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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2005My big fat feline brother
After much chasing, we got my mom's cat, Henry, to the vet today. He weighs 17.9 pounds. He is 35 percent over his ideal weight and is now on Hill's r/d canned and dry. He's supposed to lose 5 pounds over the next several months. He got his distemper and rabies shot (state law here although not in AZ where I live). Other than that, he is in good health except he needs to have his teeth cleaned but my mom won't be able to take him on her own probably so he won't get it done for several months until I come back to visit. Poor guy will really hate me if he has to go to the vet every time I show up. Well, I feel better now that he's had a checkup and has a diet plan. I figure if he loses 3 or 4 pounds that would be pretty good. I'm sure my mom will let him cheat sometimes on his diet but it will be nice if he loses some of that weight. Then she could probably take him to the vet herself if he wasn't so huge and unwieldy in his carrier. I actually thought he would weigh about 20 pounds. Candace > After much chasing, we got my mom's cat, Henry, to the vet today. He > weighs 17.9 pounds. [...] I really like Henry's name, Candace. :) I think it is cute to call cats by human names like that. > Well, I feel better now that he's had a checkup and has a diet plan. I > figure if he loses 3 or 4 pounds that would be pretty good. I'm sure > my mom will let him cheat sometimes on his diet but it will be nice if > he loses some of that weight. Then she could probably take him to the > vet herself if he wasn't so huge and unwieldy in his carrier. I > actually thought he would weigh about 20 pounds. If your mom has trouble getting him to lose weight, she might try an all-canned diet. That worked for my fatty boy Topaz. All I did was switch him to a couple big cans a day, then down in quantity little by little, supervised by his vet. He still has a way to go but has lost three pounds in a year. :) > > After much chasing, we got my mom's cat, Henry, to the vet today. He > > weighs 17.9 pounds. [...] [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > by little, supervised by his vet. He still has a way to go but has lost > three pounds in a year. :) Hi Topaz, Knowing that dry cat-food has more fat, I have tried giving more canned, only to give some of my pack diarrhea-- or, at least cow-pie poops. Is something else going on, as a reason for this? One, Hoagie, is a mini-cat, or at least is considerably smaller than all the rest. But he weighs as much as the largest... gotta get that guy to loose some weight or he'll be paying for it when he's older. Chuck > Knowing that dry cat-food has more fat, > I have tried giving more canned, only to > give some of my pack diarrhea-- or, at least > cow-pie poops. Is something else going > on, as a reason for this? Chuck, I have had cats that got diarrhea from canned food, but my current cat does not. I never figured out why my other cats could not handle canned food, as they were in perfect health other than the diarrhea. My vet could not explain or solve it, he said to just give them "what agrees with them." Sorry I cannot be of more help. > > Knowing that dry cat-food has more fat, > > I have tried giving more canned, only to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > he said to just give them "what agrees with them." Sorry > I cannot be of more help. Hi Topaz, That's pretty much what I get from the vet here as well... I suppose as long as this does not negatively effect the cat's health, there should be nothing wrong in letting them have their 'treats' ;) Thanks for the input... Chuck > Knowing that dry cat-food has more fat, > I have tried giving more canned, only to > give some of my pack diarrhea-- or, at least > cow-pie poops. Is something else going > on, as a reason for this? I'm not Topaz but when this happened I suspected that something was wrong with that particular canned food. It was a house brand bought at Fresh Fields. I switched to another brand and it immediately cleared up. Maybe a bad batch of food with too high a bacteria count or some bad bacteria. The brand I switched to was a good premium band. I threw out the other brand and no problems since. > I really like Henry's name, Candace. :) I think it is cute to call cats by > human names like that. Yes, me, too. All the cats I have had as an adult have had human names...except Marbles who came with that name from his previous owners. They did give him a human middle name, Lloyd, after their son's grandfather so we still use that, too, especially when he's being bad, which is often. Henry also came with his name from his previous owner but I like it, too.:) Candace On 14 Sep 2005 16:52:57 -0700, wrote: >> I really like Henry's name, Candace. :) I think it is cute to call cats by >> human names like that. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Candace I like your name, it's makes my willy stand up and take notice. > I like your name, it's makes my willy stand up and take notice. We've already established that. It's old news. Tell me something I don't know... Candace On 15 Sep 2005 18:46:30 -0700, wrote: >> I like your name, it's makes my willy stand up and take notice. > >We've already established that. It's old news. Tell me something I >don't know... > >Candace I had a flat tire on the way to work today. < sends roses to Candace > > I had a flat tire on the way to work today. > > < sends roses to Candace > Awwwww, they're red...for passion. Candace On 16 Sep 2005 11:19:20 -0700, wrote: >> I had a flat tire on the way to work today. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Candace What? No sympathy for the flat tire? > What? No sympathy for the flat tire? Awwwww, I'm sorry. Candace On 16 Sep 2005 11:51:00 -0700, wrote: >> What? No sympathy for the flat tire? > >Awwwww, I'm sorry. > >Candace Tis ok, I Got-R-Done < sends self address stamped envelope > Watch this.. > Tis ok, I Got-R-Done > > < sends self address stamped envelope > > > Watch this... Thanks, I love the added exposure :) Candace On 16 Sep 2005 13:01:48 -0700, wrote: >> Tis ok, I Got-R-Done >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Candace I got to go for a couple days sweety, Be back on monday. - GIT-R-DONE! > I got to go for a couple days sweety, Be back on monday. :`( Candace >> I got to go for a couple days sweety, Be back on monday. > > :`( > > Candace I'm back, Hope you had a nice weekend. > I'm back, Hope you had a nice weekend. Absolutely! You? SS On 19 Sep 2005 18:43:09 -0700, wrote: >> I'm back, Hope you had a nice weekend. > >Absolutely! You? > >SS It was wonderful, But I did so miss Candace. > On 19 Sep 2005 18:43:09 -0700, wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > It was wonderful, But I did so miss Candace. Oh, my... Candace "Lamey- the cable guy" <getR@done.com> wrote in message > I got to go for a couple days sweety, Be back on monday. It's usenet, not some lame f.cking ICQ channel, you Barbie-owning, mother-f.cking sad, prick of a luzer. >"Lamey- the cable guy" <getR@done.com> wrote in message > >> I got to go for a couple days sweety, Be back on monday. > >It's usenet, not some lame f.cking ICQ channel, you Barbie-owning, >mother-f.cking sad, prick of a luzer. You're just jealous because he's making good headway. Charlie On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:53:24 GMT, wrote: >>"Lamey- the cable guy" <getR@done.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Charlie Ignore Hubert, He's a brit, they are kinda dull. - GIT-R-DONE! Lamey- the cable guy yammered: >On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:53:24 GMT, wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Ignore Hubert, He's a brit, they are kinda dull. ...and thick, and toothless, and obese, and pasty, and stupid, and gullible, and...sh.t, the list goes on and on EH WOT? ;) Good luck! I hope Henry has more luck that Pearl. I have SUCH a hard time. She doesn't just YOWL when she wants more food but pokes at me incessantly and nibbles at me. She doesn't have as much as Henry to lose, but 2 or 3 lbs would not go amiss. > After much chasing, we got my mom's cat, Henry, to the vet today. He > weighs 17.9 pounds. He is 35 percent over his ideal weight and is now [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Candace
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