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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2006Megan how is Charlie today?
Any improvement? > Any improvement? Hi Lyn, Thanks for asking. Charlie is amazing! He is doing so well. He woke up this morning all happy and prancing around. I was feeding him his baby food and then I went to put him in the bathroom with me while I took a shower. DH had moved his water dish closer to his bed and I put him next to it. He walked over to where I usually put it and meowed, so I moved his dihes back. Wouldn't you know that kitty went to town eating his food and water! I always heard cats were finicky and didn't like change, LOL. He's still a bit stuffed up, but he's been running around the house all day following me, giving me kisses and purring again. My Charlie is a fighter! He's still very thin, under all his fluff, and he needs to bulk up. He's not liking the wet food at all though. Megan >> Any improvement? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Charlie is a fighter! He's still very thin, under all his fluff, and he > needs to bulk up. He's not liking the wet food at all though. Wonderful!! >> Any improvement? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Megan Hi Megan!! So glad to hear Charlie is better again!! Keep up the good work, I hope everything keeps going well for you and your little fluffball! > > Any improvement? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Megan Excellent! Baby food doesn't have a whole lot of nutrition in it, so I would dry a canned food like Iams Kitten or the Science Diet A/D I posted about before. Most cats *love* A/D, so you might want to try it. Get him to eat as much as he wants. he can also have home-cooked chicken and a bit of lean turkey as long as there are no onions or onion powder in it. Good luck and keep us posted! -L. > > > Any improvement? > > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > -L. FWIW, I asked my cousin, who has been a vet tech for 12 years and is now an animal control officer, about the onion thing and she said onions are lethal in birds, but she has never heard of it in cats. Megan on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:09:09 GMT, "A&A's Mama" <mommy2twins928@aol.com> wrote: > FWIW, I asked my cousin, who has been a vet tech for 12 years and is > now an animal control officer, about the onion thing and she said > onions are lethal in birds, but she has never heard of it in cats. Do a Google search on cats and onions and you will see tons of credible information about this issue. Onions are definitely toxic to cats.  SignatureLynne > FWIW, I asked my cousin, who has been a vet tech for 12 years and is > now an animal control officer, about the onion thing and she said > onions are lethal in birds, but she has never heard of it in cats. > > Megan I'm surprised she doesn't know about it. It's been in the literature for over a decade, I think. It's actually toxic to both cats and dogs. It causes Heinz Body Anemia. Here is an article from Univ of Georgia vet school: http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/Tarigo/ And an excerpt: "Causes of Heinz Bodies in Cats There are many substances that induce HzB formation in cats, with or without the development of anemia including: propofol, acetaminophen, onions (thiosulfates)..." Here's a reference she should be able to look up: Robertson JE, Christopher MM, Rogers QR. Heinz body formation in cats fed baby food containing onion powder. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 212:1260-1266. 1998. Heinz body formation in cats fed baby food containing onion powder. * Robertson JE, * Christopher MM, * Rogers QR. Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616-8734, USA. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cats fed baby food with onion powder develop Heinz bodies and anemia and to establish a dose-response relation between dietary onion powder content and Heinz body formation. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 42 healthy, adult, specific-pathogen-free cats. PROCEDURE: Commercial baby food with and without onion powder was fed to 2 groups of 6 cats for 5 weeks. Heinz body percentage, PCV, reticulocyte percentage, turbidity index, and methemoglobin and reduced glutathione concentrations were determined twice weekly and then weekly for 4 weeks following removal of the diet. For the dose-response study, 5 groups of 6 cats were fed a canned diet for 2 months that contained 0, 0.3, 0.75, 1.5, or 2.5% onion powder. Heinz body percentage, PCV, and reticulocyte percentage were determined twice weekly. RESULTS: Compared with cats fed baby food without onion powder, cats ingesting baby food with onion powder had significantly higher Heinz body percentages that peaked at 33 to 53%. Methemoglobin concentration also significantly increased but did not exceed 1.2%. Glutathione concentration, PCV, and food intake did not differ between the 2 groups. Rate and degree of Heinz body formation differed significantly between various onion powder concentrations fed. Compared with 0% onion powder, the diet with 2.5% onion powder caused a significant decrease in PCV and an increased punctate reticulocyte percentage. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Baby food or other foods containing similar amounts of onion powder should be avoided for use in cats because of Heinz body formation and the potential for development of anemia, particularly with high food intake. Cats with diseases associated with oxidative stress may develop additive hemoglobin damage when fed baby food containing onion powder." HTH, -L.
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