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Cat licking patio
My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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Oo. Time for a blood work up. This can indicate an ailment. Anytime a cat
stops eating you should get them checked. I have heard of anemic cats licking cement. "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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I have to agree with you Karen!
5 years ago my (now previous) cat took up patio stone licking and as well showed disinterest in food. The results of her checkup and full blood panel showed that, not only was she anemic, she was hyperthyroid as well. "Karen" wrote in message ... Oo. Time for a blood work up. This can indicate an ailment. Anytime a cat stops eating you should get them checked. I have heard of anemic cats licking cement. "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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I have to agree with you Karen!
5 years ago my (now previous) cat took up patio stone licking and as well showed disinterest in food. The results of her checkup and full blood panel showed that, not only was she anemic, she was hyperthyroid as well. "Karen" wrote in message ... Oo. Time for a blood work up. This can indicate an ailment. Anytime a cat stops eating you should get them checked. I have heard of anemic cats licking cement. "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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Oo. Time for a blood work up. This can indicate an ailment. Anytime a cat
stops eating you should get them checked. I have heard of anemic cats licking cement. "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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My himalayan with Chronic Renal Failure starting licking stone walls (and
eating kitty litter) when she became anemic. Yes, time for a checkup... "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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Thanks for all your advice - hubby had asked vet a few days ago about licking patio and he just said it was to do with salt content and sometimes they eat gravel too but it's ok... However, when my cat stopped eating aswell we took him to the vet for blood tests. Funninly enough everyone thinks my cat is a Himalayan (He's just a farm cat but we reckon his long-haired tabby mother either mated with a siamese or himalayan - sorry I digress!) and the blood tests revealed that he is anemic - have to take him back today for injections - antibiotics and steroids. Apparently the reading was supposed to be 5 but his was 21! Thanks for all the advice everyone - give your pussies a BIG HUG! In article ers.com, says... My himalayan with Chronic Renal Failure starting licking stone walls (and eating kitty litter) when she became anemic. Yes, time for a checkup... "The Mermaid" wrote in message t... My cat (14) has started licking the patio - anyone know why he does this? Salt content? It seems very strange. Also, he just licks at his food and doesn't seem as interested as he used to be - have tried several types of food now. Do they do patio flavoured food???!!! ;o) |
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In article ,
says... in article , The Mermaid at wrote on 9/11/04 1:49AM: Thanks for all your advice - hubby had asked vet a few days ago about licking patio and he just said it was to do with salt content and sometimes they eat gravel too but it's ok... However, when my cat stopped eating aswell we took him to the vet for blood tests. Funninly enough everyone thinks my cat is a Himalayan (He's just a farm cat but we reckon his long-haired tabby mother either mated with a siamese or himalayan - sorry I digress!) and the blood tests revealed that he is anemic - have to take him back today for injections - antibiotics and steroids. Apparently the reading was supposed to be 5 but his was 21! Thanks for all the advice everyone - give your pussies a BIG HUG! Whoa. Maybe your vet will remember now if someone asks again. I've heard it time and again on these boards the last couple of years that peoples cats began to lick cement or eat gravel when anemic. I think it's common. Hope kitty gets better. He died today. SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB |
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He died today. SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB I am SOOOOO sorry Cats are VERY good at hiding illness and he was a senior citizen kitty. It sounds like he lived very well up until the end. Sometimes I think it is better than a lingering illness, many of which we see here, but it is never easy. I'm so very sorry Karen |
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