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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2007How to treat a cat when she throws up?
I know it is not the most refined question you are likely to face today, but I would like to ask the more experienced crowd here: How do you treat a cat when she throws up? It has got to be uncomfortable and disagreeable moment for them. The cat I feed tries to run away from the spot when this happens, and should she throw up again, run away from that spot as well. My puzzle is, what action on my part, even if it is inaction, would make her most comfortable and accepted? Should I leave her alone? Open the door and let her out? Pet her? Ignore her and just clean up the mess? As she has just lost food, should I try to feed her again a little later? Or conclude her body doesn't want food now, so let it go? > I know it is not the most refined question you are likely to face > today, but I would like to ask the more experienced crowd here: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > As she has just lost food, should I try to feed her again a little > later? Or conclude her body doesn't want food now, so let it go? Just clean up the mess. Unfamiliar food will make m cat upchuck and she will do it in multiplaces. Perhaps some hairball remedy would help her as well as daily brushing. I don't disturb her when she is upchucking. >I know it is not the most refined question you are likely to face >today, but I would like to ask the more experienced crowd here: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >As she has just lost food, should I try to feed her again a little >later? Or conclude her body doesn't want food now, so let it go? Well the answer depends on several things. "You say the cat you feed." Is it your cat or someone's cat you are caring for?? If it is someone elses cat inform whoever it belongs to. If it is your cat have you changed foods lately?? If so go back to the old food and see if it still happens. Does it do it often and if so when?? How old is the cat?? I myself would take it to be checked out my a vet to make sure there is no digestive track problems. > I know it is not the most refined question you are likely to face > today, but I would like to ask the more experienced crowd here: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > As she has just lost food, should I try to feed her again a little > later? Or conclude her body doesn't want food now, so let it go? Sometimes they throw up because of hairballs blocking their digestive tract... you'll know this if you see hair in the upchuck. Other times they throw up because they're allergic to the food your feeding them. You'll know this by what brand you feed them and watching to see if they throw up afterwards. You just have to let nature take it's course when they start throwing up...but better food and grooming can help prevent the problem. I don't let Big Mama eat right afterwards and let her stomach calm down some. She gets her food back after a couple hours, but I leave the water for her, and her oatgrass. Response from studio <tlack@hotmail.com>: > I don't let Big Mama eat right afterwards and let > her stomach calm down some. > She gets her food back after a couple hours, but I > leave the water for her, and her oatgrass. Oat grass... do you find the use of oat grass beneficial? I have been weighing options on whether or not to provide more nutritional roughage or jump straight to a hairball remedy. Thanks.  Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Oat grass... do you find the use of oat grass beneficial? Absolutely. I'm completely sold on it as being beneficial in many different ways. > I have been weighing options on whether or not to provide more > nutritional roughage or jump straight to a hairball remedy. If kitty has hairballs, I could be wrong, but I don't think roughage will make a difference. If it's just a mild, occassional hairball problem; hairball formula dry food seem to work pretty well. Response from studio <tlack@hotmail.com>: >> Oat grass... do you find the use of oat grass beneficial? > > Absolutely. I'm completely sold on it as being beneficial in > many different ways. Oh, if not for hairballs then how is it beneficial? >> I have been weighing options on whether or not to provide more >> nutritional roughage or jump straight to a hairball remedy. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If it's just a mild, occassional hairball problem; > hairball formula dry food seem to work pretty well. Nah, not yet. I was just hoping for a preemptive strike. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Response from studio <tl...@hotmail.com>: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Oh, if not for hairballs then how is it beneficial? Besides possibly helping in getting up hairballs... aiding digestion, providing moisture, providing minerals, providing something extra to nibble on, providing contentment and ease of access to something they crave. When cats do not have oat grass, they sniff around blade-by-blade of grass to find a substitute. When you grow it for them, every blade has just what they're looking for and they have an abundant supply...enough to make a real difference. Response from studio <tlack@hotmail.com>: >> Response from studio <tl...@hotmail.com>: >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > looking for and they have an abundant supply...enough to make a > real difference. Ah, OK! I am definitely going to try and find some. So far no luck finding a local seller of them. Before I order an expensive online batch I am going to ask ---MIKE--- something... Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Ah, OK! I am definitely going to try and find some. So far no luck > finding a local seller of them. Oat grass by other names may be Cat Grass, Kitty Veggies, etc. Walmart sells individual containers of oat grass for about $2.25 But that's just a 6 week supply. I found a small 3oz. packet of seeds in the grocery store in the pet food section for about $3....or enough to last 2-3 years. I've also seen the seeds in my local hardware store. The local pet store is bound to have it also. Response from studio <tlack@hotmail.com>: >> Ah, OK! I am definitely going to try and find some. So far no >> luck finding a local seller of them. > > Oat grass by other names may be Cat Grass, Kitty Veggies, etc. Feeder's Supply has no clue what I am talking about. Our specialty pet store knows of it, but does not carry it. > Walmart sells individual containers of oat grass for about $2.25 > But that's just a 6 week supply. Did not know this, I will definitely check! (I did not see any though, offhand.) > I found a small 3oz. packet of seeds in the grocery store in the > pet food section for about $3....or