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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2007Angel the Cookie tosser
Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. She could be just overeating....I have one who throws up dry food a lot, because she overeats. Or, she could be allergic to something in the food.....Try different brands until you find one that doesn't cause her to throw up, and try limiting how much she eats. (if you can....I have trouble with this, because I have four cats and there is food available for them all the time) You say no hairball - How do you know? If there's too much hair in the stomach (because they've not been brushed regularly) they can't bring it up. In the UK there's a cat laxative available over the counter - "Katlax" - which eases any surplus hair through the gut. Easy to administer just put a pea sized amount on the paw - & they'll lick it off. Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. Do not post HTML - usenet is a *text* medium. If you post in plain text, more people can and will read the message (I didn't have time or interest to go to the trouble of sight reading raw HTML, so I didn't read it).  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) > Do not post HTML - usenet is a *text* medium. > > If you post in plain text, more people can and will read > the message (I didn't have time or interest to go to the > trouble of sight reading > raw HTML, so I didn't read it). Or you could set your newsreader to display in plain text only. Ivor > If you post in plain text, more people can and will read the message (I > didn't have time or interest to go to the trouble of sight reading > raw HTML, so I didn't read it). Maybe you need a better newsreader! Lol! You didn't READ it but you did REPLY to it. Beware of people posing as usenet cops, they usually carry firearms and don't have a clue how to use them. has she been tested for worms. that will do it everytime. Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. > She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. She could be having an allergic reaction to the food also. i.e. my Big Mama can't eat any of the moist foods, right after she tries them, 2 minutes later she'll throw up. Never fails...so she doesn't get those anymore. 1. how soon afterwards does she throw up? 2. you might try some different brands 3. if she sometimes has hairballs, try a "hairball formula" dry food It happens that Queenie formulated : > Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my > girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies > (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which > is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball > involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. One of my cat does it sometimes when eating dry food. I think it is due to eating too much. I change the food now and then and this seems to help. SignatureCount Baldoni Thank you all for your comments and helpful suggestions. And for the comments that were more whining but not too helpful, I wish you a better day tomorrow! Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. Cats are a tricky business. <-: Isis used to eat too much and throw up a lot. It took me a while to realize that, because she was a long haired Tabby, she needed baths every couple of months. A bath would wash off all the extra hair and this resulted in her grooming herself less and swallowing far less hair. Plus she would come home from the vet in Extra Fluffy condition <-: and she smelled wonderful making her far more attractive to me and much more useful as my personal pillow. Mike in Illinois Thank you all for your comments and helpful suggestions. And for the comments that were more whining but not too helpful, I wish you a better day tomorrow! "Queenie" <RoyalPalace@TheThroneroom.com> wrote in message news:Y04oi.26$Rd5.11@newsfe12.lga... Hi. . . I have 3 furbabies who I love dearly. They are rescue cats. One of my girls, Angel, who appears healthy in every way, has tossed her cookies (thrown up) ever since she came to live here. She prefers the dry food, which is Purina Cat Chow. When she throws up, there doesn't seem to be a hairball involved. Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, etc. I was wondering about bathing my Deetoo and trying to decide if I should or need to bath her. Deetoo is a medium to long haired cat, but she doesn't smell and has never coughed up a hairball that I've seen. No throwing up or anything like that. Only consideration is that she sheds a lot and I was wondering if bathing her would get rid of a lot of that loose hair. I do comb her and collect large amounts of hair using a fine toothed comb. She likes the combing and immediately stretches out so I can run the comb her entire length. "Mike" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message Cats are a tricky business. <-: Isis used to eat too much and throw up a lot. It took me a while to realize that, because she was a long haired Tabby, she needed baths every couple of months. A bath would wash off all the extra hair and this resulted in her grooming herself less and swallowing far less hair. I like seeing Her Majesty, Isis, get a bath. First, all of the saliva/oily stuff she's accumulated gets washed away. Her fur goes to super fluffy. <-: Second, she calms waaaayyyyyy down. When she's due she spends time grooming herself and seems 'antsy' to me. After a bath she is quite serene. If you do-it-yourself and Deetoo is ok with that (this is a very important thing - Deetoo must be willing) then I'd suggest a soap with a very light fragrance. Isis' last bath was very good but the soapy fragrance lasted way too long. I'm sure pet stores have something. I'd say give it a try and see what happens. You might like it and Deetoo might, too! Mike in Illinois >I was wondering about bathing my