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One or, at most, two kittens is all that the mother cat 

 should be allowed to nurse, if you want to keep her in good 

 condition. In case, however, she by some means loses 

 them all, and her milk comes, something must be done for 

 her. Give her three of the ordinary homoeopathic pellets of 

 aconite and belladonna, alternately, once in half an hour. 

 Rub her breasts thoroughly with camphorated oil, manipu- 

 lating them as much as possible to prevent caking. If the 

 milk can be drawn, this will reUeve the cat greatly. And 

 usually, much as a cat dislikes water, she consents, when 

 her breasts are in this swollen condition, to have a towel 

 wet in cold water placed across them, and wUl ask to have 

 it changed when it becomes too warm. 



A kitten is seldom sick while it is nursing. One of my 

 cats once caught an adder and played with it for some time 

 before she was noticed. When it was taken away from her, 

 she went straight upstairs to her kitten and licked him all 

 over most affectionately. That night the kitten shrieked 

 throughout the wee sma' hours, and in the morning we found 

 it dead. The poor mother's tongue had doubtless poisoned 

 it, although she was not ill herself until the milk fever 

 came on. 



Young male cats, if desired as pets, should be castrated 

 or gelded, an operation that may be performed by any 

 veterinary, or a man who understands it. It should be . 

 done before the kitten reaches the age of nine months. 

 A gelded cat makes a good mouser, is a home-keeper, is 

 more gentle in disposition, more cleanly in habit, grows 

 to a larger size, and is much handsomer than the ordinary 

 tom, being more desirable in every way for household 

 purposes. 



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