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THE CAT.
a larger base, than at other parts of the body.
"The unfortunate cat affected with this malady soon begins to arch her back and rub it against the staves of the chairs or the under part of a low couch or other convenient furniture; then the hairs are observed to be broken, and their condition attributed to this habit of rubbing, so that the real cause is often not suspected till great mischief is done and the parasites thoroughly established, the back becoming sore all the way down, and the animal rapidly losing condition.
"Treatment.—Since the cause is parasitic, destruction of the offenders is the object to be attained, and the best method is by laying bare their strong-
