Appendix 



Cats have apoplexy, and even paralysis. They die in 

 their sleep, too, which would indicate that they have heart 

 disease. 



The best thing to do is to keep them in good condition 

 by giving them good food and plenty of it, — yet not too 

 much. Let them have fresh grass and catnip. They will 

 eat the latter dry as well as green, and even like the dry 

 packages sold by apothecaries. A saucer of milk at night 

 and early in the morning should be given them ; and in all 

 cases their meat should be cut fine. Half the fits which cats 

 have are caused by indigestion. After a cat is three or four 

 years old she begins to lose her teeth, and soon finds it 

 difficult to masticate the hard chunks of meat which many 

 people think are good enough for cats. A little care in this 

 direction will save them much trouble. 



Again, do not turn your cats out at night, especially in 

 cold weather. A well-trained cat will make no trouble in 

 the house, and will seldom need to go out at night. If she 

 does she will make her wants known. Let her sleep where 

 she chooses, but leave the cellar door open so that she can 

 get down there, and you will never see or hear anything of 

 rats and mice. Teach her to run out in the daytime, when 

 she will seldom do any mischief, and will not get sick from 

 exposure. It is the night cats that steal chickens, kill birds 

 and pigeons and rabbits, steal from other houses, and get 

 covered with fleas, to say nothing of giving nocturnal 

 concerts. 



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