Concerning Cats in England 



intelligence of the cat to see how carefully pussy can 

 become amenable to discipline, if once given to under- 

 stand of what that discipline consists. 



" Then there is a garden cattery. I think this is 

 the prettiest of all. It is covered with roses and ivy. 

 In this there are three rooms, provided with shelves 

 and all other conveniences which can add to the cats' 

 comfort and amusement. The residences of the male 

 cats are most complete, for I have given them every 

 attention possible. Each male cat has his separate 

 sleeping apartments, closed with wire and with a 

 'run' attached. Close at hand is a large, square 

 grass ' run,' and in this each gentleman takes his 

 daily but solitary exercise. One of the stringent 

 rules of the cattery is that no two males shall ever be 

 left together, and I know that with my cats if this 

 rule were not observed, both in letter and precept, it 

 would be a case of ' when Greek meets Greek.' 



" I vary the food for my cats as much as possible. 

 One day we will have most appetizing bowls of fish 

 and rice. At the proper time you can see these 

 standing in the cat kitchen ready to be distributed. 

 Another day these bowls will be filled with minced 

 meat. In the very hot weather a good deal of vege- 

 table matter is mixed with the food. Swiss milk is 

 given, so there is no fear of its turning sour. For 

 some time I have kept a goat on the premises, the 

 milk from which is given to the delicate or younger 

 kittens. 



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