40 CATS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



He gets to know about the distance he can walk round. 

 In this way he has a fair amount of exercise and plenty of 

 fresh air. 



Catteries and Appliances 



If you decide to keep your cats and pets in a cattery, 

 bring them indoors now and again and thus accustom them 

 to home life and human beings. It is much pleasanter to 

 have a really domestic cat, rather than one that darts away 

 when approached and is frightened at every sound. 



All wooden catteries should be well raised from the ground. 

 It is important to have good ventilation. It is a capital plan 

 to have movable wooden shutters, so that in extra windy 

 or damp weather these can be easily put up to form a 

 shelter. 



In constructing a cattery, be sure and have plenty of shelves 

 fixed up. All cats have a weakness for sitting on a shelf, 

 however hard or narrow. 



During the winter we are sometimes wishful to heat our 

 catteries, although I am not in favour of artificial heat. After 

 a heavy rain or dense fog we have recourse to a little oil 

 stove. Be careful to protect this in some way by wire net- 

 ting or a fire guard. I have known a cat to waft its tail over 

 the top of one of these stoves, and it was more than 

 singed ! 



Cats are essentially and naturally clean animals, and it is 

 o r ten the fault of their mistresses and caretakers that they 

 become dirty in their habits. Keep their earth tins clean 

 and sweet, and you will seldom find that pussy offends. Cats 

 so much prefer to have something to scratch in and scratch 

 over. 



Japanese mould is splendid for use in cats' tins. This can 

 be purchased at Carter's well-known firm in High Holborn. 

 It has the advantage of being a great absorbent, consequently 



