The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . uable. A great many people would think thatRheumatism, rheumatism was not frequent with cats,but it is quite so. Although it is very aptto make its appearance in the spring and when theanimal is aged, the disease will also come if the ani-mal is allowed to be over-fed. To come in contactwith wet and dampness is also liable to bring onrheumatism. Rheumatism, however, is generally dueto damp, ill ventilated places where the cat has to lieclose to the ground. If the cat runs all day long in thewet grass, or is in the house a great deal, and isobli
The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . uable. A great many people would think thatRheumatism, rheumatism was not frequent with cats,but it is quite so. Although it is very aptto make its appearance in the spring and when theanimal is aged, the disease will also come if the ani-mal is allowed to be over-fed. To come in contactwith wet and dampness is also liable to bring onrheumatism. Rheumatism, however, is generally dueto damp, ill ventilated places where the cat has to lieclose to the ground. If the cat runs all day long in thewet grass, or is in the house a great deal, and isobliged at night to lie in damp, low places, illy venti-lated, rheumatism will generally result. This disease isconfined principally to the muscular system, whichsometimes causes the animal to become paralyzed, moregenerally in the hind legs. Usually if rheumatism at-tacks a young kitten it is very apt to remain and becomechronic. The only remedy one can suggest is to keepthe animal in a warm, dry place, feed regularly, and giveI \ nfv nf c\ , DISEASES OF THE CAT 43 It is not necessary that a cat should haveDistemper, distemper, nor is it likely that one will havethe disease before it dies. Everyone knowsdistemper, at least, by name, and there is no mo-renecessity for a cat to have distemper than for everychild to have the measles or typhus fever. Goodfood, comfortable quarters, and other judicious treat-ment render attacks less likely to occur. Distemperkills many cats in the course of the season if not prop-erly handled. It is claimed that damp, poor housing, lackof proper care, and unsuitable food are specific , the essence of the disease is probably fromsome poison admitted from without. The disease is verycontagious. It is always best if one has a large numberof cats that are subject to distemper to either removethem, or remove the invalid. In cases where the dis-temper is very serious, and a fancier has other valuablecats, it would pay him to have the spe
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