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TABBIKS UP A TKKK. 



1'hotc: C. Reitt, Wishaia. 



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CHAPTER III. 



CARE AND MANAGEMENT. 



N the care, management, and feeding of haps with rice or Freeman's Scientific Food, 



raw meat twice or three times a week cut up 

 into fairly small pieces, horse-flesh (if obtained 



cats no hard and fast rule can be laid 

 down, for the dispositions and constitu- 



tions of these animals differ just as much as from a reliable source) twice a week. Lights, 



clo those of human beings. Fanciers must liver, or sardines may be given occasionally, 



therefore learn to treat their cats individually Sloppy food in any large quantity should be 



and not collectively ; they must study their avoided ; but oatmeal well boiled, cornflour, 



character and make allowances for the fads 

 and fancies of the feline race. I am convinced 

 that a varied diet is the best for cats, and 

 fanciers should bear in mind 

 the importance of regularity in 

 the hours of feeding, whether 

 two or three or four times a 

 day. Fresh water should al- 

 ways be supplied, and un- 

 finished food should not be left 

 standing about. For one or 

 two pet cats the scraps 

 from the table given with 

 judgment will probably 

 suffice ; but in the case 

 of a large cattery with 

 several inmates, some sort 

 of system in feeding is 

 necessary. I would sug- 

 gest that the chief meal 

 for two days a week 

 should be fish, mixed per- 



BLUE PERSIAN. 



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PRESENTED BY Miss PATTERSON TO HER MAJESTY 

 THE QUEEN. 



arrowroot, and several of the well-known 

 foods, such as Neave's or Mellin's, make a 

 nice change. Spratt's biscuits of various 

 kinds, soaked and mixed with 

 stock, are relished by some 

 cats. Vegetables should be 

 given frequently, and grass 

 supplied, as green food purifies 

 the blood and keeps the bowels 

 in good condition. Persian 

 cats require special attention 

 as regards their coats, and 

 should be combed and 

 brushed regularly, and, if 

 the fur becomes matted, 

 the knots should be cut 

 away. Avoid washing 

 your cats ; there are other 

 means of cleansing their 

 coats, particulars of which 

 will be given in the 

 chapter on exhibiting. 



