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UPDATE on Pearl
Well, she survived the vet visit. Boy, for being my most confident cat, vet
trips are certainly not her forte. Everything seems fine, and she appears to have gotten over her dish fear. I guess something just must have scared her while she was eating. Very wierd. The vet was the young one. She is, I must say, very good with cats. Pearl was growling and hissing away. When the dr. went to listen to Pearl's heart she said "oh are you going to sing to me?".... Pearl actually quieted down after a few moments (though she started right back up after the stethescope was removed). So, all is good. Except.....she was 5 ounces HEAVIER than her last visit!!! And here I thought maybe she had lost some since she doesn't have Grant to clean up after. Dang. I need to not be such a push over!!!! We MUST lose a pound or two. |
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Karen wrote: thought maybe she had lost some since she doesn't have Grant to clean up after. Dang. I need to not be such a push over!!!! We MUST lose a pound or So had to deny them what they keep telling you they need, innit? :-) I've only recently been delegating food in inverse proportion to their girth, heh. -- "The web has got me caught. I'd rather have the blues than what I've got." via Nat King Cole |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... Except.....she was 5 ounces HEAVIER than her last visit!!! And here I thought maybe she had lost some since she doesn't have Grant to clean up after. Dang. I need to not be such a push over!!!! We MUST lose a pound or two. A pound or two!!?? Rexie has been on this damnable diet for nearly a month now and he's lost THREE OUNCES!! I'm to take him in again this Friday for weighing so we'll see. He's on just 5/8 C per day. (This is dry food, Purina OM (Overweight Management) I just know she's going to reduce him down to 1/2 C. I can't stand to see him being so sad when he looks at the (so often) empty bowl. I stretch it out as long as I can during the day, giving him 1/8 C each time, then when that's gone, I wait a while and give him 9 or 10 more pieces. Hubby says I'm suffering more than Rexie - - probably true. PS: Was it suddenly hot today! It hit 97 degrees. Summer's finally here. No breeze at all either. -- Shirley B. Rexie's Mom To Reply by email: remove 'nick' Pictures of His Majesty, Rex are at: http://community.webshots.com/album/255873683SwWQZJ AND OUR HOMEPAGE: http://jumi-shirley-butler.com |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Karen wrote:
"Karen" wrote in message Except.....she was 5 ounces HEAVIER than her last visit!!! And here I thought maybe she had lost some since she doesn't have Grant to clean up after. Dang. I need to not be such a push over!!!! We MUST lose a pound or two. A pound or two!!?? Rexie has been on this damnable diet for nearly a month now and he's lost THREE OUNCES!! I have to laugh even though I know it's serious. Georgie has been on a diet for FOUR YEARS and while all of the other cats have lost at least two pounds, George has gained four ...GAINED FOUR! Please, if you find something that works I'd really like to hear about it (even though he's just adorable ! Dee |
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Karen wrote:
Well, she survived the vet visit. Boy, for being my most confident cat, vet trips are certainly not her forte. Everything seems fine, and she appears to have gotten over her dish fear. Glad to hear she is fine again. Must have been scared by something, don't you think? -- Marina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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"Dee" wrote in message .edu... I have to laugh even though I know it's serious. Georgie has been on a diet for FOUR YEARS and while all of the other cats have lost at least two pounds, George has gained four ...GAINED FOUR! Please, if you find something that works I'd really like to hear about it (even though he's just adorable ! Pine Cone did that. We put the entire clowder on Hill's Science Lite and everyone lost weight except the Coney one. He gained two pounds. He's still a chunker, but we've become reconciled to that. Actually his weight is pretty close to what he should weigh according to TED. Merlin was the only one she was concerned about and we've been trying to get him to become more active. Merlin thinks he's a puddle in the middle of any lit area he can find. Pam S. |
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"Pamela Shirk" wrote in message
ink.net I have to laugh even though I know it's serious. Georgie has been on a diet for FOUR YEARS and while all of the other cats have lost at least two pounds, George has gained four ...GAINED FOUR! Please, if you find something that works I'd really like to hear about it (even though he's just adorable ! Pine Cone did that. We put the entire clowder on Hill's Science Lite and everyone lost weight except the Coney one. He gained two pounds. He's still a chunker, but we've become reconciled to that. Interestingly enough, there has been a study on overweight cats. (Forget where I read it) and it's believed that some rescue cats do actually have "comfort eating issues" in the same way humans do. Cleo is a prime example - she suffered froma form of PTSD when I first got her, and she will sit with her head in the food bowl chowing down, even if she is not hungry. She'll eat dog food, human food, paper, and I've even caught her eating her own feaces before now (although she has now stopped thank god). She is very *round & chunky*. The behaviourist feels that she was fed on a very ad-hoc basis by her previous owners, and she has to be convinced that the next meal WILL come, before she stops this behaviour. Things are slowly starting to improve as I try to feed very small amounts often, rather than letting her gorge herself stupid (my next door neighbour comes into the house at lunch time to feed the mogs) but it *is* hard. Helen M -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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I'm glad she's doing well.
Suz&Spicey |
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