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dee ray - 06 Apr 2005 15:57 GMT

I rescued a himy cat three years ago and she just won,t get fat and I have
tried everthing including a vet check. She eats dry food and some can food
and I am at wits end. Helppppppppp

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Karen - 06 Apr 2005 16:04 GMT

Some cats are genetically pointed at thinness. Do you have a picture of her
you can post somewhere and point us too? For instance, if she looks like she
has quite a bit of oriental in her, it would be natural to be quite thin.

> I rescued a himy cat three years ago and she just won,t get fat and I have
> tried everthing including a vet check. She eats dry food and some can food
> and I am at wits end. Helppppppppp

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dee ray - 06 Apr 2005 16:09 GMT

She is a torti and eats all the time but she stays skin and bones and I
have her on purina kitten and I know these show cats are eating something
to make them fat, but what.

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Karen - 06 Apr 2005 16:38 GMT

No, they are not eating something special. Try a higher grade kitten like
Wellness. You might try adding a vitamin (some are tasty enough they will
eat them as treats.) Hopefully, others will have ideas. How much does she
weigh?

> She is a torti and eats all the time but she stays skin and bones and I
> have her on purina kitten and I know these show cats are eating something
> to make them fat, but what.

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Mathew Kagis - 06 Apr 2005 18:55 GMT

> She is a torti and eats all the time but she stays skin and bones and I
> have her on purina kitten and I know these show cats are eating something
> to make them fat, but what.

I use a product called 'Missing Link', it's a powder that you sprinkle on
their dry food. It's all natural & made from high quality ingredients...
Might help. I'm assuming the vet has given a clean bill of health when it
comes to worms?

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GB - 06 Apr 2005 20:24 GMT

My cat was half Burmese and was always skinny no matter what she ate. But
she lived to be 21 years old. So I wouldn't worry some cats are built like
that.

Gini

>I rescued a himy cat three years ago and she just won,t get fat and I have
> tried everthing including a vet check. She eats dry food and some can food
> and I am at wits end. Helppppppppp

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Mary - 06 Apr 2005 22:14 GMT

> My cat was half Burmese and was always skinny no matter what she ate. But
> she lived to be 21 years old. So I wouldn't worry some cats are built like
> that.
>
> Gini

I agree, Gini. "Skinny" is better than fat, unless Skinny means
really, really thin to the point that the bones show.

> >I rescued a himy cat three years ago and she just won,t get fat and I have
> > tried everthing including a vet check. She eats dry food and some can food
> > and I am at wits end. Helppppppppp

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