The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . come affected and the mouth is dis-torted into various shapes. The jaw is firmly fixed andthere is foaming at the mouth. In severe cases thebody is violently convulsed, the head is drawn backwardor to either side. The body may become stiff and rigid-A fit may last but for a few minutes, or it may continuefor several hours. The first thing to be done is to pre-pare a warm bath and submerge the cat as soon as possi-ble. Cold water poured on the animal has a desiredeffect, and after it has come out of the fit no other treat-ment is necessary. The
The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . come affected and the mouth is dis-torted into various shapes. The jaw is firmly fixed andthere is foaming at the mouth. In severe cases thebody is violently convulsed, the head is drawn backwardor to either side. The body may become stiff and rigid-A fit may last but for a few minutes, or it may continuefor several hours. The first thing to be done is to pre-pare a warm bath and submerge the cat as soon as possi-ble. Cold water poured on the animal has a desiredeffect, and after it has come out of the fit no other treat-ment is necessary. The cat should be wrapped in awarm flannel or woolen blanket. If the patient does notimprove under this treatment give an injection of tepidwater which may be mixed with a table-spoonful of sweetoil with a little castile soap-suds. Repeat this as oftenas necessary to produce an evacuation of the bowels. Old cats are usually the worst sufferers fromAsthma, this disease, the wheezing and spasmodic breath-ing being very painful, not only for themselves. BLUE MALTESE MALE. OWNED BY MISS ELEANOR CARPENTER. DJSEASES OF THE CAT. 49 but for their owners feelings. Over-feeding or sweetand unsuitable food, is very often the cause in othercats. A dose of from five to ten drops, according to ageof cat, of spirit of sulphuric ether, given in milk, givesimmediate relief. Asthma is prevalent among cats kept as pets and over-fed without proper exer-cise. The trouble is sometimes very dangerous, becauseit tends to wreck the system and causes the cat to loseflesh. If an old cat has asthma the best way to relieveher is to put her to rest. There is really no cure in thelast stages, especially where a cat has become very fatand old. Diarrhoea is a very serious ailment withDiarrhoea, Angoras. If not properly treated and han-dled the disease will cause the death of theanimal quicker than almost anything else. Diarrhoea iscaused by an inflammation of the mucous membrane ofthe bowels and oft
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