Evening star., 1946-10-11
This and That
Bp Charles Z. TraceDell.
CHEVY CHASE, Nd.


Dear Sir:
I'VE always enjoy your column very
much and were particularly impressed
with your article recently on squirrels
for we believe our squirrels and our
Persian cat were mentioned We espe-
cially appreciated your saying the squir-
rels sound like elephants on the roof
for, indeed, they do.
I'VE wondered If you would be inter-
ested in our cat. He has Travelled quite
lot. SO many people leave or give away
their pets when they are moving. May
be they don't realize how easy it Is to
take . cat with you. I do not like
shipping animals by express. Silver
has travelled by auto on . four-day trip
when we once moved away from Wash
ington.
I'VE made wire cage of comfortable
size which we put on the back seat Of
the car. We kept the cage covered so
that the wind would not blow on him.
Most cats object to wind. Hotels, to my
surprise, made no objection at all when
we brought him in. but bellboys shied
away from carrying that big animal
OF course, we took all the small equip
ment he needed, including his water
dish and small cans Of sardines and
liver soup put up for babies.
I'VE gave him lots of water and feed
at night and little water in the morn
ing. That insured us Of good traveller.
He would 60 into the cage himself in
the morning when he saw we were
getting ready to leave. He made the
trip back to Washington again this
summer. This time by train in a bed
room with me. He was somewhat un-
certain and worried at first but soon
became used to the noise and motion
as he was not alone. I had my meals
brought to me, and he enjoyed chicken
and ice cream.
HE is now very happy in his new
home. although the birds and squirrels
objected loudly to him at first Now
they sit and look at him and accept
the fact that he lives inside the windows
and will not come out and bother them.
Yours truly, s. c."
Cats do not like wind
That is another of their differences
from dogs. Members of the canine clan
love nothing better than to stick their
heads out Of car windows. +E....
They like the whistle of the air on
their ears.
Cats shun wind and will Jay their ears
down in disgust the moment slight
breeze hits them.
It is amusing to watch old Penny,
who spent the first seven years Of her
life indoors.
During the last year she has gone
outdoors, mostly to eat grass and sun
herself.
The wall of the house protects her
from the west wind. but the moment she
goes down the back steps and the wind
hits her, she crouches so that her stom-
ach drags the ground, at the same time
she lays back her little ears.
We believe that wind actually hurts
the feline ear.
They have more trouble with their
ears than dogs, often suffering from
ear mites. When this Ynalady Is taken
in it's early stages, it can be corrected,
usually, but If allowed to go on, often
the cartilage Of the ear must be re-
moved.
Whenever a house cat begins to
scratch at its ear, the animal should
be taken to an animal hospital.
The abandonment of cat and dog
friends Is serious thing, but some
times the creature finds better home
than he had.
This summer very thin cat with
unusually long legs came to our yard.
He at first was called Grand Daddy Long
Legs, later shortened to Legs.
Peggie, 3, called him Leggie Dear, a
name which has stuck.
Leggie Dear loves children and will
stand almost any amount Of handling
and wooline around. It u amusing to
watch him solemnly seated On his long
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