There cannot be many boys or girls who have not at some time kept a kitten. But these delightful pets are not always treated as they should be. Too often kittens are looked on as toys, to be picked up and cuddled roughly, or dropped with a thump on the floor. A kitten must never be picked up by the …

Kitten Care — Before bringing your kitten home have a bed ready for it. Use a cardboard or wooden box raised off the floor in a draught-free corner of the room. In cold weather, put a hot water bottle under the soft blanket bedding. This will help kitty to feel less strange and lonely away from its mother. Never shout …

Off all the Short-Haired Tabbies, the silver is the most beautiful. Like most British Tabbies, they become the friends of the family most affectionate and interested in all that is going on around them. As a rule they behave well to other animals in the house. All kittens should be taken to the vet when about three and a half …

In Siam, or Thailand, where it comes, from, the Siamese was a temple guardian. People believed that when they died, the souls of Royal persons passed into cats’ bodies and lived there. Legend has it that Siamese cat once fought off the barbarians in protecting a sacred alter. As a reward Heaven granted the cats their wonderful blue eyes. Siamese …

These unusual cats get their name from Lake Van, in Turkey, where they have been kept as pets for hundreds of years. They are popularly known as ‘swimming cats’, from their love of water. Even small kittens will go for a swim in a fast flowing stream, and cats suffering from a fever have been observed to sit down in …

While cats are naturally healthy animals, there are some illnesses, such as Cat Influenza and infectious Enteritis, against which the only protection is to have the kitten immunized by a Vet. This is best done as soon as kitten leaves its mother, for both these ailments cause much suffering and often the loss of the pet’s life. All cats are …

Cats are good and loving mothers. They will romp and play with their kittens, protecting them from danger and training them to be clean. A cat will go into a burning building, even at the cost of her own life, to save her kittens, bringing them out in her mouth, one by one, to safety. Such is the mothering instinct …

A kitten from nine to sixteen weeks of age needs at least four small meals a day. (About a level tablespoonful at a time.) Breakfast: porridge or brown bread moistened with warm milk. Lunch: some finely chopped raw or cooked meat, with a little vegetable, such as spinach, peas or carrots mashed in it. Tea: a tablespoon of tinted food, …

They are such delightful cuddly creatures that unless you are set on owning a pedigree cat, you are likely to fall for the first appealing kitten seen in a pet shop window. Those of you who would prefer one of the fifty odd recognized breeds should go to a reputable breeder. Their names and addresses may be found, together with …

The ancestors of this beautiful brown cat lived in Burma, where they were known as the Sacred Temple Cats. It is said that they were waited upon by specially chosen slaves who lost their lives if any ill came to their charges. Even dancers and singers were provided to entertain the cats as they lolled about on silken cushions. Far …