New picture of my fatboy Shadow

[Cheryl]

Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
has checked him out many times.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Cheryl at wrote
on 7/26/03 10:39 PM:

> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>
Wow. Every happy day is a blessing. He sure looks happy there.

Karen

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Cheryl at wrote
on 7/26/03 10:39 PM:

> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>
Wow. Every happy day is a blessing. He sure looks happy there.

Karen

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Sherry at
wrote on 7/26/03 10:52 PM:

> Wow, that cat is chilled out. He's a chunk for sure! But he looks healthy.
> That's a neat enclosure.
>
> Sherry

It is nice. I'm so jealous. I wish I'd been able to enclose my deck :( I'm
really tempted to just let them out there when I go out for short periods.
They don't seem remotely interested though. They like to smell the air by
the screen, but I know they would like lying there on the deck. Argh. Oh
well. I tried.

Karen

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Sherry at
wrote on 7/26/03 10:52 PM:

> Wow, that cat is chilled out. He's a chunk for sure! But he looks healthy.
> That's a neat enclosure.
>
> Sherry

It is nice. I'm so jealous. I wish I'd been able to enclose my deck :( I'm
really tempted to just let them out there when I go out for short periods.
They don't seem remotely interested though. They like to smell the air by
the screen, but I know they would like lying there on the deck. Argh. Oh
well. I tried.

Karen

[Byron & Christine Burel]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>
Aww, Cheryl, he looks like king of the hill and happy to be there!
Christine

[Byron & Christine Burel]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>
Aww, Cheryl, he looks like king of the hill and happy to be there!
Christine

[Arjun Ray]

In >, "Cheryl" > wrote:

| Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
| today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
| has checked him out many times.
|
| http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP

I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular before
that?

In some recent pictures, my Scruffy looks pretty good, but in some
subtle way he isn't the same. He used to be very muscular, solid all
over, like a decathlete. His tomcat jowls are basically gone, and he
looks dry and drawn a lot. From close, you can tell he's wasting.

http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/

But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in February, he
was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11 lbs 11
oz.

[Arjun Ray]

In >, "Cheryl" > wrote:

| Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
| today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
| has checked him out many times.
|
| http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP

I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular before
that?

In some recent pictures, my Scruffy looks pretty good, but in some
subtle way he isn't the same. He used to be very muscular, solid all
over, like a decathlete. His tomcat jowls are basically gone, and he
looks dry and drawn a lot. From close, you can tell he's wasting.

http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/

But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in February, he
was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11 lbs 11
oz.

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

He looks bee-u-teee-ful! And so much happier than in his post-operation
pictures!

BTW, I think I asked about this before, but what kind of netting is that
again? I'm looking more seriously into putting something up for my cat.
Summer is almost over (she won't go out during winter) but I may as well
start looking now!

rona

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

He looks bee-u-teee-ful! And so much happier than in his post-operation
pictures!

BTW, I think I asked about this before, but what kind of netting is that
again? I'm looking more seriously into putting something up for my cat.
Summer is almost over (she won't go out during winter) but I may as well
start looking now!

rona

[MaryL]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

What a wonderful transformation. I am so happy to see Shadow looking so
much improved. That device he's resting on looks great. Is that a
slantboard scratching post attached?

Great job!

MaryL

[MaryL]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

What a wonderful transformation. I am so happy to see Shadow looking so
much improved. That device he's resting on looks great. Is that a
slantboard scratching post attached?

Great job!

MaryL

[Elaine Rene]

"Cheryl" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

Now thats living for ya!! :-)
He don't look bothered by his tummy either (g)

Elaine

[Elaine Rene]

"Cheryl" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

Now thats living for ya!! :-)
He don't look bothered by his tummy either (g)

Elaine

[Cheryl]

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the
sun
> > today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the
vet
> > has checked him out many times.
> >
> > http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
> >
> >
>
> He looks bee-u-teee-ful! And so much happier than in his
post-operation
> pictures!
>
He's come a long way and been through a lot.