enough to last 2-3 years. None at Kroger's, nor did anyone know what I was talking about. > I've also seen the seeds in my local hardware store. The best we have on that note is a Tractor Supply Co., and they had no clue what I was talking about. > The local pet store is bound to have it also. You would think so wouldn't you? Most everybody kept thinking I was saying "old grass." Hehe. I even talked to the garden center at Wal-Mart and an older gentleman told me there was no such thing. When I mentioned it was for cats he said, "Oh you mean catnip." When I said no, that it was not catnip it is something else, he sternly said "NO. No, it is catnip. Trust me I know what I am talking about." So anyway... I am definitely going to recheck Wal-Mart but hopefully I have found another source I might be able to use. Thanks for all the helpful information, studio. I am going to continue to bug my 2 pet stores (Feeder's and the specialty shop) because they are the only pet stores here so they should offer a wide variety. At least in my opinion... Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Response from studio <tl...@hotmail.com>: > > >> Ah, OK! I am definitely going to try and find some. So far no > >> luck finding a local seller of them. Ok, we're going to narrow this down... my 3oz. packet is called "Cosmic Kittyherbs", which is a trademark. It's packaged in Maryland. A Web search indicated many large pet stores, lawn and garden stores and even Amazon.com sell this product. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=202094 http://petco.com/product/4477/Cosmic-Kittyherbs.aspx http://lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore.com/76-478-cat-treats/cosmic-kittyherbs-120 864.aspx http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Pet-H8001-KITTY-HERBS/dp/B0002DGJ0A Aside: they also make a great little gift to other cat owners. > I even > talked to the garden center at Wal-Mart and an older gentleman told > me there was no such thing. When I mentioned it was for cats he > said, "Oh you mean catnip." When I said no, that it was not catnip > it is something else, he sternly said "NO. No, it is catnip. Trust > me I know what I am talking about." No, he didn't know...wrong area. You would have to talk to the person in charge of the pet supplies, they would know. > Thanks for all the helpful information, studio. You're very welcome. Most of us here just want to share knowledge, experiences, and be of help. : I found a small 3oz. packet of seeds in the grocery store in the : pet food section for about $3....or enough to last 2-3 years. Just curious, would you grow it in a pot or on the ground (ybe in a corner of the lawn)? >> [quoted text muted] > > Just curious, would you grow it in a pot or on the ground (ybe in a > corner of the lawn)? both. > Just curious, would you grow it in a pot or on the ground (ybe in a > corner of the lawn)? The direct answer to your question is: either or both. Personally, I have 2 small pots I grow it in. Since that particular grass only survives about 6 weeks, when the one pot is dying, I start growing a new batch in the other pot. A little seed goes a long way, so a 3oz. packet will last quite a long time. The seed needs warmth and sunlight to grow. 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From: bobandcarole <bobandcarole321@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.politics.homosexuality Subject: Proof of faggot capgun's sh.t fetish Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:02:26 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 2 Message-ID: <1190606546.914314.138270@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: posting.google.com 1190606547 25081 127.0.0.1 (24 Sep 2007 04:02:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:02:27 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.7) Gecko/20070914 Firefox/2.0.0.7,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com From: "Sniper.308" <sniper.308_bc@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: alt.flame.faggots Subject: sh.t on me, please. Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:44:29 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 3 Message-ID: <1190605469.052599.50950@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: posting.google.com 1190605469 21079 127.0.0.1 (24 Sep 2007 03:44:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:44:29 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.7) Gecko/20070914 Firefox/2.0.0.7,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Sniper .308 <me@my.desk> posted <2o0rg3tqkuo4ucjkdo3v34qfeu3s75m7fv@4ax.com> in rec.pets.cats.health+behav on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:58:36 GMT: >For more information on this post forging retard check out his home >page: > >http://www.myspace.com/blobtardia Hrmm....guess that didn't work out for ya. "Invalid Friend ID. This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted." All that work for nothing. SignatureK. A. Cannon kcannon at insurgent dot org (change the orgy to org to reply) Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. -Charles Schultz COOSN-266-06-02374 Hammer of Thor, April 2005 PIERRE SALINGER MEMORIAL HOOK, LINE & SINKER June 2007 #9 People ruining UseNet lits. #6 Top a.sholes on the Net lits. #5 Most hated Usenetizens of all time #15 AUK psychos and felons lits #5 Cog in the AUK Hate Machine > Sniper .308 <m...@my.desk> posted > <2o0rg3tqkuo4ucjkdo3v34qfeu3s75m...@4ax.com> in [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > All that work for nothing. Actually it was forged by Scott Allen Salberg of gay Ft. Lauderdale, so it was doomed to failure from the very beginning. Sniper isn't smart enough to create a my-space page. > > Sniper .308 <m...@my.desk> posted > > <2o0rg3tqkuo4ucjkdo3v34qfeu3s75m...@4ax.com> in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > failure from the very beginning. Sniper isn't > smart enough to create a my-space page.- You may just call me Scott Salberg, if you feel a need to use my last name. And thank you for admitting that I'm smart. > > > Sniper .308 <m...@my.desk> posted > > > <2o0rg3tqkuo4ucjkdo3v34qfeu3s75m...@4ax.com> in [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > And thank you for admitting that I'm smart. Myspace is predominantly used by prepubescent children so your assumption that I visualize you as "smart" is another example of how wrong you are. You're batting 1000, ScAtMaN.. I hear your feets a shuffling... Tap...Tap...Tap > > > > Sniper .308 <m...@my.desk> posted > > > > <2o0rg3tqkuo4ucjkdo3v34qfeu3s75m...@4ax.com> in [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Myspace is predominantly used by prepubescent > children You must LOVE it, then! |
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