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Fat Jack
If you are free feeding, STOP. Feed him canned food twice a day. No
treats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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From: " Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:58:20 -0700 (PDT) Local: Fri, Apr 4 2008 9:58 am Subject: Fat Jack I had a female dsh cat... this sounds very strange, I know, but I had gotten her from the Humane Society and had her kept up on her shots, worming, etc... Well, at six months she was well over eight pounds. She was huge. I kept her on a diet... But she had worms. After we had her wormed she no longer had the issue - but then I had also kept her on a diet at that time as well. Some people say that kittens should be allowed to free feed. I warn you because it sounds pretty odd. I would have guessed that worms would cause a cat to get really skinny. I apologize too because I do not recall what type of worms they were, but prior to this she had been dewormed once before. So, for what it is worth... |
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Wow I didn't think of that, I think I'm going to call the vet
tomorrow, I have another cat that needs to go in for shots anyway. He was de-wormed at 3-4 months and he's never been outside, but my other cats go in and out so it's definitely a possibility, because they all use the same litter boxes. There's no way I can't free feed. I have 8 cats ranging in age from 21 years to 10 months and they have always been fed this way, I really don't think that's the problem. I'm hoping he's like Matthew's cat and just a big boy. Thanks On Apr 4, 7:29*pm, mc wrote: From: " Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:58:20 -0700 (PDT) Local: Fri, Apr 4 2008 9:58 am Subject: Fat Jack I had a female dsh cat... this sounds very strange, I know, but I had gotten her from the Humane Society and had her kept up on her shots, worming, etc... Well, at six months she was well over eight pounds. She was huge. I kept her on a diet... But she had worms. After we had her wormed she no longer had the issue - but then I had also kept her on a diet at that time as well. Some people say that kittens should be allowed to free feed. I warn you because it sounds pretty odd. I would have guessed that worms would cause a cat to get really skinny. I apologize too because I do not recall what type of worms they were, but prior to this she had been dewormed once before. So, for what it is worth... |
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