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Foeas oto KittensBT- KATHLEEN YORKEBe<strong>in</strong>g the second and f<strong>in</strong>al <strong>in</strong>stalrnent on the seasonal subject <strong>of</strong>kitten rear<strong>in</strong>g and rnanagernent. Follow these tips and you willbe well on the way to hav<strong>in</strong>g healthy litters.f AST month's <strong>in</strong>stalmerrrI ended with the kittens havitrgreached the fifth weekstage. - Now they will be look<strong>in</strong>ground to see what mother iseat<strong>in</strong>g. So put her food up on atable so that the kittens cannotget to it. Start the kits eat<strong>in</strong>gsteamed or lightly boiled fish atsix weeks old, about a good teaspoonfulto start with once a daypius two little milk feeds. Somepeople mash <strong>in</strong> wheat flakes n'iththe fish ; it is verv good for thekittens.At eight rvceks. il vou can gcrt rallbif ,boil it very gentlv until tcnder, pick li'orrrthe bone and give this occasionallr'. 'A.lso.lbr a change, some scraped rau' horsefleshis splendid. but it must be ol thc" for human consumption " k<strong>in</strong>d. Theother sort is dangerous and rvill set upall k<strong>in</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal troubles.To develop the jaw and helP tlieteeth through, I always give a good-sizedpiece <strong>of</strong>raw meat. It provides exercise lbrthe kittens and helps their digestion : so,too, does a large chop bone with somemeat on it. When the kits tire, take thepieces from them and cut them uP {brmother's supper. collect anv bones andburn thcm.Watch should now be kePt lbr thccutt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> teeth, rvhich starts for thesecond teeth about 3j to 4 months andgoes on <strong>of</strong>ten to 7 months, when all teethshould be through. Some kittens gothrough this period very quickly andare not at all upset. Others may takelonger and get sore mouths. If a kit is<strong>of</strong>f its food, look <strong>in</strong> the mouth, and if thcgums look <strong>in</strong>flamed and tender, bathcthem with warm watcr to which Youhave added T.C.P. A kitten will <strong>of</strong>teneat immedialely alier this treatment.'f .C.P. is safe and effective <strong>in</strong> many ways.Sometimes t$.o teeth will be <strong>in</strong> thesame place and rhe old one is not ableto fall out, thus caus<strong>in</strong>g a lot <strong>of</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>.Try to rvork out the old tooth, bath<strong>in</strong>gthe gum with 'f.C.P., n'hich deadens thepa<strong>in</strong> and acts as a healer.If a big litter, the kittens should beweaned at B to 9 rveeks. Do this graduallyotherwise it is very hard on the motherand her milk glands rvill harden andt ause her suff-r<strong>in</strong>g. Take her away for alew hours at a time each day and eachrla; or twu nrak, the br"ak r littlc lung, r'.Put the mother back at night. Then takehr:r arva-v at night and return her to herkittens for a short while <strong>in</strong> the morn<strong>in</strong>g,so that should she have any milk the kitscan suckle it arlar'. Thev should neversuckle her alier rhev har-e eaten mealsnor should thev halc a milk I'eed for atleast four horirs alier a mear meal. Thisrout<strong>in</strong>e prevents aciditv and consequentdigestive troubles.Introduction to Groorn<strong>in</strong>gWhen rhc mother is taken away.forLhe night give a late little feed <strong>of</strong>Benger's,Midlothian Oat Flour or Farex and milkto satisiy them, as up to now the kittenshave been feed<strong>in</strong>g {iom her at least onceclur<strong>in</strong>g the night. 'fhis last leed w-ill helpkeep thenr from be<strong>in</strong>g too hungry <strong>in</strong> themornlng.You will f<strong>in</strong>d that after a week to tendays the kittens rvill have settled dorvnand that the mother rvill not want t<strong>of</strong>eed them. She will naturally want toclean and play with them. Some mothersare terribly upset when laken from their-