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Looking After Cats - Page 6
Food and Feeding
A cat should be fed twice a day, and it is as well to remember that he is a carnivorous animal
and does not do well on a vegetarian diet. The diet should consist chiefly of meat or fish, but
salt meat and salt or smoked fish should not be given. All the bones should be taken away from
the fish. The meat can be raw, boiled, or roasted, and it can be mixed with a very little well
cooked green vegetable such as spinach, or turnip tops. Some cats are very fond of rice and such
things as shredded wheat; well-cooked macaroni, porridge, and. bread-and-milk are all good at times.
The cat should have a big bone to gnaw; the act of gnawing helps to develop the teeth. On no account
should any small bones from poultry or rabbits be given.
A great many London cats have a daily allowance of "cats' meat," that is to say, cooked horseflesh,
but it is advisable to know the source of the" cats' meat," for unless it is quite fresh it may be
very injurious.
Scraps from the table mixed together are as a rule liked by cats, but on no account should they
have salt, pepper and mustard on their food. Some cats are fond of dog biscuits, and a hard biscuit
is very good at times for a change; the great thing to remember is to get as much variety as possible
into their diet.
Some people have an idea that a well fed cat will not catch mice and, therefore, they purposely
keep their cats in a half-starved condition.
This idea is entirely wrong, for a cat that is in good form is the best hunter.
The second meal of the day should be given in the evening; there will then be no difficulty in
inducing the cat to spend the night under your roof.
Everyone knows that cats like milk, but few people realize that when a cat is very thirsty he
prefers water to milk. There should be a small bowl of fresh water in the same place every day, so
that the cat knows where to find it.
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