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Update on Andy (my cat who had a dental done)
Here is an update on Andy. But first thank you all for the purrs & words
of encouragement. They are much appreciated. Andy is home now. He was not very happy on the way home. He was hissing and growling at me, and anyone who came near. But I think that is part of the anesthetic that hasn't fully worn off yet. He is still a bit groggy and stumbling a little. But he at least felt good to play foot tag with Mary through the gates. His teeth are fine now.But he did have a touch of gingivitus so I was given Baytril to give him once a day for a week. I do have a few questions for you all. First can anyone tell me if Baytril is bitter tasting? I asked the vet tech but they said they didn't know - you would think they would know by now. Fortunately it is in liquid form so it will be easier to give to him. Several months ago I switched Andy over to Nutro hairball control food. It helped the hairballs quite a bit. But lately he pretty much refuses to eat it. Maybe it's because Nutro changed it somehow. But in any case can anyone recommend a different hairball control food? Especially if your cats like it? If I can't find anything I guess I will go back to Nutro natural choice, or Nutro Salmon flavored dry food. I guess I will have to buy a little carpet cleaner to cleanup the hairball mess if I do have to go back to those foods. Richard |
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I've tried Iams Hairball and saw no difference.. a waste of money in my
book. I get that gooky stuff in a tube for my kitties hairballs.. if they don't like the taste, I rub it on their foot so they have to lick it off. Stacey "rrb_041303" wrote in message news:USf%a.1877$QT5.262@fed1read02... Here is an update on Andy. But first thank you all for the purrs & words of encouragement. They are much appreciated. Andy is home now. He was not very happy on the way home. He was hissing and growling at me, and anyone who came near. But I think that is part of the anesthetic that hasn't fully worn off yet. He is still a bit groggy and stumbling a little. But he at least felt good to play foot tag with Mary through the gates. His teeth are fine now.But he did have a touch of gingivitus so I was given Baytril to give him once a day for a week. I do have a few questions for you all. First can anyone tell me if Baytril is bitter tasting? I asked the vet tech but they said they didn't know - you would think they would know by now. Fortunately it is in liquid form so it will be easier to give to him. Several months ago I switched Andy over to Nutro hairball control food. It helped the hairballs quite a bit. But lately he pretty much refuses to eat it. Maybe it's because Nutro changed it somehow. But in any case can anyone recommend a different hairball control food? Especially if your cats like it? If I can't find anything I guess I will go back to Nutro natural choice, or Nutro Salmon flavored dry food. I guess I will have to buy a little carpet cleaner to cleanup the hairball mess if I do have to go back to those foods. Richard |
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Speaking as one of the probable minority catslaves who are not troubled ever
by hairball hoarking at our humble abode, every time I go to Petsmart for their food it seems there are tons of different brands all with "hairball control" plastered in big letters on bag/box all around me. Naturally, these have failed largely to grab my attention, since we have far more interest in the dental prophylactics of certain brands of food. Remain ignorant of "gooky stuff in a tube" but maybe you could name the brand for the hoomins fighting "hairball hoarking"? "Stacey" wrote in message . .. : I've tried Iams Hairball and saw no difference.. a waste of money in my : book. I get that gooky stuff in a tube for my kitties hairballs.. if they : don't like the taste, I rub it on their foot so they have to lick it off. : : Stacey : : "rrb_041303" wrote in message : news:USf%a.1877$QT5.262@fed1read02... : Here is an update on Andy. But first thank you all for the purrs & words : of encouragement. They are much appreciated. : : Andy is home now. He was not very happy on the way home. He was hissing : and growling at me, and anyone who came near. But I think that is part : of the anesthetic that hasn't fully worn off yet. He is still a bit : groggy and stumbling a little. But he at least felt good to play foot : tag with Mary through the gates. His teeth are fine now.But he did have : a touch of gingivitus so I was given Baytril to give him once a day for : a week. : : I do have a few questions for you all. First can anyone tell me if : Baytril is bitter tasting? I asked the vet tech but they said they : didn't know - you would think they would know by now. Fortunately it is : in liquid form so it will be easier to give to him. : : Several months ago I switched Andy over to Nutro hairball control food. : It helped the hairballs quite a bit. But lately he pretty much refuses : to eat it. Maybe it's because Nutro changed it somehow. But in any case : can anyone recommend a different hairball control food? Especially if : your cats like it? If I can't find anything I guess I will go back to : Nutro natural choice, or Nutro Salmon flavored dry food. I guess I will : have to buy a little carpet cleaner to cleanup the hairball mess if I do : have to go back to those foods. : : : Richard : : : |
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Glad to hear about the uneventful dental. As far as hairballs are concerned,
we don't have a hairball problem, despite having 5 adult cats (one of which is longhaired). We feed mostly canned food with some dry food available round the clock for snacks. Whenever we hear a cat coughing, we give him or her a bit of petromalt. Presto! We rarely find hairballs, so we must be doing something right. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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"rrb_041303" wrote in message news:USf%a.1877$QT5.262@fed1read02... Several months ago I switched Andy over to Nutro hairball control food. It helped the hairballs quite a bit. But lately he pretty much refuses to eat it. Maybe it's because Nutro changed it somehow. But in any case can anyone recommend a different hairball control food? Especially if your cats like it? If I can't find anything I guess I will go back to Nutro natural choice, or Nutro Salmon flavored dry food. I guess I will have to buy a little carpet cleaner to cleanup the hairball mess if I do have to go back to those foods. Richard I am using Wellness and Felidae (both canned). I had been using a hairball control formula and switched to these foods because I wanted better quality. Ironically, the incidence of furballs dropped dramatically (but were not eliminated entirely). Even more irony: my shorthair cat has more furballs than my longhair cat. The best thing I have found to clean up after furballs is SpotShot Instant Carpet Stain Remover, manufactured by the WD-40 Company. It is available from Target and some grocery stores. Get the blue aerosol can with orange cap. I have tried all sorts of products and this one is easier, does not leave a round spot, and dirt does not seem to reappear as it does with many others. It has a scent for a short time that is reminiscent of dry-cleaning agents. MaryL |
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