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

It is most imporlant also to keep catsand kittens free {iom fleas. An:emia iscaused through these pests strcking intothe skin and drawing as'a,v blooci. andif it is not stopped it will cause the deathof a kitten. I have seen, thorLgh fortunatelynot very o{ien, a kitten's coat chokedwith flea dirt and fleas, and lvhen I havepointed this out to the owners they havesaid that thev never noticed it ! It is adisgraceful thing to allorv a kitten to getinto this state. The coat is harsh andshort and takes a long time to get rightand the health of the kitten suffers in nouncertain manncr.Dosing for \,VorrnsWotms are also caused through fleas'The kitten cleans itsel{, licking throughthe fur and biting into the body to stopirritation, swallows the flea and thus thecycle of the tapeworm starts. As long askittens have u'orms they rvill nevcr havehealthy insides, grow strong, or have long,soft-textured coats.I ahvays dose m,v cats three times ayear and they are aln'ays healthy andclean internally and externallv. If yousee kittens with diarrhoea it is nearlyalrvays caused by worms and not b-vrvrong I'eeding.As your kittens grow uP. increasethe size of their meals and if they eat themup quickly you can give sti11 more. Ifsome is left, give a litt1e less for the nextfeed. Boiled rice is very good for kittensand mixed with their fish or rabbit isvery much aPPreciated.I rvould like to stress here the greatbenefit of barley water as a drink for allI'elincs. Make it {resh each day and letthe kittens havc access to it at all times'Water is a necessity for all animals andrvith barley water you are helping tokeep kidneys and bladder free l-romtroubles in later 1ife.I have heard ol a lot o1' bladdertrouble cluring the past twelr-e months'I know lhal an American velcrinarianrecommends rain water for drinkingpurposes. Distilled water can be procureclancl might be preferred' I am usingthis non, lbr my own cats and hoPe tohelp prevent the loss of anv of them fromtroubles arising from stones, gravel, etc',in the bladder. I lost two very dearlyloved pets a feru months ago from trouble'of this kind, one an entire male, the othera neuter.If the rain or distilled water is nottaken readily at first, a little glucosecould be added to make it more palatable.And always Put it in a shailowbowl for the kittens.Where studs are kept, it is advisableto alwaYs have on hand some form ofmedication. A veterinary surgeon willai\\,ays 1et you have a suPPlY of sometablets or liquid to use regularly, orwhen neecled. I say " regularly " becauseit is far better to be prepared tomeet trouble at its start.Fine biscuit meal ofa good proprietarymake (but llot a malted one) can be usedat about lbur months old' Soaked in fishs'ater or rabbit broth and a little mixedwith the fish, rabbit or meat is liked very