CATS. 



CATS — country cats at least — are to all intents and 

 purposes "freewill agents." They roam about at 

 leisure, feed upon birds and mice — their natural 

 prey, have access to the kitchen and, in the great majority 

 of cases, enjoy more freedom and receive less attention than 

 any other domestic animal. 



Fig. 90. The Cat— 



Playful Disposition. 



The breeding of cats, however, for exhibition purposes 

 is becoming quite popular, and this necessitates curtailing 

 to some extent the unlimited freedom enjoyed by the less 

 aristocratic members of the feline fraternity. To produce 

 such stock requires care, patience and attention, and the 

 hints given for treatment of invalid cats are directed particu- 

 larly toward such as it may be necessary to deny at least 

 unlimited freedom. 



