u8 CATS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



Spratts Limited. A lot of trouble is saved by applying to 

 them for all particulars regarding the shipping of cats to 

 foreign ports. 



It is always well to keep a record of the dates and names 

 of visiting queens. I found this useful when receiving a 

 letter from the owner of a mother puss who had a litter of 

 nondescript kittens. The writer was much displeased, and 

 seemed to imply that her queen had been mated with the 

 wrong cat. I referred to my register and found that the 

 kittens were born under the eight weeks from the date of 

 the supposed mating. I therefore felt confident the lady 

 visitor had made other arrangements prior to her arrival at 

 my cattery. 



It is always advisable to have an old pair of thick gloves 

 to slip on when one has to handle strange cats. Sometimes 

 the queens, when arriving on a visit, are very terrified on 

 being lifted out of their basket or placed in the cattery, and 

 it is just as well to protect oneself from a bite or a scratch. 

 Care should also be taken when removing a queen from the 

 stud cat, as often he resents the sudden departure of his 

 lady love. 



In administering medicine to cats an assistant is very 

 necessary to hold the animal, which should be wrapped 

 round with a towel and the four legs firmly secured. With 

 the thumb and finger of the left hand open the mouth, and 

 with the right put down the medicine. Remember that a 

 cat cannot conveniently swallow more than a teaspoonful of 

 liquid at a time, so if a larger dose is required it must be 

 given by degrees. 



It is quite possible to pull grown cats through an attack 

 of influenza, but if kittens catch it, then I recommend 

 owners to have them painlessly put out of their misery, for 

 it is in vain to try and save them. The fever runs so high 

 that the little creatures cannot contend against it. 



It may not be generally known that whiskers are the cat's 

 organs of touch. They are attached to glands under the 



