212 The Book of Cats, 



At the end of that time, the servant going to light 

 the fire under the copper, the animal crawled forth 

 from the copper hole very thin and weak, but other- 

 wise seemingly cured of its strange complaint. 

 All cats are subject to diarrhoea, and the signs of 

 their so suffering are to be found in dull eyes, 

 staring coat and neglected toilet, and the animal is 

 very likely to die of the complaint unless the proper 

 remedies be applied. As soon as it is discovered, 

 give the Cat some luke warm new milk, with a piece 

 of fresh mutton suet (the suet the size of a walnut to 

 a teacupful of milk) melted, and mixed in it. If the 

 patient be too ill to lap, administer the mixture a 

 teaspoonful every two hours. Take care not to 

 give it too much so as to make it sick. If there is 

 no bile, you should give the Cat (full grown) a grain 

 and a half of the grey powder used in such cases. 

 If the diarrhoea still continue, Lady Cust suggests 

 that a teaspoonful of the chalk mixture used by 

 human beings, be tried, with seven or eight drops of 

 tincture of rhubarb, and four or five of laudanum, 

 every few hours until the complaint ceases. Cats 

 will continue ill, her Ladyship says, for a few 

 days, their eyes even fixed, but still with watching 

 and care they may be cured. A teaspoonful at 

 a time of pure meat gravy should be given now and 



