90 THE CAT 



the chest-sounds by the ear, mucous rales can 

 be heard as the air passes through the matter 

 which partially fills the bronchi. 



Simple colds and bronchitis do not require 

 much treatment. The cat should be placed in 

 a quiet, darkened corner, and be protected from 

 drafts. It should not have food forced upon 

 it, although it should have a small saucer of 

 water, in which can be placed a little bicarbo- 

 nate of soda or flowers of sulphur, and a small 

 saucer of fresh milk, which it can take if it 

 wants. It is better to place only a small quan- 

 tity of milk at a time, as the owner can then 

 judge how much the cat is taking, and there is 

 no chance of the milk souring. If there seems 

 much fever, a drop or two of aconite can be 

 placed in two tablespoonsful of w r ater in the 

 saucer, and renewed when the water is finished. 

 If there is much inflammation of the throat, a 

 dose can be given every few hours of one grain 

 of quinine, two drops of fluid extract of bella- 

 donna, and five drops of syrup of squills, in a 

 teaspoonf ul of sweetened water ; and the throat 

 and sides of the body can be rubbed with cam- 

 phorated oil. 



