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NOT a non-event
Some time ago I posted about Miranda's annual check-up, which went
without a hitch, so I called it a non-event. Well, today it was Caliban's turn to go, and this was a whole nother kettle of fish. Miranda meekly walks into her carrier when I carry her over to it. Caliban fights tooth and nail... err, claw, and he's strong! OK, I was prepared, and fortunately he doesn't hide under the bed or any other hard-to-reach place when he's upset, so it only took me five minutes to get him inside the carrier. Then we trundled off to the bus. Caliban wanted to sing his 'Goin' to the TED' blues all the way, of course. A nice old lady talked baby-talk to him half the way, so he shut up and tried to appeal to her with his big innocent eyes saying, 'can't you see what this hoomin is doing to me? Save me! Please?' At the vet's, I was surprised that Cali boy just walked out of the carrier - I had been prepared to drag him out. He walked out and started to curl up on the counter while sniffing the vet and her assistant veeeery thoroughly at the same time. She checked him out (as I anticipated, he will have to have his teeth cleaned soon), I said I'm worried about his weight and we talked about what he eats, and then she carried him over to the scales. OMG!!! He weighed a whopping 6.24 kilos (13.75 lbs)!!! He weighed 5.6 (12.35) last year. I'd thought he'd lost weight this past autumn. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the numbers. Cali boy is definitely going on a diet now. Poor boy. He's such a food-oriented cat, but still I've only been giving him the same amount as Miranda, who weighs about half of what he weighs. Let the food war begin. I will have to fight him even more than before to keep him off Mir-Mir's food. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban |
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Marina wrote:
He weighed 5.6 (12.35) last year. I'd thought he'd lost weight this past autumn. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the numbers. Cali boy is definitely going on a diet now. Poor boy. He's such a food-oriented cat, but still I've only been giving him the same amount as Miranda, who weighs about half of what he weighs. Let the food war begin. I will have to fight him even more than before to keep him off Mir-Mir's food. Marina, are you sure he doesn't eat more than Mir? Because if he doesn't, then maybe he just has a different metabolism from hers, in which case, it could just be that his body is genetically programmed to store more fat. Does the vet say this is unhealthy? His weight doesn't seem all that high to me. Roxy is 12 lbs (5.4 kg), not much less than Cali, and no vets have suggested I put her on a diet (and doctors are very diet-oriented in the States). She always acts finicky, and appears to eat less than the other two. However, I leave dry food down at all times, so she could be grazing when I'm not around. Or, maybe she's just super fuel-efficient! Smudge on the other hand, could eat a horse - she appears to eat about 3 times what the others eat, and she's tiny. Of course, she's also indoor/outdoor, so she probably gets more exercise. Good luck! Joyce |
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NOT a non-event
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:35:51 +0300, Marina
yodeled: Some time ago I posted about Miranda's annual check-up, which went without a hitch, so I called it a non-event. Well, today it was Caliban's turn to go, and this was a whole nother kettle of fish. Miranda meekly walks into her carrier when I carry her over to it. Caliban fights tooth and nail... err, claw, and he's strong! OK, I was prepared, and fortunately he doesn't hide under the bed or any other hard-to-reach place when he's upset, so it only took me five minutes to get him inside the carrier. Then we trundled off to the bus. Caliban wanted to sing his 'Goin' to the TED' blues all the way, of course. A nice old lady talked baby-talk to him half the way, so he shut up and tried to appeal to her with his big innocent eyes saying, 'can't you see what this hoomin is doing to me? Save me! Please?' At the vet's, I was surprised that Cali boy just walked out of the carrier - I had been prepared to drag him out. He walked out and started to curl up on the counter while sniffing the vet and her assistant veeeery thoroughly at the same time. She checked him out (as I anticipated, he will have to have his teeth cleaned soon), I said I'm worried about his weight and we talked about what he eats, and then she carried him over to the scales. OMG!!! He weighed a whopping 6.24 kilos (13.75 lbs)!!! He weighed 5.6 (12.35) last year. I'd thought he'd lost weight this past autumn. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the numbers. Cali boy is definitely going on a diet now. Poor boy. He's such a food-oriented cat, but still I've only been giving him the same amount as Miranda, who weighs about half of what he weighs. Let the food war begin. I will have to fight him even more than before to keep him off Mir-Mir's food. Poor Cali! Glad it's nothing worse than a few extra pounds. Stinky was a butterball at that age, which is why I'm not terribly worried about Dante being a little cannonball -- Stinky's eating stablized a lot after around age 2. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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"Marina" wrote And about the food - yes, I'm sure I give the same size portion to each cat. The vet said some cats just store it differently from others. Hah! This proves that the great big porker's been at our HK Chapter '05 Strategic Scoff Reserves all along! Serve him right to have to go on a strict dye-it!! Purrs Claudius the Svelte Purresident, HK Chapter '05 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Marina wrote:
carried him over to the scales. OMG!!! He weighed a whopping 6.24 kilos (13.75 lbs)!!! Last time we weighted Fez, he came in at 13.35 lbs. He's not fat though, he's just a very large cat. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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jofirey wrote:
Even tiny little Molly looked like she swallowed a bowling ball up until a few weeks ago. Spring sprang, she spends more time out hunting now, and her profile has slimmed right down. Caliban is just building up his reserves for the island. Last summer I thought Caliban would lose weight while we were on the island. But both my nieces free-feed their cats kibble, and Caliban would just waltz in and empty their bowls as if visiting a restaurant. And their boy cats would just let him eat their food. So he definitely did not lose any weight last summer, though he probably got a lot more exercise than here at home. -- Marina, Miranda and staaarving Caliban |
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Exocat wrote:
Hah! This proves that the great big porker's been at our HK Chapter '05 Strategic Scoff Reserves all along! Serve him right to have to go on a strict dye-it!! I think Caliban may have to step down from his position as trespurrer. He is definitely not the right cat to be in charge of any food. -- Marina, Miranda and staaarving Caliban |
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Marina wrote:
I think we've discussed this before - European cats seem to be smaller in general than US cats. Caliban doesn't have a very large frame - all the other male cats I know are larger than him - but he definitely has a large bulge in the middle. Now that you mention it, the largest cat breeds, Ragdolls and Maine Coons, did originate in the US, and a lot of moggies here are Maine Coon mixes, being long haired and big. |
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