> BTW, I think I asked about this before, but what kind of netting is
that
> again? I'm looking more seriously into putting something up for my
cat.
> Summer is almost over (she won't go out during winter) but I may as
well
> start looking now!
>
> rona
>
>
I bought a roll of the material from http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/
They have kits but I just got the roll of 7 1/2' high x 100' long and
attached it to the deck posts with plastic strapping. It's very tough
and hard to cut even with an exacto knife so even if they could chew
through it, it'd probably take longer than their attention span. I
attached it to the ground with 10" garden spikes that have a hook to
hold the material close and tight to the ground. Shadow has a lot of
strength and barrelled through before I put the spikes in, now he
can't budge it. Shamrock tries to dig but I curved the bottom inward
before spiking so he scratches across the mesh along with dirt so gave
up. I did have to cover it; Shamrock has also tried climbing it.
Just heavy duty staples to the deck supports above and the door frame
on the side of the house and strapped the top corners together where
the top and "walls" meet and every few feet along that. I would have
done something like the cat fence-in since my backyard is fenced in
but I don't want to discourage the strays from coming around now that
they are so used to a food source and they come and go over the fence.
Oh, what we will do! LOL

[Cheryl]

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the
sun
> > today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the
vet
> > has checked him out many times.
> >
> > http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
> >
> >
>
> He looks bee-u-teee-ful! And so much happier than in his
post-operation
> pictures!
>
He's come a long way and been through a lot.

> BTW, I think I asked about this before, but what kind of netting is
that
> again? I'm looking more seriously into putting something up for my
cat.
> Summer is almost over (she won't go out during winter) but I may as
well
> start looking now!
>
> rona
>
>
I bought a roll of the material from http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/
They have kits but I just got the roll of 7 1/2' high x 100' long and
attached it to the deck posts with plastic strapping. It's very tough
and hard to cut even with an exacto knife so even if they could chew
through it, it'd probably take longer than their attention span. I
attached it to the ground with 10" garden spikes that have a hook to
hold the material close and tight to the ground. Shadow has a lot of
strength and barrelled through before I put the spikes in, now he
can't budge it. Shamrock tries to dig but I curved the bottom inward
before spiking so he scratches across the mesh along with dirt so gave
up. I did have to cover it; Shamrock has also tried climbing it.
Just heavy duty staples to the deck supports above and the door frame
on the side of the house and strapped the top corners together where
the top and "walls" meet and every few feet along that. I would have
done something like the cat fence-in since my backyard is fenced in
but I don't want to discourage the strays from coming around now that
they are so used to a food source and they come and go over the fence.
Oh, what we will do! LOL

[Elaine Rene]

"Arjun Ray" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
>
> | What weight do you think is critical for an older, normal to big size
> | cat?
>


> Hard to say. I think it has more to do with overall physical condition.
> They're likely to lose the musculature of their prime - around the
> shoulders, on the haunches, etc. Legs and tail will get thinner. The
> fat pad can be misleading - they won't lose that unless they're really
> underweight, and maybe not even then.
>

Yes it makes more sense to observe the overall shape. I think Chaka's
weight always varied from 10 to 12lbs, depending on season, but now he feels
heavier when we pick him up. I know that sounds silly but I think a heavy
cat in his young, very good shape years will still feel light when picked
up. Its true that the legs and tail is a good indication of a cat's health.
I have seen it in the strays that struggle against winter in the village
where I work. They have round bellies but very skinny extremities.

> Right now, for example, Scruffy is about a pound under his prime. Some
> of his present stuffing could be the result of hydration - he gets 100cc
> subQ every day. I expect him to lose at least a pound as his condition
> worsens. If he goes under 10 lbs, I'd get very concerned, and probably
> consult with the vet about an imminent crash.

That is a stressful not very wide margin. I wish you that he keeps up there
very long. I'm sure Phoenix will help contribute to Scruffy's strength.

Elaine

[Elaine Rene]

"Arjun Ray" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
>
> | What weight do you think is critical for an older, normal to big size
> | cat?
>


> Hard to say. I think it has more to do with overall physical condition.
> They're likely to lose the musculature of their prime - around the
> shoulders, on the haunches, etc. Legs and tail will get thinner. The
> fat pad can be misleading - they won't lose that unless they're really
> underweight, and maybe not even then.
>

Yes it makes more sense to observe the overall shape. I think Chaka's
weight always varied from 10 to 12lbs, depending on season, but now he feels
heavier when we pick him up. I know that sounds silly but I think a heavy
cat in his young, very good shape years will still feel light when picked
up. Its true that the legs and tail is a good indication of a cat's health.
I have seen it in the strays that struggle against winter in the village
where I work. They have round bellies but very skinny extremities.

