cat trivia

"Cheryl" wrote Isn't that how Shadow got
FeLV?

Laura

Yes.

I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so long. How did
that work?

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 21:31:53 GMT, Laura R.
wrote:

circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:40 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
) said,
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My "Maine Coon like" cat has I CLIMB THE SCALE on his vet chart.
Every time we go to the vet he has to jump on top of the scale. There
is only about two inches of space for the big boy to balance on at
the top of the scale so he gets stuck.

That's a hoot! You should take a picture of it. :-)

Laura
I am going to try.
He has an appointment Saturday.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 21:31:53 GMT, Laura R.
wrote:

circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:40 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
) said,
--
My "Maine Coon like" cat has I CLIMB THE SCALE on his vet chart.
Every time we go to the vet he has to jump on top of the scale. There
is only about two inches of space for the big boy to balance on at
the top of the scale so he gets stuck.

That's a hoot! You should take a picture of it. :-)

Laura
I am going to try.
He has an appointment Saturday.

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Mary"
artfully composed this message within
. com on 08 Jun
2004:


"Cheryl" wrote Isn't that how
Shadow got FeLV?

Laura

Yes.

I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so
long. How did that work?




What Laura said, a PEG tube. It isn't as easy as it looks on
pictures on the net. It is easy to clog, and I wish I had trusted
my judgement instead of the vet because the clogging was really
because the inside part of the tube (its a mushroom-shaped flange)
was slowly working it's way in to the lining of his stomach which
caused a lot of complications. They kept saying it was because of
his tummy fat. I had him in to the animal ER several times to help
me unclog it. One of the vets at the IM hospital where they put it
in was a total bitch and told me they are just too wide to get
clogged. I almost slugged her once she was such a bitch. The whole
problem could have probably been averted with an xray. But... I
trusted the vet. Hindsight, 20/20 and all that.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Mary"
artfully composed this message within
. com on 08 Jun
2004:


"Cheryl" wrote Isn't that how
Shadow got FeLV?

Laura

Yes.

I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so
long. How did that work?




What Laura said, a PEG tube. It isn't as easy as it looks on
pictures on the net. It is easy to clog, and I wish I had trusted
my judgement instead of the vet because the clogging was really
because the inside part of the tube (its a mushroom-shaped flange)
was slowly working it's way in to the lining of his stomach which
caused a lot of complications. They kept saying it was because of
his tummy fat. I had him in to the animal ER several times to help
me unclog it. One of the vets at the IM hospital where they put it
in was a total bitch and told me they are just too wide to get
clogged. I almost slugged her once she was such a bitch. The whole
problem could have probably been averted with an xray. But... I
trusted the vet. Hindsight, 20/20 and all that.

--
Cheryl

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, "Frank"
dijo:

a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food.

I spend way more on cat food than on baby food.

Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a
factor here.

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Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, "Frank"
dijo:

a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food.

I spend way more on cat food than on baby food.

Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a
factor here.

--
Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, "Frank"
dijo:

a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food.

I spend way more on cat food than on baby food.

Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a
factor here.

--
Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here.

On 2004-06-14, Marek Williams wrote:
On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, "Frank"
dijo:

a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food.

I spend way more on cat food than on baby food.

Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a
factor here.

Babies are baby food consumers for only a while, but cats consume
cat food all their lives. There's only 20,000,000 children under
age 5 in the US, but 70,000,000 pet cats.

On 2004-06-14, Marek Williams wrote:
On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, "Frank"
dijo:

a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food.

I spend way more on cat food than on baby food.

Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a
factor here.

Babies are baby food consumers for only a while, but cats consume
cat food all their lives. There's only 20,000,000 children under
age 5 in the US, but 70,000,000 pet cats.