Feeding the cat

Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.

we iz still purrin, Tiger fur hiz howze
wrote in message
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Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.

On Dec 28, 2:12 pm, wrote:
Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.


We are all pullin for him. It actually sounds encouraging.

Will in New Haven

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On Dec 28, 2:38 pm, doggystyle wrote:
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inane his post!!

70-1

You willing to wait for the last da pickle thread on usenet, sometime
around the heat death of the universe, to collect? Whereas you have
to pay the first time he doesn't have the last word. So no one ever
pays.

Will in New Haven

--

After a lifelong study of the Buddha's words, I have to regretfully
admit that the Four Noble Truths are probably not
Faster Horses,
Older Whiskey,
Younger Women,
More Money

Yeah CHarlie! Yu eet eet eet an git gud gud treets frum yur hoomins. Den
pounce pounce on der feetz in bed.

Booker

I've had better luck force feeding by putting the syringe tip in the
cheek with the mouth closed and putting a bit of food in there, repeat
ad nauseum. I think the sensation of having some go in between the teeth
is probably like they're going to gag, so most gets spit up.

wrote:

Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:12:07 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.

I force-feed Cinder and it's done with 2 people. One holds her wrapped
in a towel and the other shoots the syringe of food into her mouth.
After every shot of food her mouth is held closed so that she
swallows.

On Friday 28 December 2007 14:12, wrote:

Charlie has been refusing to eat and drink. TED thought he might do
better at home, but he didn't eat at all Wednesday, so they told me to
"force-feed" him. With a syringe.
Step one--mix the presciption wet food with some arm water. Step 2--
fill the syringe. Step 3--wrestle it into the cat. Surprising how
quickly he can move all of a sudden! Step 4--Watch cat hurk up the
food. Sigh....
So, I switched to baby food meat, which he would not eat out of the
dish. However, when I squirted in in is mouth, he did keep it down.
Well, except for the part that ended up on his fur, my shirt, the
bathroom wall...he is also taking an appetite stimulant, and I hope he
decides to eat soon.

charlei has, however, perked up in other ways: he spent last night
roaming back and forth on the bed, playing "bed-mice" with my toes,
climibng upder my chin and talking for 15 minutes at a stretch,
curling up on my pillow. Not a very restful night (it drove hubby
right out of the room!), but I would not trade it.

Our purrrz are still comin fur Charlie. We just don't know about this
not eating. We cats sometimes do this. Is it fur healin? What is our
bestest chance uv recovery?
Our purrrrz are still comin fur Chrlie.
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Regards,
Fred
http://www.fredwilliams.ca/thesecretofmoney.html

Thanks for all the purrs; it seems to be helping. Yesterday he ate an
entire can of tune and a piece of liverwurst (hubby took the vet
literally when she said give hom anything he will eat...) Anyway, he
then ate some dry and wet cat food, drank water, & curled up on my
pillow for a short nap. Then spent the enite evening climbing on and
off the bed, under the covers, talking to himself constantly--not good
for hoomin sleep, but I'm too happy to see him acting like his old
self to care about sleeping.

On Sunday 30 December 2007 13:10, wrote:

Thanks for all the purrs; it seems to be helping. Yesterday he ate an
entire can of tune and a piece of liverwurst (hubby took the vet
literally when she said give hom anything he will eat...) Anyway, he
then ate some dry and wet cat food, drank water, & curled up on my
pillow for a short nap. Then spent the enite evening climbing on and
off the bed, under the covers, talking to himself constantly--not good
for hoomin sleep, but I'm too happy to see him acting like his old
self to care about sleeping.

Apparently he has the most important ingredient, love! Glad to hear
this positive story.

--
Regards,
Fred
http://www.fredwilliams.ca/thesecretofmoney.html

YEAH Charlie, way ta go.

Booker, Snowflake an Chappy

(itz tu kold in ar house to play at nite, so we all lined up next to
meowmie an she lafed at us wen she woke up)

They were nose to tail from the pillow to my feet.

wrote:

Thanks for all the purrs; it seems to be helping. Yesterday he ate an
entire can of tune and a piece of liverwurst (hubby took the vet
literally when she said give hom anything he will eat...) Anyway, he
then ate some dry and wet cat food, drank water, & curled up on my
pillow for a short nap. Then spent the enite evening climbing on and
off the bed, under the covers, talking to himself constantly--not good
for hoomin sleep, but I'm too happy to see him acting like his old
self to care about sleeping.

On Dec 30, 1:10 pm, wrote:
Thanks for all the purrs; it seems to be helping. Yesterday he ate an
entire can of tune and a piece of liverwurst (hubby took the vet
literally when she said give hom anything he will eat...) Anyway, he
then ate some dry and wet cat food, drank water, & curled up on my
pillow for a short nap. Then spent the enite evening climbing on and
off the bed, under the covers, talking to himself constantly--not good
for hoomin sleep, but I'm too happy to see him acting like his old
self to care about sleeping.


Maggie May, a loving meowmie cat, is looking on with a joyful
expression overlaying the concern on her face

My meowmie cat not tak rite neow becuz diss nuze hass mad her so
happy. Sheee wan mee to remin dat Cinder kat to start eetin orr shee
will be takin to him two. Eet up, Charlie, ders mor wer dat kame frum.
Liverwurs sounz gudgud. I will make Uncl Bill get usses sum.

Winnie

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Cuddleeep is speshul
Wun hour counts az too
An cuddleseep iss good four yoo.