> Right now, for example, Scruffy is about a pound under his prime. Some
> of his present stuffing could be the result of hydration - he gets 100cc
> subQ every day. I expect him to lose at least a pound as his condition
> worsens. If he goes under 10 lbs, I'd get very concerned, and probably
> consult with the vet about an imminent crash.

That is a stressful not very wide margin. I wish you that he keeps up there
very long. I'm sure Phoenix will help contribute to Scruffy's strength.

Elaine

[Cheryl]

"Arjun Ray" > wrote in message
...
> In >, "Cheryl" >
wrote:
>
>
> I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular
before
> that?
>
Oh yes. He was always muscular (thick neck, thick legs, very solid)
but he gained weight when my Marley got sick with megacolon and he was
eating all of the food from both of their bowls. I really get sad
when I think back on all of the things I missed between both of those
boys. Food gone = everyone eating. Not. Funny how you don't even
notice weight changes when you see them every day. I've never bought
a scale but now that I have 2 new kitties that are young (~2 years,
and ~7 months) I think it's something to seriously consider. Shadow
went from 19lbs early last year to 12lbs at his worst, and back up and
now 20lbs. My fault... when the diarrhea started he was so hungry all
the time. It seemed the food went straight through him without
anything being used. Until the vets and I could find a way to stop
that, I just let him eat when he wanted to thinking it would stave off
malnutrition, and after all that time without eating... Stupid, but
what do I know. He's now doubly at risk for diabetes so he gets
regular blood work. I'm also getting meaner about cutting down and
finally out of the dry food. Nobody gets dry food at night and I only
put out a small amount when I leave for work. I hope that it might
help him drop some of the weight but for real, his life expectancy is
shorter now... not that I plan on letting stuff go with him.. oh hell,
now I'm rambling. <sigh> I just hope that even if he doesn't get to
run outside much, the workouts on the stairs coming downstairs more
where the entrance to the enclosure is will help some! :)

> In some recent pictures, my Scruffy looks pretty good, but in some
> subtle way he isn't the same. He used to be very muscular, solid
all
> over, like a decathlete. His tomcat jowls are basically gone, and
he
> looks dry and drawn a lot. From close, you can tell he's wasting.
>
It's hell watching them seemingly waste away. :(

> http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/
>
404... I see that was a temp location. Do you have an updated URL?

> But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in
February, he
> was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11
lbs 11
> oz.
>
Well that should make you feel good! Yay Scruffy! I'm not sure about
anyone else but when you help them fight for their life when they are
so ill there is such a bond, almost a parental bond.. where you'll do
just about anything to save them.

[Cheryl]

"Arjun Ray" > wrote in message
...
> In >, "Cheryl" >
wrote:
>
>
> I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular
before
> that?
>
Oh yes. He was always muscular (thick neck, thick legs, very solid)
but he gained weight when my Marley got sick with megacolon and he was
eating all of the food from both of their bowls. I really get sad
when I think back on all of the things I missed between both of those
boys. Food gone = everyone eating. Not. Funny how you don't even
notice weight changes when you see them every day. I've never bought
a scale but now that I have 2 new kitties that are young (~2 years,
and ~7 months) I think it's something to seriously consider. Shadow
went from 19lbs early last year to 12lbs at his worst, and back up and
now 20lbs. My fault... when the diarrhea started he was so hungry all
the time. It seemed the food went straight through him without
anything being used. Until the vets and I could find a way to stop
that, I just let him eat when he wanted to thinking it would stave off
malnutrition, and after all that time without eating... Stupid, but
what do I know. He's now doubly at risk for diabetes so he gets
regular blood work. I'm also getting meaner about cutting down and
finally out of the dry food. Nobody gets dry food at night and I only
put out a small amount when I leave for work. I hope that it might
help him drop some of the weight but for real, his life expectancy is
shorter now... not that I plan on letting stuff go with him.. oh hell,
now I'm rambling. <sigh> I just hope that even if he doesn't get to
run outside much, the workouts on the stairs coming downstairs more
where the entrance to the enclosure is will help some! :)

> In some recent pictures, my Scruffy looks pretty good, but in some
> subtle way he isn't the same. He used to be very muscular, solid
all
> over, like a decathlete. His tomcat jowls are basically gone, and
he
> looks dry and drawn a lot. From close, you can tell he's wasting.
>
It's hell watching them seemingly waste away. :(

> http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/
>
404... I see that was a temp location. Do you have an updated URL?

