, but in anectlon'
intelligence and playfulness they rank
below their black, gray, tiger marked
and tortoiseshel, brethren.
White cats are in general more saw
age and less intelligent than gray OF
tortoiseshelL 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
it. A bit of raw liver as big as two
fingers, or a fish head, is meat enough
for days ration. Supplement 1t with
milk and bread or milk and mashed
potatoes, a cracker or two, or bit OF
hard bread, lightly buttered, and few
! small bones, as from chicken, game or
shops.
Cats as well as dogs suffer plague
| Of fleas Oddly enough cat fieas are
unlike dog fieas, and il two sorts OF
| insects meet upon one poor beast there
| in victory for the cat fieas, which are
extending over many acres of ground,
much larger and more voracious than
those found on the dog. II left to raw
age unchecked they soon reduce a
sleek, healthy cat to miserable skel-
eton, suffering all over from eczema.
To get rid of the fleas, wash with sui
| phur soap-any good brand which the
nearest shop affords-comb out the
fleas with a fine tooth comb while the
hair is still wet, then rinse the cat
we'll in milk warm water. dry 1t with
soft towels, and give it after a bath
saucer of warm milk with a tea
spoonful of brandy or whiskey in 1t. A
kitten should have only few drops OF
spirits and be kept snug in clean
basket for an hour after the bath
When the hair is very dry. blow in al
along the backbone some sort of good
fine insect powder-either larkspur OF
pyrethrum. Rub behind the ears with
the sulphur ointment directed for dogs
Next day brush out all the powder with
q fine, close brush, comb the coat light
ly, then part it along the backbone ant
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 aftel
"a hours wash 1t well in hot soap
suds-just comfortably hot, rinse dry
and leave alone. In three days II tn
mango persists, repeat the ointment
and after the treatment give the ca
plenty of catnip, either green or dry
with milk and bread diet. Catnip in
deed ought to be given always twice
, week. Burn infected bedding and fu
! migate sleeping baskets. or else wasl
them well in bichloride of mercury
Let them stand six hours after WISH
ing, then scald plentifully with boil
ing water and dry well before lettin
the cat sleep in them again.