Information on how cat owners can take good care of their cats.

Cat Care

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There are among civilized people two strange but almost universally prevalent errors about the cat : first, that if he is fed he will not catch mice, and second, that he attaches himself to places and not to people.

In consequence of the first notion thousands of the unfortunate creatures are kept almost at the point of starvation, and as a natural result are too spiritless and miserable to be good mousers. This mistake, for it surely is one, should be combated on every occasion by the cat-lover, who must never tire of repeating that a half-starved cat is not a successful hunter, while to a well-fed beast the pursuit of his legitimate prey is " sport " for which he is always ready.

Whoever wishes to have the family cat in good condition, to keep the house clear of mice, to play with the children, to be a credit to his owner, must see that he has good food and care, and that he is made contented and happy. He can exist without these conditions, but he will be a different beast. An eminent naturalist, and a lover of the cat, says that " one who owns a cat should treat it as if it were his child, be thoughtful of its wants, encourage its affections, be kind but firm in his prohibitions, and watchful for its peculiar traits of character."

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