FEEDING AND FOODS 15 



beef wine ; coco wine ; Wincarnis ; Liebig's Ex- 

 tract ; raw minced meat, etc. For sick cats 

 Lactol is truly excellent. 



The main thing to observe in feeding a cat that 

 is ill is to give a very small quantity, repeated, say, 

 six times a day. 



The stomach readily rebels-against artificial foods, 

 and if too much is given the stomach is sure to 

 reject it. A dessertspoonful is ample to give each 

 time, and if raw meat is used, a teaspoonful of 

 minced beef-steak is enough at once. 



The condition of the patient will be the best 

 guide in regulating the quantity, mode of adminis- 

 tration, suitability of the aliment and its repetition. 

 The proper way to give a cat fluids is through a 

 small pewter syringe, which is charged with the 

 material, then inserted at the side of the mouth, 

 and the piston then driven home. Semi-fluids, 

 however, cannot be given in this manner. A tea- 

 spoon is commonly used for the latter, the mouth 

 being held open meanwhile. Even when the 

 greatest care is exercised, cats become very 

 refractory to the artificial administration of either 

 food or medicine, an.d the remedy may prove more 

 detrimental than the disease, especially if the cat 

 struggles violently meanwhile. 



One person should hold the cat by gripping 

 it after the fashion indicated in the chapter on 

 General Management, whilst the second person 



