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Brandy??Alexandre - 18 Feb 2004 05:22 GMT

I was wondering what, if any, variations of loaf position there are.
Kami has often sat "sphinx" with her arms stretched out and paws
crossed, but she's sitting like that more often, and most fo the time
with her elbows in a little closer. She does curl up in her teepee and
in the donut, so it's not like she's completely uncomfy. I'm wondering
if it's just a better way to stay warm when she's not in one of her
designated sleeping spots or if she's trying to crash.

BTW, she barfed today with no good reason after being fussy about
eating the last day and a half. After Pepcid and a nap, she ate her
dinner.

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Laura R. - 19 Feb 2004 01:48 GMT

circa Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:22:31 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Brandy??Alexandre (brandy@kamikaze.orgy) said,

> I was wondering what, if any, variations of loaf position there are.
> Kami has often sat "sphinx" with her arms stretched out and paws
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> if it's just a better way to stay warm when she's not in one of her
> designated sleeping spots or if she's trying to crash.

Is her head drooping? If so, get her to the vet; it's a common sign
of hypokalemia.

Laura

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Brandy??Alexandre - 19 Feb 2004 03:12 GMT

Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in
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> circa Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:22:31 GMT, in
> rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Brandy??Alexandre
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>
> Laura

Nope, she just watches me and looks around. Was mesmerized by the lava
lamp. I think she's just sitting that way because she wants to, but it
just happens to be more frequent in the last few months.

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Cathy Friedmann - 19 Feb 2004 03:28 GMT

> Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in
> rec.pets.cats.health+behav:
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> lamp. I think she's just sitting that way because she wants to, but it
> just happens to be more frequent in the last few months.

One of my cats has been in the meatloaf position more frequently lately
(front legs tucked under to the point where you can't see them, true
meatloaf position), but he's fine. Hope so w/ Kami, too.

Cathy

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Brandy??Alexandre - 19 Feb 2004 03:24 GMT

Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in
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> One of my cats has been in the meatloaf position more frequently
> lately (front legs tucked under to the point where you can't see
> them, true meatloaf position), but he's fine. Hope so w/ Kami,
> too.

Kami always has her arms out and wrists crossed. Such a princess.
Spoiled to the core. :) You may despise me due to the declaw issue,
but you'd be hard pressed to claim that she doesn't get the best food,
the best love, and the best vet care a ridiculously sexy and sometimes
rotten kitty can get. ;)

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MacCandace - 19 Feb 2004 02:59 GMT

<< I'm wondering
if it's just a better way to stay warm when she's not in one of her
designated sleeping spots or if she's trying to crash. >>

I don't know if you read the thread about my cat Cory the last couple of days
but he was lying that way more, too, instead of curled up or stretched out
(he's also CRF as well as hyper-t). Now that he got hydrated and has begun
eating and drinking again, he's laying normally. I don't like when they lay
that way. It seems as though you give Kami fluids yourself, don't you? Is she
dehydrated?

Candace
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Diane L. Schirf - 19 Feb 2004 12:01 GMT

> I don't like when they lay
> that way.

Are you talking about when they lie on their stomachs with their front
paws pulled in, sort of sitting up in a lying down position (like a
loaf)? Pudge did that, and Hodge does it, too, and they always looked
perfectly relaxed and content/drowsy when doing it; it never occurred to
me that it was an indication of anything.

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Brandy??Alexandre - 19 Feb 2004 16:25 GMT

MacCandace <maccandace@aol.comlitter> wrote in
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><< I'm wondering
> if it's just a better way to stay warm when she's not in one of
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> seems as though you give Kami fluids yourself, don't you? Is she
> dehydrated?

I haven't been following, actually. She's not on fluids just yet.
Before we moved, the vet said I should probably consider it soon, so
I'm trying to find a vet I like. I've walked into a couple of places
and either didn't like the looks of them, or the vet couldn't come out
and meet me. Honest! I have told the desk that I just moved and am
looking for a new vet, and could I please meet one of them (if it's a
multi-practice). They say, "I'm sorry, s/he is with a client." No
'would like like to wait a few minutes?" or anything. They just stick
their noses back in their files or whatever. Forget that.

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