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  #31  
Old November 21st 06, 10:22 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Julie and Sam
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Jeanne wrote:

It's been 3 days since she finished her antibiotics, and Natasha is
still not eating.

I just spoke to her vet, and her most recent blood test (taken Friday)
came back normal. Even her white cell counts are back to normal. Even
her behaviour continues to be fairly normal (except for the eating
part)

Tonight I'm taking her by the vet to try something we probably should
have tried a while back - a shot of good old vitamin B, kickstarter of
appetites.

If *that* doesn't work, I don't know what I'll do.


Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha


Purrs and gentle headbutts on the way for you and Natasha. Hopefully
she'll start eating soon.

Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus

  #32  
Old November 23rd 06, 09:50 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
polonca12000
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:39:55 +0200, Marina
wrote:


This is very worrying. Many many purrs on the way for both of you. I
really hope the vitamin B helps.



It's worrying to me too.

She had her vitamin B shot this evening, and now we wait to see if it
kicks in. While there, I had the doctor check her mouth and throat
again, but he didn't find anything.

If the vitamin shot doesn't work, about the only thing left is to
schedule an ultrasound, but I don't know if I want to do that.
Basically, I don't think I'm going to have anything "major" done, and
if it's something an ultrasound would pick up when nothing else has,
then I'm thinking it would take major intervention to set things
right. And I'm not going to do that to her.

Natasha is more than 19-1/2 years old. Tonight at the vet they did the
age and weight correlation to human years, and according to that she's
120 years old. I think we all know that sometimes old people just
lose their interest in food. If this is indeed going to be the end
for Natasha, she's had a nice long life and she's due a nice peaceful
end, don't you think?



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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Lots of purrs and hugs,
Polonca and Soncek

  #33  
Old November 28th 06, 02:58 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jeanne Hedge
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Well, now I *really* don't know what to think.

Natasha practically stopped eating for something like 3 weeks.
Nothing, and I mean *nothing*, I could think of would interest her.
Chicken, turkey, tuna, baby food, wet cat food, dry cat food (k/d)...
nothing. She was actively turning her head away from everything I
tried - except the liquid from the tuna (she isn't stupid). The
vitamin B shot she had about 10 days ago did not start her appetite
up.

While digging through my cabinets just before the Thanksgiving
holidays I found an open bag of dry cat food - Purina Indoor cat
formula. Who knows how stale it is. On the theory of "why not, nothing
else is working" I gave her a little.

And she ate.

Not a lot, but there was definitely interest there. So I fed her that
over the weekend, and have continued since. She's still not eating a
lot (daily portion = 1/2 cup, she's eaten about 1/4 cup so far today),
but she *is* eating. Old, stale dry cat food. (hey, whatever it did,
she had a BM over the weekend too, so I know that part's working again
too)

Over the holiday I was talking with a lady I met who told me she had
an indoor-only cat who'd stopped eating and couldn't be interested in
anything else. So she changed his food to this new brand she'd noticed
on the shelf, and he loves it. As it turned out, it was the same stuff
that Tasha seems to have taken a shine to.

So here's hoping that maybe I've stumbled over a fix for part of
Natasha's problem, and I'll have a bit longer to enjoy her company.



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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  #34  
Old November 28th 06, 05:33 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Marina
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:

So here's hoping that maybe I've stumbled over a fix for part of
Natasha's problem, and I'll have a bit longer to enjoy her company.


Oh, I'm so glad you found something she would eat. As long as it is
*something*, never mind that it is old stale dry food. Purrs that you
can gradually get her eating other food, as well.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
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  #35  
Old November 28th 06, 12:30 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Adrian A
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
Well, now I *really* don't know what to think.

Natasha practically stopped eating for something like 3 weeks.
Nothing, and I mean *nothing*, I could think of would interest her.
Chicken, turkey, tuna, baby food, wet cat food, dry cat food (k/d)...
nothing. She was actively turning her head away from everything I
tried - except the liquid from the tuna (she isn't stupid). The
vitamin B shot she had about 10 days ago did not start her appetite
up.

While digging through my cabinets just before the Thanksgiving
holidays I found an open bag of dry cat food - Purina Indoor cat
formula. Who knows how stale it is. On the theory of "why not, nothing
else is working" I gave her a little.

And she ate.

Not a lot, but there was definitely interest there. So I fed her that
over the weekend, and have continued since. She's still not eating a
lot (daily portion = 1/2 cup, she's eaten about 1/4 cup so far today),
but she *is* eating. Old, stale dry cat food. (hey, whatever it did,
she had a BM over the weekend too, so I know that part's working again
too)

Over the holiday I was talking with a lady I met who told me she had
an indoor-only cat who'd stopped eating and couldn't be interested in
anything else. So she changed his food to this new brand she'd noticed
on the shelf, and he loves it. As it turned out, it was the same stuff
that Tasha seems to have taken a shine to.

