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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005My "Fluffy" Persia!
I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I could barely see the numbers on the scale! My goodness, she weighs 20 lbs! She's on Hill's prescription x/d food to prevent bladder stones. She gets a scoops of the crunchy (about 3/4 cup), one in the morning, one in the late afternoon, which doesn't seem excessive. She gets 1/2 a small can of the gooshy stuff on Saturday along with one scoop of the crunchy and that's it. I very rarely give her any people food and then only a tiny bit. And, she is a *long* cat. But man, she's "fluffy" (and she's a shorthair)! She's also at least 6 years old, maybe 7. Maybe I'll try cutting down on the amount of food in the scoop and go from there. She does play and get the zoomies at least once a day, but for the most part she's sedentary. I try to get her to play more but she usually just looks at me as if to say if you want to play with that, go right ahead. I'll watch :-o Jill  SignatureI used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. >I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said okay, > enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I could barely [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill What does her vet say? Can you feel her ribs? I've heard some people say that dry food promotes obesity in cats because the "filler" in dry food doesn't made them feel "full" (although I haven't found that to be the case with any of my four). I have, however, started adding canned food to their diet mixed with water, twice a day, because the vet thought that would help Bandit's elevated BUN and creatinine levels. Hugs, CatNipped >> I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said >> okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > CatNipped I haven't taken her to the vet since she had her check-up last year after her surgery. I can feel her ribs if I mush my fingers into the "fluffiness" :) The thing is, the wet food is $25 a case; if I fed her that daily even diluted with water it would last a month, maybe. Even for the dry stuff, it's $12 for a 4 lb. bag. I'm BROKE. (sigh) I certainly do care about her health and she seems to be a very happy and content (not to mention adorable, loving!) cat, she's just "fluffy". I don't know what to do other than cut down on the amount in each twice a day scoop of food. I'll try to measure her length sometime. I do know she can reach doorknobs, no problem. Jill >>> I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said >>> okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > diluted with water it would last a month, maybe. Even for the dry stuff, > it's $12 for a 4 lb. bag. I'm BROKE. (sigh) My gawd!!! How many cans come in a case? Let's see, I buy Science Diet by the can and not the case, at $.50 per can (but that's with my "Pet Rewards" card at PetsMart - it's normally $.70 per can), and my 4 cats eat 2 cans a day (but they do get Science Diet dry free-fed to them too), so that's about $30 - $31 a month for four cats. Anyway, yeah - if you can't afford it you can't afford it and you need to look at another way to either cut her calories or up her exercise. Does she like the red dot greebling? Mine would spend hours a day chasing after it if I could hold the button down that long! ;> > I certainly do care about her health and she seems to be a very happy and > content (not to mention adorable, loving!) cat, she's just "fluffy". I > don't know what to do other than cut down on the amount in each twice a > day > scoop of food. Well, I would guess that, just like humans, as long as she's healthy and happy she should be fine! Hugs, CatNipped > I'll try to measure her length sometime. I do know she can reach > doorknobs, > no problem. > > Jill > >>> I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said > >>> okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > My gawd!!! How many cans come in a case? 24 cans to a case, 5.5 oz. cans; average 30 days in a month. Don't forget, you can't buy this stuff at PetCo or whatever - it's prescription food. Even my vet has to special order it; they don't keep it in stock. I used to order it online for slightly less money, but then they stopped doing the free shipping so that made the price out of my range again. Let's see, I buy Science Diet by > the can and not the case, at $.50 per can (but that's with my "Pet Rewards" > card at PetsMart - it's normally $.70 per can), and my 4 cats eat 2 cans a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > like the red dot greebling? Mine would spend hours a day chasing after it > if I could hold the button down that long! ;> She chases the red dot greebling briefly, then figures out she isn't gonna catch it so she stops. And that holding down the button thing is my pet peeve - why can't you click it on like a flashlight so you don't have to constantly press on the button??? I'll decrease the amount of dry food gradually per day and see if it makes a difference. Right now she's fussing because there is only a handful of crunchies in her bowl. Tough love, girl! Jill > 24 cans to a case, 5.5 oz. cans; average 30 days in a month. Don't forget, > you can't buy this stuff at PetCo or whatever - it's prescription food. > Even my vet has to special order it; they don't keep it in stock. I used to > order it online for slightly less money, but then they stopped doing the > free shipping so that made the price out of my range again. Ah, that's right, I forgot Persia was on a prescription diet! Sorry! > She chases the red dot greebling briefly, then figures out she