> But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in
February, he
> was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11
lbs 11
> oz.
>
Well that should make you feel good! Yay Scruffy! I'm not sure about
anyone else but when you help them fight for their life when they are
so ill there is such a bond, almost a parental bond.. where you'll do
just about anything to save them.

[Elaine Rene]

"Arjun Ray" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> In >, "Elaine Rene"
> > wrote:
>
> | I think Chaka's weight always varied from 10 to 12lbs, depending on
> | season, but now he feels heavier when we pick him up. I know that
> | sounds silly but I think a heavy cat in his young, very good shape
> | years will still feel light when picked up.
>
> Possibly. But 10-12 sounds like a large variation - probably not good
> as Chaka gets older.

Its in the normal range for him because of the differences in his activities
throughout the year. If he was stagnant and indoors all year round, yes it
would be a concern.
As long as it dont go under or over the 10 to 12lbs.


Over time I've become more sensitive to
> Scruffy's weight variations, but I rely on my Tanita scale to know for
> sure.
>

I have seen what that is on the net. You cant go wrong!


> Scruffy is Phoenix's hero. Losing him is going to be tough for all of
> us.
>

Surely.


Elaine

[Elaine Rene]

"Arjun Ray" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> In >, "Elaine Rene"
> > wrote:
>
> | I think Chaka's weight always varied from 10 to 12lbs, depending on
> | season, but now he feels heavier when we pick him up. I know that
> | sounds silly but I think a heavy cat in his young, very good shape
> | years will still feel light when picked up.
>
> Possibly. But 10-12 sounds like a large variation - probably not good
> as Chaka gets older.

Its in the normal range for him because of the differences in his activities
throughout the year. If he was stagnant and indoors all year round, yes it
would be a concern.
As long as it dont go under or over the 10 to 12lbs.


Over time I've become more sensitive to
> Scruffy's weight variations, but I rely on my Tanita scale to know for
> sure.
>

I have seen what that is on the net. You cant go wrong!


> Scruffy is Phoenix's hero. Losing him is going to be tough for all of
> us.
>

Surely.


Elaine

[Linda E]

He's such a beauty!!


"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

[Linda E]

He's such a beauty!!


"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Hard to believe he is sick by looking at him. He was enjoying the sun
> today. I still wonder if some of the tummy fat is bloat, but the vet
> has checked him out many times.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/48246898/82978103lvhuIP
>
>

[Arjun Ray]

In >, "Cheryl" > wrote:
| "Arjun Ray" > wrote in message
| ...

|> I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular
|> before that?
| >
| Oh yes. He was always muscular (thick neck, thick legs, very solid)
| but he gained weight when my Marley got sick with megacolon and he
| was eating all of the food from both of their bowls. [...] Shadow
| went from 19lbs early last year to 12lbs at his worst, and back up
| and now 20lbs.

Whoops! You mean he's overweight again? (Doesn't look it from the
picture.)

| I just hope that even if he doesn't get to run outside much, the
| workouts on the stairs coming downstairs more where the entrance to
| the enclosure is will help some! :)

Stairs are good exercise. :-)

|> http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/

| 404... I see that was a temp location. Do you have an updated URL?

Must have been a temporary network/server glitch. It's 200 again now.

|> But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in February,
|> he was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11
|> lbs 11 oz.

| Well that should make you feel good! Yay Scruffy!

Yup, especially since the crash made me change vets (the old one didn't
think it was an emergency calling for immediate IV therapy.) The subQ
regime since then has done a world of good. (I'm paying a fortune for
litter, what with his softball sized clumps, but I don't mind.)

| I'm not sure about anyone else but when you help them fight for their
| life when they are so ill there is such a bond, almost a parental bond..

Can't speak to the parental part, but a bond there certainly is. I
could have shooed him away the day he tried to adopt me. I didn't, and
that was that.

| where you'll do just about anything to save them.

Yes, but I can't save him from CRF:-( I can only do the right thing for
him.

[Arjun Ray]

In >, "Cheryl" > wrote:
| "Arjun Ray" > wrote in message
| ...

|> I know Shadow was overweight at some point, but was he muscular
|> before that?
| >
| Oh yes. He was always muscular (thick neck, thick legs, very solid)
| but he gained weight when my Marley got sick with megacolon and he
| was eating all of the food from both of their bowls. [...] Shadow
| went from 19lbs early last year to 12lbs at his worst, and back up
| and now 20lbs.

