The Cat 



on the food or with a spoon. For this purpose olive 

 oil or mineral oil works nicely. When it is observed 

 that the cat has not had a movement for a period of 

 twenty-four hours, oil should be administered dur- 

 ing the next day, a teaspoonful, once, twice or even 

 three times, should no movement occur from less. 

 Should the bowels fail to move during the second 

 day, a suppository may be used. If this does not 

 bring forth a movement, or should the cat start to 

 vomit, the veterinarian should be immediately 

 called. 



Diarrhea. — ^This may be due to improper food oi 

 it may be a S5Tnptom of an inflammation of the 

 bowels due to cold, infection, or worms. Milk 

 often disagrees with the cat, causing a violent 

 diarrhea after each feeding. Some cats cannot take 

 milk in any form, while others may take raw milk 

 with impunity and develop diarrhea from evapo- 

 rated or condensed milk. In other animals the re- 

 verse may be true. When it is thought that milk 

 may be the cause it should be discontinued. If the 

 diarrhea stops, another form of milk may be given 

 in order to see if there may be any that is agree- 

 able to the cat in question. If all forms of milk 

 tend to cause a similar upset, it should be entirely 

 eliminated from the diet. Diarrhea due to a cold 

 will usually be accoiflpanied with a fever and prob- 

 ably a watery discharge from the eyes or nose, or 

 botii. There is an infectious disease, occurring in 

 cats characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, which 



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