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On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:08:41 -0400, jmcquown
wrote: On 10/3/2014 2:12 AM, Rockinghorse Winner wrote: Do cats who are fed only canned food get kidney disease. Or just the ones on a dry food regimen? There is no consensus. Ask 10 vets, you're likely to get 10 different opinions. We're certainly not vets, but I don't think even they know. Age has a lot to do with it. My cat Persia (RB) was diagnosed with renal failure 2-1/2 years before she died. She absolutely refused to eat the canned r/x food. I don't know what they put in that stuff but she'd have starved before eating a bite of it. The dry food, OTOH, she'd scarf down like it was going out of style. She did just fine with it plus a little bit (like 1 Tbs. per day) of Fancy Feast as a treat. From what I understand, the key is hydration. She drank a lot of water and had a very deep water bowl. She liked very cold water so I'd put an ice cube in it. I miss my sweet Persia. Jill My Henry's kidneys also shut down at his end of days. He was unable to eat or drink a thing the last two weeks. He lost almost half his weight it was heartbreaking. and then of course came the obligatory veterinary fees to tell me the obvious. |
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On 10/3/2014 11:06 AM, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
My Henry's kidneys also shut down at his end of days. He was unable to eat or drink a thing the last two weeks. He lost almost half his weight it was heartbreaking. and then of course came the obligatory veterinary fees to tell me the obvious. Persia was still drinking water but had pretty much stopped eating more than a bite or two for three days. Not even her beloved bit of Fancy Feast. I gave her canned chicken with the broth (she hated tuna; couldn't figure out why anyone would eat that stuff). She ate a few bites of the chicken but that's it. On day three I took her to the vet. I knew it would be the last visit. That was August 8th. Jill |
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"Rockinghorse Winner" wrote On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 16:13:46 -0700, "Mosey=^..^=" "Rockinghorse Winner" wrote : On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:56:58 -0400, dgk wrote: On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:43:31 -0700, Rockinghorse Winner wrote: Hi everyone. Been off usenet for a while, and nice to find an active group in the pets.cats category. ... I will always remember her for being a gentle lady, always wanting to please but never too familiar. She knew her 'rights' as a cat included aloofness. I hope she didn't blame me for being unfaithful or abandoning her to Syd. I never stopped loving her as the adorable little black cat she was when I took her home from the pound. I will always have her in heart. Thanks for listening. Sorry for the loss. When LuckyBoy died I brought home Espy to keep old Nico company. They didn't really get along, and a few weeks later I had to rush Nico to the vet and he had cancer and after a few months of me torturing him with chemo he died. The timing was just bad. He was around 15 and I guess wasn't up to a young cat, but as much as I loved Nico, Espy turned out to be his clone. Both were terribly smart and got into amazing trouble and caused me no end of problems, but they were just so worth those problems. What little personalities they had! She doesn't blame you for trying to get her a companion, and was probably already sick and that's why she didn't take to the newcomer. Cats are so good at hiding anything wrong that there is just no way we could possibly know in advance. Yes, more than likely the case. She was getting frail the last few months. God knows how old she was - between 10 and 14 I'd say. The little ticker just gave up. I'm glad she didn't have to go through a long illness or die in some animal hospital. Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. This makes me so VERY sad for ALL of you who have recently lost their beloved cats. And also the ones who have gone on in the past. I don't understand why cats and dogs and other animals have to get horrible diseases like cancer. We've had about 30 cats in our nearly 38 years together, and most of them went to Rainbow Bridge because of kidney failure. I'm in tears for you ALL. Love, Kyla Do cats who are fed only canned food get kidney disease. Or just the ones on a dry food regimen? That, I do not know. Hmmmm, should look into that, I reckon. Ours get Friskies canned beef topped with a special kibble because 12 year old Mosey has a funny tummy. And of course, they get their Greenies. Boy do they get LOUD when the want some...LOL Did you know Grumpy Cat is the Spokes Cat for Friskies? She just turned 2 years old. I love Grumpy Cat Love, Kyla |
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On 9/28/2014 10:43 PM, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
Hi everyone. Been off usenet for a while, and nice to find an active group in the pets.cats category. Today was a tough day. A month ago I agreed to adopt a coworkers feral kitten, one of the last of a litter that had taken over first her garage and later her home. It is a gray, short haired sprite, full of energy and affection in equal measure. The reason I got it was that my work was taking me away from home 24, 36 or 48 hours at a stretch, and I thought my black, long haired rescue, Martha by name, could do with the companionship. To my chagrin, she didn't take to the new addition to the household, although Syd, for his part, was nothing but affectionate to his new 'Mom.' Martha just seemed to tolerate the little 10 week old, although she got to growling when Syd got too excited or 'in her face.' On hindsight, perhaps it was wrong for me to introduce another cat at this stage of Marthas career with me. I was trying to do the right thing, but I may have made Marthas life rather unpleasant. Anyway, when I came home from work this morning only Syd greeted me. It took a while to find Martha as she had chosen a spot beneath my work chair, one of her favorite places when she was relaxing. She was stiff, so I assume she died sometime in the night. She had one paw around the chair leg, like she does when she's relaxed. I will always remember her for being a gentle lady, always wanting to please but never too familiar. She knew her 'rights' as a cat included aloofness. I hope she didn't blame me for being unfaithful or abandoning her to Syd. I never stopped loving her as the adorable little black cat she was when I took her home from the pound. I will always have her in heart. Thanks for listening. I'm so sorry for your loss, and please never second guess any of your actions for a reason for losing one of your animals. She might have just not been feeling well already before the kitten arrived, and since cats can be so stoic, you might not have noticed. My condolences. -- ღ.¸¸.✫*¨`*✶ Cheryl |
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