FEEDING 27 



CHAPTER XII 



Feeding 



■ Much Has been said about the feeding of 

 cats. It has been a common idea* for years that 

 the chief food for "puss" wa« milk. ^ It is 

 quite true that manj^ cats on farms live chiefly 

 on cow's milk, but it must also ^be taken into 

 consideration that these cats have their liberty 

 and hunt for game which takes the place of the 

 raw meat provided for the pedigreed cat. If 

 you are breeding pedigreed animals you will 

 find feeding as well as breeding counts and the 

 best results are obtained from a diet of raw 

 beef. The diet should vary, but a percentage 

 of raw beef should form part of each meal. 

 The adult cat only requires two meals a day. 

 A mother cat with kittens three meals, with a 

 feeding of diluted evaporated milk. Feeding of 

 kittens can be found in a previous chapter. For 

 the first meal, one-third of Old Trusty puppy 

 or Spratt's puppy biscuit, a pinch of salt, a 

 sprinkling of bone-meal, (unless it be a cat in 

 kitten, when the bone-meal should be omitted), 

 enough hot water to moisten and soften the 

 meal ; into this two-thirds of good raw beef. I 

 advise the buying of the cheaper cuts of beef 

 (neck and shin) in preference to ''hamburger"; 

 also leave a small percent of fat on the meat 