Deetoo and trying to decide if I should or > need to bath her. Deetoo is a medium to long haired cat, but she doesn't [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > swallowing > far less hair. "Mike" <nospam@dot.com> wrote in message > > If you do-it-yourself and Deetoo is ok with that (this is a very important > thing - Deetoo must be willing) then I'd suggest a soap with a very light > fragrance. I'm wondering what exactly is *ok*? While Deetoo likes to climb into the bathroom sink and curl up on the cool porcelain with the faucet sometimes dripping a little water on her, I'd expect her to struggle if I tried to place her in a sink that already had several inches of water in it. Once soaked, she'd probably struggle less and take it. When the ordeal was over, she might form the opinion that it wasn't all that uncomfortable an experience, possibly making future baths a little easier. What temperature of water do you use? I was thinking of using slightly warm water. I do not have the courage to do this myself. I sub the job out to the pros. <-: Isis is about 10 years old now give or take. In her younger days the vet would have to sedate her because she would fight tooth and nail. Now, in her older age, she no longer struggles as much. She has learned that life deals us bad cards and we all have to endure some things. <-: My groomer told me she put up a bit of a struggle but it was manageable. My friend, Tina, has Persians two of whom love bath time. They love getting soaked and washed and expect no less. The other thinks bath time is stink time. Does Deetoo have claws? If so you would probably want to wear heavy duty workman's gloves <-:. I like the drive-in approach to baths. I'm sure Isis leaves a bunch of hair in the sink which I don't have to clean. Plus I have her groomed a bit especially around her butt where long hair causes problems at the litter box. Plus I get a nail trim. I pay about $45.00 every two to two a half months for this. Seriously, the benefits are well worth it. She comes home three shades lighter, has MUCH less hair, is cooler, cleaner, and 100% more relaxed. If Deetoo fights you I wouldn't carry it too far, of course. I'm sure you wouldn't. I guess the only way to know is to try! Otherwise you can see if you have pet grooming services in your area. I'm going to interview a local place soon. I do want Isis to be in a comfortable environment and I don't want a fragrance that lingers as long as the last soap did. I assume warmish water is fine, don't you think? Mike in Illinois > "Mike" <nospam@dot.com> wrote in message > >> If you do-it-yourself and Deetoo is ok with that (this is a very [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > warm > water. "Mike" <nospam@dot.com> wrote in message > Does Deetoo have claws? If so you would probably want to wear heavy duty > workman's gloves <-:. I trim her claws regularly so they rarely bother me. However, I am afraid of her teeth although she's never bitten me out of anger. I think it would be more of a wrestling match than a rip and tear show. She's a really strong cat, so the strength she puts into her struggling will tell me if I should let her go or press on with the washing. I rarely run the air conditioner because the heat doesn't bother me very much, but I'm thinking I'll wait for a really hot day and then wash her giving her the opportunity to cool down with a wash. What would be really neat if she likes it. I'll let you know when I give it a try. > environment and I don't want a fragrance that lingers as long as the last > soap did. I assume warmish water is fine, don't you think? I know that she's not all that afraid of water. When I take a shower, she likes to walk along the bathtub edge outside the shower curtain. And when I get her with a stream of water from the spray bottle, she chirps when she gets hit and then turns it into a game where she tries to sneak up on me without my spraying her. It's really funny watching her poke one eye around the corner of the bedroom door as she eyes me while trying to sneak up on me. It's just another one of our games. Bath time could turn into a real swell adventure for both of you. (Or not. >-:) After you take the plunge post the story out here, ok? Thanks. Mike in Illinois > "Mike" <nospam@dot.com> wrote in message >> Does Deetoo have claws? If so you would probably want to wear heavy duty [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > the corner of the bedroom door as she eyes me while trying to sneak up on > me. It's just another one of our games. > Bath time could turn into a real swell adventure for both of you. (Or not. > >-:) > > After you take the plunge post the story out here, ok? > > Thanks. You set me up didn't you? It was sweltering in my apartment yesterday, so I decided I'd give Deetoo a bath to cool her off. Put 3" of water in the kitchen sink with a little handwashing detergent to add a few suds and then waited for Deetoo to wander into the kitchen like she usually does when I'm raiding the fridge. Scooped her up and started to put her legs into the water. She struggled a little bit but not as much as I expected. That was until her legs hit the water. At that point I was wrestling with a cactus. It seemed like she sprouted a bunch more paws with claws attached. Pulled her away from the sink and she mostly stopped struggling. Tried this three times noting that the third attempt was accompanied by a long drawn out RRRRRROOWWWWRRRRRR the entire time. I was leaking too much blood from my arms by this time for me to consider any more attempts. For the next 30 minutes she tip-toed around the apartment daintily shaking water off one paw at a time all the while giving me dirty looks. So, that's it for my cat washing. Unless Deetoo gets into something really messy or smelly, I won't be trying it again. |
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