Cat: Its Natural History, Varieties and Management

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Animals

Authors: Philip M. Rule In Year : 1887

Book Language: English

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General Characteristics
General Characteristics, continued
Food
On the Management and Treatment of Cats
Domestic Varieties
On the Diseases of Cats
On the Diseases of Cats (continued)
Essay on Feline Instinct, part 1
Essay on Feline Instinct, part 2

"The origin of the domestic cat (Felis domestica) is a subject about which there has been much conjecture and scientific discussion, but without any positive issue. Very long before the cat was kept in this country as a domesticated animal it was possessed by the ancient Egyptians in a tame state, and was, moreover, held in reverence by that remarkable and superstitious people, being regarded sacred to the goddess Pasht. As the domestic cat in different parts of the world will breed occasionally with the wild races of the locality, and as cats are conveyed from country to country, it is probable that our cats are of somewhat compound pedigree. It is considered probable that our fine English tabbies have a trace of the British wild-cat blood in their veins, although it may be obscure." - Summary by the author