Whoops! You mean he's overweight again? (Doesn't look it from the
picture.)

| I just hope that even if he doesn't get to run outside much, the
| workouts on the stairs coming downstairs more where the entrance to
| the enclosure is will help some! :)

Stairs are good exercise. :-)

|> http://www.nyct.net/~aray/cats/temp/

| 404... I see that was a temp location. Do you have an updated URL?

Must have been a temporary network/server glitch. It's 200 again now.

|> But still better than a few months ago. When he crashed in February,
|> he was down to 9 lbs 4 oz. As of a few days ago, he's back up to 11
|> lbs 11 oz.

| Well that should make you feel good! Yay Scruffy!

Yup, especially since the crash made me change vets (the old one didn't
think it was an emergency calling for immediate IV therapy.) The subQ
regime since then has done a world of good. (I'm paying a fortune for
litter, what with his softball sized clumps, but I don't mind.)

| I'm not sure about anyone else but when you help them fight for their
| life when they are so ill there is such a bond, almost a parental bond..

Can't speak to the parental part, but a bond there certainly is. I
could have shooed him away the day he tried to adopt me. I didn't, and
that was that.

| where you'll do just about anything to save them.

Yes, but I can't save him from CRF:-( I can only do the right thing for
him.

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> >
> I bought a roll of the material from http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/
> They have kits but I just got the roll of 7 1/2' high x 100' long and
> attached it to the deck posts with plastic strapping.

Thanks! I bookmarked the site this time so I wouldn't lose it again. I
remember the picture of Shadow climbing it, despite the company's assertions
that cats wouldn't climb it. He looked so determined! I'm going to try to
design a sort of enclosure, but we'll see if it ever gets built. I love to
dream, but I don't have much talent for building things!

rona

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> >
> I bought a roll of the material from http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/
> They have kits but I just got the roll of 7 1/2' high x 100' long and
> attached it to the deck posts with plastic strapping.

Thanks! I bookmarked the site this time so I wouldn't lose it again. I
remember the picture of Shadow climbing it, despite the company's assertions
that cats wouldn't climb it. He looked so determined! I'm going to try to
design a sort of enclosure, but we'll see if it ever gets built. I love to
dream, but I don't have much talent for building things!

rona

[Cheryl]

"MaryL" > wrote in message
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>
>
> I bought the Tanita 1583 digital scales to keep track of weight for
Duffy
> and Holly. They are expensive, but they are very accurate (down to
0.5 oz.)
> and should last forever. You can see the scales here:
> http://www.tanita.com/professional/products/pediatric/1583.html
>
Yikes. That price would cover the dental Shamrock is in desparate
need of. :(

[Cheryl]

"MaryL" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> I bought the Tanita 1583 digital scales to keep track of weight for
Duffy
> and Holly. They are expensive, but they are very accurate (down to
0.5 oz.)
> and should last forever. You can see the scales here:
> http://www.tanita.com/professional/products/pediatric/1583.html
>
Yikes. That price would cover the dental Shamrock is in desparate
need of. :(

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> Someone in alt.cats posted a link that shows great pictures to some
> things he built for his cats. The thread was called "Office cat with
> Leukemia" . You should check that out, too. I just got some ideas!
> :)
>
> http://brushyland.com/cats/enclose.htm
> >
>
>

Thanks! I'm getting a bit depressed, though, seeing all those beautiful
enclosures my cat will probably never see--especially with my (lack of)
building skills! One of these days I'm going to take a woodworking class,
though, so I can at least build a little cube-like house for her or
something!

Thanks again for the link!

rona

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> Someone in alt.cats posted a link that shows great pictures to some
> things he built for his cats. The thread was called "Office cat with
> Leukemia" . You should check that out, too. I just got some ideas!
> :)
>
> http://brushyland.com/cats/enclose.htm
> >
>
>

Thanks! I'm getting a bit depressed, though, seeing all those beautiful
enclosures my cat will probably never see--especially with my (lack of)
building skills! One of these days I'm going to take a woodworking class,
though, so I can at least build a little cube-like house for her or
something!

Thanks again for the link!

rona