s THE DOMESTIC AND LONG-HAIRED CAT 



if protected can be used the entire year. A 

 grass run can be arranged in front of the 

 covered run but only for use on warm, sunny 

 days as dampness is fatal to young stock and 

 does not agree with adult cats. 



Each inside room should be fitted with a 

 shelf under the window, a chair if possible, a 

 good box for winter; a heavy box with a strip 

 about six inches wide nailed on the bottom of 

 the front, to hold the bedding in place, which 

 should consist of a good soft pillow or pad ; in 

 fact, I use feather cushions and woolen blankets 

 in extreme cold weather; curtains tacked on 

 the front of the box with an opening left large 

 enough for the cat to enter, makes an ideal 

 sleeping box. In the summer these boxes may 

 be replaced by open baskets and a light pad. 

 Each room should also contain a fair sized 

 granite pan, partly filled with sand or saw dust. 

 I prefer saw dust as it does not hold moisture 

 as long as sand and is free from fleas. 



In dividing your cattery building, if you 

 have two or more queens who will live together 

 (most of them like company), screen off a large 

 space where they can be together. If you plan 

 to raise your kittens in the cattery, then a 

 separate room of extra size must be arranged 

 where the mother cat with her kits can be cared 

 for. Many people are of the opinion that cats 

 do not require heat in their houses but our 



