44 CATS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



suggest mixing the meal in water in which liver has been 

 boiled, and adding a few bits of the meat with it to make 

 the dish more tasty. 



Another nice winter meal is Hovis bread (brown), with 

 boiling milk poured over it. A change may be made by 

 scalding the bread till soft, then pour off the water, and stir 

 in a tablespoonful of condensed milk. 



Not only do bones amuse a cat, but they benefit the teeth 

 considerably, and help to strengthen the jaws. Large bones are 

 preferable, with, of course, a little flesh on them. Avoid small 

 ones, as they are apt to be swallowed and stick in the throat. 



During the very hot weather butchers very wisely put 

 their meat in ice, or in cold rooms, especially arranged for 

 keeping it. It is not advisable to give raw meat in its 

 frozen state to cats, and so I should recommend just scalding 

 it, or pouring boiling water over it. Some people prefer to 

 slightly cook the meat, leaving all the red juice in it. 



Two meals a day are as a rule sufficient for healthy cats, 

 but some who are " bad doers " require special treatment 

 and should be offered food in small quantities three or even 

 four times a day. If a large dish ot food is placed before a 

 cat who feeds badly, it is very apt to sicken her and make 

 her refuse to eat at all. 



I have found macaroni, well boiled and mixed with gravy, 

 a capital food for cats and kittens. It makes a change, and 

 is generally highly approved of. 



We see a number of pictures in the daily papers of plump, 

 pretty babies who have been brought up on Mellin's Food. 

 Now, it stands to reason that what is nourishing for infants 

 must also be good for young kittens. I know of several 

 cat fanciers who swear by Mellin's Food. 



I advocate a mixed diet for cats, and therefore recommend 

 ringing the changes on raw meat, cooked meat, with vege- 

 tables and gravy ; fish, mixed with rice and boiled milk. I 



