Your Dog and Your Cat 



to be accident rather than design on the part of 

 the cat, still it is well to avoid the possible danger. 

 When the windows are open in summer, cats are 

 prone to go out on the window ledge to enjoy the 

 sunshine and fresh air, and frequently when they 

 venture too far they slip and fall to the ground. 



Long-haired cats are bound to prove troublesome 

 if allowed to use the chairs or other furniture at 

 will, because of the great tendency of their coats 

 to fall out. This may be avoided by supplying for 

 their use a pillow or by covering some, of the chairs 

 with cotton pads which can be easily removed when 

 a person wishes to use a chair. Except for this rea- 

 son they do not need a special bed, but if it is de- 

 sirable a box or basket may be provided for their use. 



A pan of sawdust. Sand, or torn bits of paper 

 should be kept in some convenient place for their 

 use in attending to their functions. They must have 

 free access to this if they are to be clean with their 

 habits. Ordinarily it is sufficient to clean the pan 

 once a day, but there are cats who are so scrupu- 

 lously clean that they will hesitate long before using 

 the pan for a second time, and in such cases it is 

 well to encourage the habit. 



Exercise. — Since cats do not require the exercise 

 that dogs do, the freedom of the house is usually 

 sufficient for their needs and they are rarely taken 

 out of doors. Where a yard is available it is often 

 well to allow the cat to go out, but in the crowded 

 city there is great danger of their contracting dis- 



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