So here's hoping that maybe I've stumbled over a fix for part of
Natasha's problem, and I'll have a bit longer to enjoy her company.



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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Purrs that Natasha continues to eat.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
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  #36  
Old November 28th 06, 02:07 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Randy
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
Well, now I *really* don't know what to think.

Natasha practically stopped eating for something like 3 weeks.
Nothing, and I mean *nothing*, I could think of would interest her.
Chicken, turkey, tuna, baby food, wet cat food, dry cat food (k/d)...
nothing. She was actively turning her head away from everything I
tried - except the liquid from the tuna (she isn't stupid). The
vitamin B shot she had about 10 days ago did not start her appetite
up.

While digging through my cabinets just before the Thanksgiving
holidays I found an open bag of dry cat food - Purina Indoor cat
formula. Who knows how stale it is. On the theory of "why not, nothing
else is working" I gave her a little.

And she ate.

Not a lot, but there was definitely interest there. So I fed her that
over the weekend, and have continued since. She's still not eating a
lot (daily portion = 1/2 cup, she's eaten about 1/4 cup so far today),
but she *is* eating. Old, stale dry cat food. (hey, whatever it did,
she had a BM over the weekend too, so I know that part's working again
too)

Over the holiday I was talking with a lady I met who told me she had
an indoor-only cat who'd stopped eating and couldn't be interested in
anything else. So she changed his food to this new brand she'd noticed
on the shelf, and he loves it. As it turned out, it was the same stuff
that Tasha seems to have taken a shine to.

So here's hoping that maybe I've stumbled over a fix for part of
Natasha's problem, and I'll have a bit longer to enjoy her company.



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com


Purrs that Natasha will continue eating. When Smokey wouldn't eat anything I
tried Fancy Feast Elegant Medely (Yellow Fin Tuna Flavor) and he just loves it.
He would never eat any canned food in the past.

Randy


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http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/

  #37  
Old November 28th 06, 05:12 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Karen
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Hey, I say whatever she will eat at this point and at her age I wouldn't
worry about wet/dry good/bad. Try a new bag of the same stuff. She will have
to probably work up to eating enough for her frame.


"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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Well, now I *really* don't know what to think.

Natasha practically stopped eating for something like 3 weeks.
Nothing, and I mean *nothing*, I could think of would interest her.
Chicken, turkey, tuna, baby food, wet cat food, dry cat food (k/d)...
nothing. She was actively turning her head away from everything I
tried - except the liquid from the tuna (she isn't stupid). The
vitamin B shot she had about 10 days ago did not start her appetite
up.

While digging through my cabinets just before the Thanksgiving
holidays I found an open bag of dry cat food - Purina Indoor cat
formula. Who knows how stale it is. On the theory of "why not, nothing
else is working" I gave her a little.

And she ate.

Not a lot, but there was definitely interest there. So I fed her that
over the weekend, and have continued since. She's still not eating a
lot (daily portion = 1/2 cup, she's eaten about 1/4 cup so far today),
but she *is* eating. Old, stale dry cat food. (hey, whatever it did,
she had a BM over the weekend too, so I know that part's working again
too)

Over the holiday I was talking with a lady I met who told me she had
an indoor-only cat who'd stopped eating and couldn't be interested in
anything else. So she changed his food to this new brand she'd noticed
on the shelf, and he loves it. As it turned out, it was the same stuff
that Tasha seems to have taken a shine to.

So here's hoping that maybe I've stumbled over a fix for part of
Natasha's problem, and I'll have a bit longer to enjoy her company.



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com



  #38  
Old November 28th 06, 10:14 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
polonca12000
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Default UPDATE Eating Habits

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

Well, now I *really* don't know what to think.

Natasha practically stopped eating for something like 3 weeks.
Nothing, and I mean *nothing*, I could think of would interest her.
Chicken, turkey, tuna, baby food, wet cat food, dry cat food (k/d)...
nothing. She was actively turning her head away from everything I
tried - except the liquid from the tuna (she isn't stupid). The
vitamin B shot she had about 10 days ago did not start her appetite
up.

While digging through my cabinets just before the Thanksgiving
holidays I found an open bag of dry cat food - Purina Indoor cat
formula. Who knows how stale it is. On the theory of "why not, nothing
else is working" I gave her a little.

And she ate.

snip

Soncek loves Purina and I am so very glad and relieved to hear Natasha
is eating again!
We will continue to purr for her and send best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

 




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