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Another Smokey update
On 2006-04-23, -L. penned:
Now that he's eating more, you might want to try him on foods that are high protein and more easily digested - like pure cooked (roasted) chicken and turkey - dark meat is more readily accepted and the meat can have a little garlic added if he likes garlic. Another good food is Purina diabetic diet D/M canned - it is high in protein and low in fillers and perfectly fine to feed a cat that has digestive issues and/or is a frequent vomiter. I thought garlic was toxic to cats. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Another Smokey update
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:12:30 -0600, "Monique Y. Mudama"
yodeled: On 2006-04-23, -L. penned: Now that he's eating more, you might want to try him on foods that are high protein and more easily digested - like pure cooked (roasted) chicken and turkey - dark meat is more readily accepted and the meat can have a little garlic added if he likes garlic. Another good food is Purina diabetic diet D/M canned - it is high in protein and low in fillers and perfectly fine to feed a cat that has digestive issues and/or is a frequent vomiter. I thought garlic was toxic to cats. I hope not-- my cats lerve garlic. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War |
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Another Smokey update
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... I thought garlic was toxic to cats. I asked my vet about that since garlic is a good fungicide and Rusty has ringworm. He said a small slice of garlic is OK. So I've been giving Rusty a small slice of garlic in a Pill Pocket every day. The book Natural Health for Dogs and Cats by Dr. Pitcairn also has a section on the use of garlic. Dr. Pitcairn is a vet. Winnie -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Another Smokey update
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-04-23, -L. penned: Now that he's eating more, you might want to try him on foods that are high protein and more easily digested - like pure cooked (roasted) chicken and turkey - dark meat is more readily accepted and the meat can have a little garlic added if he likes garlic. Another good food is Purina diabetic diet D/M canned - it is high in protein and low in fillers and perfectly fine to feed a cat that has digestive issues and/or is a frequent vomiter. I thought garlic was toxic to cats. Onions are toxic. Garlic in small amounts is okay. Jill |
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Another Smokey update
Sam wrote:
While the V*T said he didn't think Smokey had cancer, he did say that the more frequent vomiting was seriously abnormal. He suggested that we feed him the meat flavors of baby food as it would be more easily digestible than cat food. At first, he wasn't impressed, but then neither were we (have you *smelled* that stuff? - yuck). He would lap at it a few times then turn away and scratch over it as though to cover it up. He's been known to do that to food of which he isn't fond. Over time, though, he's decided it's not bad stuff. On DW's orders, he's been getting half a jar at a meal. The half ration has two objectives: (1) avoiding putting too much in his digestive system at once; (2) keeping Little Miss Hoover (Mistletoe) from finishing his food along with hers (She's "over-fluffy"). The baby food has helped with the throwing up. Recently, though, he's been demanding more and more of it. He quickly laps up what's in his dish then sits and alternates stares between the empty dish and the stupid human who is trying to starve him. If that doesn't work, M-e-e-e-o-w-w-w-w-w-w. Finally, DW told me last night that he gets a whole jar at a feeding. He's *much* better satisfied with that. And he doesn't leave Missy any either! And he still demands a tax on our dinner when we have chicken or pizza! I'm so happy to hear that! Continued purrs and best wishes for Smokey and thank you for taking such good care of him, Polonca and Soncek |
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Another Smokey update
"Sam" wrote in message
... While the V*T said he didn't think Smokey had cancer, he did say that the more frequent vomiting was seriously abnormal. He suggested that we feed him the meat flavors of baby food as it would be more easily digestible than cat food. At first, he wasn't impressed, but then neither were we (have you *smelled* that stuff? - yuck). He would lap at it a few times then turn away and scratch over it as though to cover it up. He's been known to do that to food of which he isn't fond. Over time, though, he's decided it's not bad stuff. On DW's orders, he's been getting half a jar at a meal. The half ration has two objectives: (1) avoiding putting too much in his digestive system at once; (2) keeping Little Miss Hoover (Mistletoe) from finishing his food along with hers (She's "over-fluffy"). The baby food has helped with the throwing up. Recently, though, he's been demanding more and more of it. He quickly laps up what's in his dish then sits and alternates stares between the empty dish and the stupid human who is trying to starve him. If that doesn't work, M-e-e-e-o-w-w-w-w-w-w. Finally, DW told me last night that he gets a whole jar at a feeding. He's *much* better satisfied with that. And he doesn't leave Missy any either! And he still demands a tax on our dinner when we have chicken or pizza! -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe Sam, you might want to ask your vet how long it's safe to let Smokey have only baby food before the lack of taurine will cause problems. Purrs coming that Smokey is all better now. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Another Smokey update
CatNipped wrote:
"Sam" wrote in message ... While the V*T said he didn't think Smokey had cancer, he did say that the more frequent vomiting was seriously abnormal. He suggested that we feed him the meat flavors of baby food as it would be more easily digestible than cat food. At first, he wasn't impressed, but then neither were we (have you *smelled* that stuff? - yuck). He would lap at it a few times then turn away and scratch over it as though to cover it up. He's been known to do that to food of which he isn't fond. Over time, though, he's decided it's not bad stuff. On DW's orders, he's been getting half a jar at a meal. The half ration has two objectives: (1) avoiding putting too much in his digestive system at once; (2) keeping Little Miss Hoover (Mistletoe) from finishing his food along with hers (She's "over-fluffy"). The baby food has helped with the throwing up. Recently, though, he's been demanding more and more of it. He quickly laps up what's in his dish then sits and alternates stares between the empty dish and the stupid human who is trying to starve him. If that doesn't work, M-e-e-e-o-w-w-w-w-w-w. Finally, DW told me last night that he gets a whole jar at a feeding. He's *much* better satisfied with that. And he doesn't leave Missy any either! And he still demands a tax on our dinner when we have chicken or pizza! -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe Sam, you might want to ask your vet how long it's safe to let Smokey have only baby food before the lack of taurine will cause problems. Purrs coming that Smokey is all better now. He goes back to the v*t tomorrow for a recheck. That's on the list of questions for him. Thanks. -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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