Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...

Qaiz!In which .6 thirsters after knowledge rt are handed over to ourpanel of experts.post please,-byReaders are invited to subrnit their questionsrnarking their envelopes .6 Quliz " in thetop left-hand corner.Stud ServiceRecently I telephoned to a wellknownbreeder to ask if I could sendmy queen who was calling to herstud cat. She replied that she couldnot take her and thus the queenwent unmated. Is it usual forbreeders to refuse the services oftheir studs ?No stud owner tvants to refuse avisiting queen, but she knows that it isa great mistake to overwork a stud. Nodoubt when you telephoned the stud lvasfully booked for the time being and hadyour cat been mated you might have beendisappoint"d. The thing to do is ro gerin touch u'ith the stud owner some weeksbelbre your queen is likell 16 call andto make all the necessary arrangements.If the breeder knorrs rhat vour queen islikelv to arrive. she will bear this factin mind when taking bookings for thestud.Bad BreathI have an ordinary cat who is noweight years old. IIe is rnost affectionateand has becorne a great pet.Unfortunately his breath is so unpleasantthat I do not like his habitof rubbing round my face. Is thereanything I can do ?Of course there is something that youcan do, in fact, in all probability youshould have done something about ityears ago, Persistent bad breath is a signof serious digestive upset or bad teeth,but the trouble is much more likely to bedentai. Open the cat's mouth and lookat his teeth. The sight may probabiyshock you, ftrr it s'ill not be surprising if1'ou find decayed teeth and others u,hichare covered to the crown with browntartar. Both signs are common l,r'henthere is unpleasant breath. If teeth arethe trouble, and that seems to be mostlikely, let the vet. see to them. Someteeth may have to be extracted, othersscaled. A sound mouth usually worksu'onders.Hair BallAt times my Blue Persian catbecomes very constipated and refusesto eat and has to be temptedto take any food at all. After she haseaten at these times she is sick andvomits a long roll of what looks likefelt. What is the cause of thistrouble ?The lelt-like roll is matted hair whichhas collected in the cat's stomach as aresult of the natural habit of cats to cleantheir coats by licking. This often leads tothe formation of a hair ball which, if lefttoo long, can produce a stoppage of thebowel. The trouble can be largelyavoided by careful grooming whichshould be carried out daily when a catis moulting. Even so some hair will beswallowed and it is a good plan with alllong-haired cats to give one teaspoonfulof liquid paraffin on food once a week.Few cats object to this remedy when givenwith meat. Should the condition becomeaggrar.ated and unresponsive to hometreatment you should most certainly takeyour cat for an inspection by the vet.I am shortly going abroad to livein Bahrein and I want to take rnv twoJI