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Title: The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it;
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: James, Robert Kent, (from old catalog) ed
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Publisher: Boston, James bros.
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Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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an Angora should not alwaysbe kept where it is warm, because a long furred animalusually hails from a cold climate; and while we do notrecommend always to keep the cat in a cold place, stillthe fur is liable to increase in length where the cat iskept in a cool place. The cold produces more hair, andwith the Angora the more hair better the animal. If acat has an opportunity of resting occasionally in somewarm place, there will be no harm in allowing it to roamabout in the cold cellar, or out of doors for that matter,but we would not advise letting one of these expensivelittle pets be obliged to stay in a cold cellar where it isliable to be damp and chilly. Give it freedom ; if itchooses to go there do not interfere. We should also advise people to allow their cat asmuch out-of-door exercise as possible. It is very injuri-ous to keep a cat in the house, not allowing it to roamabout and play as it has been in the habit of doing beforeit reached the age when it was purchased by some city
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SOLID BLACK, CHAMPION MAX. WINNER OF FIRST PRIZE AND SPECIALS, BOSTON, 1896-7.OWNED BY MRS. E. R. TAYLOR. CARE OF THE CAT 15 person and made a pet. If one could see the frolics ofa young cat, running about catching grasshoppers,climbing trees and going out to the tiniest branches toget a peep at a little bird, he would not be surprisedwhen we advise allowing the cat as much out-of-doorexercise as possible. The value of the Angora rather prevents it from hav-ing the usual freedom an ordinary cat enjoys. Whereit cannot be allowed to roam about, as in busy cities andtowns where it is likely to be stolen or to stray away,we would suggest that during some part of the day it beallowed to sit in an open window. A well trained ani-mal will behave himself and enjoy the privilege of watch-ing objects, and during this time it gets a great deal offresh air and is a great deal better for having it. Wewould not advise one, of course, to let the animal stayin the window in severe weather, still we l

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