Identifier: petshowtocarefor00cran (find matches)
Title: Pets and how to care for them
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Crandall, Lee S. (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969
Subjects: Pets. (from old catalog)
Publisher: (New York) New York zoological park
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Photugiaphby H. V. Fatness Siamese Cat 34 PETS day. At this period, bright Hght is dangerous and may re-sult in blindness. Unless the kittens are of a valuable breed,or future homes have been arranged for them, all but oneor two should be destroyed at birth. When four or fiveweeks old, the kittens will begin to seek their share of theirmothers meals and soon will be quite independent. Cats are sometimes troubled with fleas, but these areeasily removed by sprinkling the fur thoroughly with pyre-thrum or Persian insect powder, obtainable from any drug-store. Breeds In spite of the great numbers of cats, very little has beendone in the way of developing breeds, as compared withother domestic animals. The well-known promiscuity ofthe creature, coupled with the time-honored custom of giv-ing the pet its liberty at night, doubtless accounts for thislack. It is only during the last half-century or so thatdistinct breeds have appeared. The types of cats fall naturally into two chief groups :

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