CHAPTER Y. 



DISEASES OF CATS. 

 EVIDENCE OF DISEASE. 



WHENEVER a cat becomes ill from any 

 disease which is more than trivial, 

 whether it be a fever, an inflammation of one 

 of the organs, or an injury which is somewhat 

 serious, it shows that it is ill more decidedly 

 than any other animal. It appears more sick 

 with troubles of the same severity than do other 

 animals. With the commencing illness the cat 

 loses its appetite, and seeks a dark corner, 

 where it wants to remain out of sight. The 

 nose becomes hot, there is inappetence or total 

 loss of appetite, the coat becomes dry and 

 harsh, and the animal lies quiet, sleeping most 

 of the time, unless there is any degree of pain, 

 when it gives evidence of it by constant crying. 

 At the first symptoms of digestive troubles, 

 and even in fevers and other troubles, if the 

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