isn't gonna > catch it so she stops. And that holding down the button thing is my pet [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jill Aww, poor Persia! Hugs, CatNipped > She chases the red dot greebling briefly, then figures out she isn't gonna > catch it so she stops. And that holding down the button thing is my pet > peeve - why can't you click it on like a flashlight so you don't have to > constantly press on the button??? i'll let you in on a little secret. for about $.23 you can go to Home Depot or some such and buy a tiny O-ring, #78 it is: Lowe's has the #78 and Home Depot have #78: 7/16 x 1/4 x 3/32 [in inches] and it rolls right over the ON switch and stays there and does not lose its stretchiness like an ordinary rubber band. you can also build one, radio shlack has a 4xaa for $2. you use 2 or 3 AA and in the last slot you put your laser after you drill a hole or you can do it transversely but the O-ring is simpler and cheaper, trust me :) and for those who care, i tried the 635 nm red laser and the far less expensive 650 nm red laser works just as well, and my cat will even chase a 670 nm red laser. i just knew you all wanted to know this in nanometers > > She chases the red dot greebling briefly, then figures out she isn't gonna > > catch it so she stops. And that holding down the button thing is my pet > > peeve - why can't you click it on like a flashlight so you don't have to > > constantly press on the button??? > i'll let you in on a little secret. for about $.23 you can go to Home Depot > or some such and buy a tiny O-ring, #78 it is: > > Lowe's has the #78 and Home Depot have #78: 7/16 x 1/4 x 3/32 > [in inches] Hmmm, make that #74 instead, a little bigger: O-ring, Home Depot #74: 39/64 x 3/8 x 7/64. Lowe's has some of these for like 10 for $1.30. > you can also build one, radio shlack has a 4xaa for $2. > you use 2 or 3 AA and in the last slot you put your laser > after you drill a hole or you can do it transversely this is a project for those button lasers that are always wearing out the batteries too quickly. > >>> I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said > >>> okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > day (but they do get Science Diet dry free-fed to them too), so that's > $30 - $31 a month for four cats. Catnipped, I guess you mean 50 *cents* a can, I can't imagine anyone using 8 cans a day on 4 cats at &50 a can, Jean. Laughing her butt off, sorry Catnipped I just couldn't resist > Anyway, yeah - if you can't afford it you can't afford it and you need to > look at another way to either cut her calories or up her exercise. Does she [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > Jill > > My gawd!!! How many cans come in a case? Let's see, I buy Science Diet > by [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > using 8 cans a day on 4 cats at &50 a can, Jean. Laughing her butt off, > sorry Catnipped I just couldn't resist Yep, I did! ;> And also, my four cats eat only 2 cans (not the tiny cans, but not the big dog-food-sized cans either, the wide flat cans) a day between them, so half a can a day per cat. But they do free-feed on 2 cups of dry food per day also (but that's never all eaten - most goes outside every night to the stray cats). Hugs, CatNipped I'd try just being stingy with the amount in the scoops and see if she is still satisfied. Jo >I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said okay, > enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I could barely [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill > I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said > okay, enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > -- > I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. Dat not a furry niyc fing to say about My Persia - and even if she *is*, der is more for me to cuddle wif (if we efur gets to meet) Weebles >I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said okay, > enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I could barely [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill Cali only gets 3/8 of a cup per day of Hills Hairball Light + a couple of mouthfuls of meat most days. But she still can't lose loose weight. She's about 9 now and does not get too much exercise, other than the odd bout of Smokey-cise. She weights about 11 pounds now, although she's only a 7 pound kitty. > >I was watching her waddle - yes, waddle! across the room. I said okay, > > enough is enough. I weighed myself, then scooped her up. I could barely > > see the numbers on the scale! My goodness, she weighs 20 lbs! I'm TYCHE! I'm FAT! I weigh 11 pounds just like Uncle Smokey even though he's a tom and longer than me! I like to eat everything in sight! My sister is a skinny minny! My dream is to be a WHALE!!! --Love Tyche. (I don't know what to do with our fatty fat-fat...the others are so good and Tyche's just a little glutton...) > Maybe I'll try cutting down on the amount of food in the scoop and go from > there. She does play and get the zoomies at least once a day, but for the > most part she's sedentary. I try to get her to play more but she usually > just looks at me as if to say if you want to play with that, go right ahead. > I'll watch :-o If it helps you judge, my 3 cats get 1/2 SMALL china mug of dried food between them a day served in the morning, and 3/4 - 1 large 400g can of gooshy food split into morning and evening. So, in total, they get about 30g of dried and 150g of wet each, daily. Both Pandora and Cleo are "Fluffy", but HRFL Tiger is just about right. He gets the most exercise of the 3 though. Helen M |
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