16 THE CAT 



administers the food. (It is better if a third party 

 is present, to steady the head and to depress 

 the lower jaw, through which a piece of tape may 

 be passed inside the mouth and the free ends 

 then used as a lever, for depressing the lower jaw.) 

 When cats have to be fed by the lower end of the 

 bowel, the chances of recovery are very small 

 indeed. A clyster must be given to clear out the 

 rectum, and the nutrient medium then injected a 

 little brandy, or brandy and egg, being the best 

 for such purposes. 



