42? The Diseases of Animals 
“At the first sign of dryness of the ear, fill with dry 
boracie acid and leave in the ear. This applied daily 
for a week will usually bring about natural and health- 
ful conditions. If the kitten scratches her ear, crying 
at the same time, examine the ear; if it is coated or 
partially filled with a dry, scaly, bloody substance, a 
few drops of peroxide of hydrogen mixed with an equal 
quantity of water, dropped into the ear, will cause a 
foam to appear. Wipe this off with a soft dry cloth, 
then dust in dry boracic acid. A few such treatments 
will usually effect a cure. The malady, if neglected, 
almost always ends in an abscess. 
“In general, one should not be in too much haste 
to doctor a cat. If there is no certainty as to what 
her trouble is, and no specialist on cat diseases ac- 
cessible, it is better simply to keep her warm and 
feed her on light diet, and leave nature to effect a 
eure. This is far preferable to filling her system with 
a lot of drugs that are perhaps not indicated by the 
symptoms. Remedies recommended for dogs are geu- 
erally fatal to cats, and must be used with great 
caution and given only by a specialist. Anything 
containing carbolic acid is almost certain death to a 
cat. A sick cat wants quiet; so do not torment her 
by fussing over her all the time, for by this mis- 
taken kindness you may kill the animal. 
“Tf a kitten has a fit, which is usually caused by 
teething, worms, too much or too strong food, sub- 
merge her at once to the neck in warm water, with 
cold water on her head; leave for five or ten minutes, 
then dry with a soft cloth, old newspapers, or tissue 
