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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2005Back home
Well, I'm back home now, with Dennis in tow :-) My trip to Bangkok was lovely, staying at my friend's apartment while she was away was great. 20th floor, gigantic floor to ceiling picture windows overlooking the whole city and a great thunderstorm show going on on Thursday night. I didn't really do a heck of a lot, had Dennis' wedding ring re-done in white gold instead of yellow. I had mine done 2 months ago and am loving it and Dennis now wanted his too. I picked it up on Friday before meeting Dennis at the airport. As soon as I saw him I asked him if he wanted to hang out with me for the rest of his life while putting the ring on him. He said yes :-) Other than that, I did some shopping but was quite good actually, got some clothes but no shoes. That's pretty good for me. Got a haircut but it was only a trim as I'm trying to grow my hair out a bit. I'm so happy that Dennis is finally back, this last time away was really bad for both of us. It was frustrating not being able to celebrate and talk together about our Aussie visa and all our future plans. And Dennis had some icky incidents at work and many problems with the helicopter. But all's well now :-) It's going to be a busy month for us. We have to go to Bangkok on Monday to drop off our passports to get the visas put in. Then we have to go back on Friday and pick them up. And the following Monday we are going somewhere else and we don't even know if we will be gone for 3 days or 10 days. We'll know when we get there. Purrs for the 3 day option would be greatly appreciated! Another little worry is that I've been suspecting that Vino's losing weight. Dennis confirmed it. He thinks he's lost 2 lbs but I think it's only 1 lb. It's hard to tell on the hoomin scale. He's acting fine and seems perfectly normal. Maybe it's just because I'm not feeding him all these treats like Dennis always does when he's home. He also doesn't like his dry food much lately, prefers to wait for the wet food in the morning and evening. I think it's that he's sick of the dry food, we're at the end of a huge bag and so he's had the same flavour for something like a year now. Anyway, when we go away, we're going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if there's anything wrong. Well, that's it for my update. Hugs and purrs for everyone! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Well, I'm back home now, with Dennis in tow :-) Welcome back! > before meeting Dennis at the airport. As soon as I saw him I asked > him if he wanted to hang out with me for the rest of his life while > putting the ring on him. He said yes :-) Awwww.... :) > there. Purrs for the 3 day option would be greatly appreciated! On the way. > Another little worry is that I've been suspecting that Vino's losing > weight. Dennis confirmed it. He thinks he's lost 2 lbs but I think > it's only 1 lb. It's hard to tell on the hoomin scale. He's acting How heavy is Vino? > flavour for something like a year now. Anyway, when we go away, we're > going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if there's > anything wrong. Lots of purrs that it's only flab that he's lost. :)  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Another little worry is that I've been suspecting that Vino's losing >> weight. Dennis confirmed it. He thinks he's lost 2 lbs but I think >> it's only 1 lb. It's hard to tell on the hoomin scale. He's acting > > How heavy is Vino? Well, he was approximately 12 lbs before. Dennis said yesterday that he was around 10 lbs. But of course it's not accurate when you use the hoomin scale to weigh them, so there could be some give/take there. >> flavour for something like a year now. Anyway, when we go away, >> we're going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if there's >> anything wrong. > > Lots of purrs that it's only flab that he's lost. :) Thanks, Victor. This morning I mixed some kibble in with his wet food and he ate it all up. I'm going to keep doing that from now on, hopefully he eats more kibble that way. I can't really give him more canned because he can only eat so much at one sitting and I really don't want to get started on 3 times a day feedings, that seems a bit much to me. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Lots of purrs for the 3 day option. We are thinking of Vino, sending lots and lots of purrs and best wishes that the loss of weight is due to his not eating as much dry food as before, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Well, I'm back home now, with Dennis in tow :-) > My trip to Bangkok was lovely, staying at my friend's apartment while [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote in message I think it's that he's sick of > the dry food, we're at the end of a huge bag and so he's had the same > flavour for something like a year now. Anyway, when we go away, we're > going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if there's > anything wrong. I doubt that the dry food has spoiled or lost any of its nutrition, but after a year it may well have lost its appeal. I've had dry dog food go rancid after many months of storage in the garage in the heat. I'm only guessing, but cats have a highly developed sense of smell and it may have lost it "scents" appeal for Vino over time. Jo > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jo