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This weekend
This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats
again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night. I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he hates taking his tablet. I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap and he'd go mad if I tried. The way they do it is push it down his throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's coughed up again. I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed George separately he wouldn't eat. I am going to attempt this myself, and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I don't think he's long for this world. I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least until I could nurse him back to health. I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! |
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wrote in message ups.com... This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night. I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he hates taking his tablet. I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap and he'd go mad if I tried. The way they do it is push it down his throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's coughed up again. I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed George separately he wouldn't eat. I am going to attempt this myself, and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I don't think he's long for this world. I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least until I could nurse him back to health. I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! Good luck! ACK, I don't envy your responsibility! :~) kili |
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Look, this is what I do. I crush Pearl's med's up and mix in in a *little*
(between 2 and 3 tsp.) of the yummiest wet catfood there is and watch her eat it down. Then she can go eat whatever else is around and no need to worry about another cat getting George's med. Is there a "to die for" wet food that George likes? It would be a bonus keeping him near home too if he knew he would get a "snack" from you. wrote in message ups.com... This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night. I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he hates taking his tablet. I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap and he'd go mad if I tried. The way they do it is push it down his throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's coughed up again. I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed George separately he wouldn't eat. I am going to attempt this myself, and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I don't think he's long for this world. I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least until I could nurse him back to health. I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! |
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I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about
it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you. You might want to see if a pill popper helps. It sure made it easier to pill Harri after her latest vet adventure. Dan |
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Dan M wrote: I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you. You might want to see if a pill popper helps. It sure made it easier to pill Harri after her latest vet adventure. Dan Good idea, I'll suggest it to them, but I think that he's getting wise to getting pilled at the moment, sneaks in, eats his food and tries to leg it if they don't catch him. |
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Karen wrote: Look, this is what I do. I crush Pearl's med's up and mix in in a *little* (between 2 and 3 tsp.) of the yummiest wet catfood there is and watch her eat it down. Then she can go eat whatever else is around and no need to worry about another cat getting George's med. Is there a "to die for" wet food that George likes? It would be a bonus keeping him near home too if he knew he would get a "snack" from you. That's what I do with Otis, to make sure he gets his tablet in case he doesn't eat all his food in one sitting and it goes off. The problem still remains though, as they all come in for food together, and they put all the bowls on the floor, it looks really funny, like they're doing a wine tasting or something - they have a bite out of one bowl, then move to the next, in a circle. If you just put George's out they'll all come in and eat it, as I said, he's no longer boss cat and has become subservient to one of the others. I suggested they took him in another room to feed him, away from the mob, but he refused to eat. I will try but not sure I'll have much luck either. wrote in message ups.com... This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night. I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he hates taking his tablet. I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap and he'd go mad if I tried. The way they do it is push it down his throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's coughed up again. I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed George separately he wouldn't eat. I am going to attempt this myself, and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I don't think he's long for this world. I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least until I could nurse him back to health. I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! |
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"Dan M" wrote in message news I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you. You might want to see if a pill popper helps. It sure made it easier to pill Harri after her latest vet adventure. Dan I bought a pill gun when I was in California some years ago. It didn't work with Rusty. Still resort back to finger down the throat method, with some success. But we both get quite stressed out. Winnie |
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Debra Berry wrote: You might try crushing his tablet and mixing it with a teaspoon or two of meat baby food (be sure there is no onion in the baby food. Most cats find baby food a great treat and if you took him in another room for that and then let him have the regular food with the rest, he might goggle it up. Thanks, they tried taking him in another room but he wouldn't eat. Debbie Berry wrote: This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night. I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he hates taking his tablet. I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap and he'd go mad if I tried. The way they do it is push it down his throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's coughed up again. I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed George separately he wouldn't eat. I am going to attempt this myself, and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I don't think he's long for this world. I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least until I could nurse him back to health. I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! |
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snip I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about it, but it really upsets me. Sorry about getting this off my chest but he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away, and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate. Wish me luck! Good luck! It sounds to me like George would be a very lucky cat if you culd take him in. Five cats *and* a baby might well be too much to handle for his present hoomins. Purrs that you all find an amicable solution. -- Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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