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The Short-haired White Cat 62 



Self-colored Cats ..-..' 65 



The Black Cat 65 



The Blue Cat 65 



The Black-and-White Cat 67 



The Siamese Cat 69 



The Manx Cat 71 



CHAPTER IV. 



CARE OF THE CAT. 



Housing 75 



Feed 78 



Breeding 81 



Gelded Cats 84 



Transportation 85 



CHAPTER V. 



DISEASES OF THE CAT. 



Evidence of Disease 87 



Diseases of the Respiratory System. 



Catarrh or Cold 89 



Bronchitis 89 



Broncho-pneumonia 91 



Diseases of the Digestive System. 



Gastritis . 93 



Constipation and Diarrhoea 95 



Jaundice 96 



Constitutional Diseases. 



Distemper 99 



Glanders 103 



Eczema 105 



Canker of the Ear 105 



Milk-fever .107 