Quite possibly- my cat refuses to eat dry food left in her bowl for half a day, so i can imagine what yours thinks of the really old food!! > I didn't really do a heck of a lot, had Dennis' wedding ring re-done > in white gold instead of yellow. I had mine done 2 months ago and am > loving it and Dennis now wanted his too. I picked it up on Friday > before meeting Dennis at the airport. As soon as I saw him I asked > him if he wanted to hang out with me for the rest of his life while > putting the ring on him. He said yes :-) Awww..... > Another little worry is that I've been suspecting that Vino's losing > weight. Dennis confirmed it. He thinks he's lost 2 lbs but I think [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if there's > anything wrong. Here's lots of purrs that Vino fills out a bit. I know my cats don't like the end of the bag and pick up their eating with a fresh one. It'll be good to find yourself a good vet in your new home! Susan M Otis and Chester >> I didn't really do a heck of a lot, had Dennis' wedding ring re-done >> in white gold instead of yellow. I had mine done 2 months ago and am [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> the wet food in the morning and evening. I think it's that he's >> sick of the dry food, we're at the end of a huge bag and so he's had >> the same flavour for something like a year now. Anyway, when we go >> away, we're going to have a really good vet look at Vino and see if [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester Yeah, I can't wait to get to Australia. I don't trust any of the vets over here. I always get the feeling that they think it's silly to take a cat to a vet. Purebred dogs, sure. Anything else...naaaah. Waste of money, time and effort :-( -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > > Here's lots of purrs that Vino fills out a bit. I know my cats > don't > > like the end of the bag and pick up their eating with a fresh one. > > It'll be good to find yourself a good vet in your new home! > > Susan M > > Otis and Chester > Yeah, I can't wait to get to Australia. I don't trust any of the vets > over here. I always get the feeling that they think it's silly to > take a cat to a vet. Purebred dogs, sure. Anything else...naaaah. > Waste of money, time and effort :-( > -- > Britta Do you refrigerate the dry food? I find that helps. Surprised that you are concerned over Vino's weight. I thought he looked a tad overweight when I saw some pictures of him. OTOH 1-2 pounds is a lot of weight to lose and risky if done quickly. Maybe he's trying to get back his waistline :) >>> Here's lots of purrs that Vino fills out a bit. I know my cats >>> don't like the end of the bag and pick up their eating with a fresh >>> one. It'll be good to find yourself a good vet in your new home! >>> Susan M >>> Otis and Chester > >> Yeah, I can't wait to get to Australia. I don't trust any of the >> vets over here. I always get the feeling that they think it's silly >> to take a cat to a vet. Purebred dogs, sure. Anything >> else...naaaah. Waste of money, time and effort :-( [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > lose and risky if done quickly. Maybe he's trying to get back his > waistline :) No. I have people visiting from Canada who bring me those huge Costco bags of Iams because they only sell the cheap Whiskas and Friskies here. So there's no way to keep a huge bag like that in the fridge. But I do squeeze all the air out of it and roll up the edge and fasten it with a ton of office clips all along it. I pour a couple of week's worth out and into a re-sealable plastic bin. This big bag he's been working on will be finished soon. The next bag is a different flavour. I've been mixing some kibble in with his canned food and he does eat it all that way, so I'll continue with that. He definitely looks fluffier than he is because he's got kinda long fur and it's very tufty. He's got a bit of an udder but is quite skinny over the shoulders and in the hips. I don't think he's ill though, he's acting normal in every other way. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > to lose and risky if done quickly. Maybe he's trying to get back his > > waistline :) [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > -- > Britta That's so confusing. My cat felt skinny there too, hips and shoulders, and also had the udder. I think it was fat and not the side flaps for protection when fighting. So I put her on canned food too, bought all kinds of expensive tiny 85 gram/3 ounce cans (even frozen organic pet food from New Zealand) mostly with dry kibble for the teeth. Now using mostly Fancy Feast with low phosphorus and Science Diet occasionally. Her coat feels better and she feels a little more muscular and she's lost some weight. Need to get a good scale that weighs in fractions of an ounce, like a postal scale that is accurate. Am eyeing one that is real cheap AND accurate to 0.4 ounces or if using the gram side, around 10 grams accuracy but reads to 0.2 ounces and 5 grams. About the big bag, I know what you mean. I had to stop with saving money on the big bags and buy only that size I could break down and store in a 'frig. So I use plastic containers and keep the rest, like yours, rolled down with clips and also stored in the 'frig. So most times, I have only cat food in the 'frig :) |
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