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apt to be used for various purposes and are thrown afterward 

 into an out-of-the-way place. The family pussy makes a 

 nest of these clothes for her kittens. Her fur and that of 

 the kittens become infected with disease germs, and there 

 is an epidemic in the neighborhood. Nobody can imagine 

 how it got about, but the cat could tell if it only would. 

 The careful housekeeper, of course, will not leave such 

 opportunities for the cat to spread disease. 



One of the worst diseases to contend with among cats 

 is the one known simply as "worms.'' The cat loses its 

 "> appetite, lies in dark comers, and emaciation sets in. Some- 

 times a worm is passed or vomited, and then it is easy enough 

 to diagnose the cat's disease ; but more frequently nothing 

 of the kind is seen, especially if the cat be neat and cleanly 

 in its habits. And against these internal enemies the poor 

 cat has no power of resistance. According to Mr. St. George 

 Mivart, there are three kinds of these internal parasites, and 

 each kind is subdivided into several more classes. It is enough, 

 however, for the ordinary owner to know that his cat is liable 

 to have thread-worms, flukes, and tape-worms. The worst of 

 the former measure only one twenty-fifth of an inch in length, 

 while others measure four or five inches. Fits of vomiting 

 frequently will expel these latter, but it is extremely difficult 

 to cope with the smallest ones. Cats suffering from worms 

 have colic, diarrhoea, epileptiform convulsions, and a wasting 

 prostration. The best possible remedy for them is santonine, " 

 taken in the form of one-grain powders, three times a day, on 

 an empty stomach, and at least one hour before eating. The 

 latter precaution is very important, because the worms, when 

 the stomach is empVy, seize upon and eat the santonine, which 

 is to them a deadly poison. After following the powder treat- 



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