Untitled - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian Blues in ...

Quiz!In u'hich " thirsters after knowledge " are handed over toour panel of experts. Readers are invited to submit theirquestions-by post, please, marking their envelopes " Quiz "in the top left-hand corner.Raising OrphansCan an orphan kitten be raisedon coavts rnilk ?Yes, cow's milk is similar in comlr'rsitionto that of a queen' The comparabltrconstituents in each are approximately :Cat's milk-8Zfro water, 7o,,'u protein.50[ sugar, 5o/o lat and 0.6-0/o ash. Cow'smilk-86.51( water' 3'B% protein, 4.7!lsugar, 4.3o/n fat, 0.7lro ash.On CatnipWould you describe the Plantcatnip as a tonic for a cat ?Because ol il\ aruma. r atnip it rrndoubtedlya mental tonic but ue doubtif takcn internally it could evcr be anr'-thing more than a rnild nerrt: stimulantfur a cal. .\s one writer has ptrt it veryappositely, " a cat love's nothing betterthan a voluptuous roll in a bed of catnip."lVe don't hear a lot about theplant in this country, but in America, fcrrexample, it is grown and marketed commerciallyin quite a big way and we havcread of calnip scratching posts. catniptoys and specially prepared catnip inbottles. Cats seem to prefer it dried.Another plant which cats lind cxcitingis the garden heliotrope, particularly theroots, and rve have heard of some rvhoare {ascinated bY the sage hcrb'Hints on GroorningI have a Crearn Petsian who requircsa great deal of brushing.IJnfortunately he cannot bear histummy or hind quarters brushedor combed and I am rather lenientwith him and stop operations directlyhe protests, Consequently, aboutthis time of the year he developsballs of fur along his sides and onhis hind legs. Could you please tellme the best way to approach theproblem of the daily brush when theold fur has gone,The dailv business of bmshing andcombing Longhairs is onc that must behandled resolutely. It may well be inyour casc that another pair of handsrvould he us-ltrl unril tlr" cat g"ts u"edto the ide a oi'firm handling. Very oftenan aclrLlt cat is clifiicult to groom becauseit has not been trainecl properly liomkittenhood. \{()st cats likc hnrshing andresent combing, especiall,v combing of theundcrparts. After a bricf brushing. youshould start combing with one of thespecial metal combs made for the job andusually obtainablc from any good petstores. Stand the cat upright and startwith rhe hcad. \Vhen 1ou proceed tocomb dorvn the back and sides, grasp albld of the cat's skin ancl hold it firmlv,making r he pu I I of t h- cum b come aqai nstthe handful of iiLr. Anvmatted bits of furshould be removed by cutting away witha sharp pair of'scissors. Take carc notto pull on the flcsh, espccially rvhen youget to thc ,more tender parts. If yourpet continues to be resentlul of combingopcrations. then obviouslv you needsonre help, someone to holcl hinr lvhileyou get on t'ith thr: job.t1