UPDATE: KFC

Christina Websell wrote:
It's the same, I think; it has Waltham on the pouch as well as Royal Canin.
Waltham is another trade name used by the giant pet food company Pedigree,
makers of Whiskas, etc. They have their factory in Melton Mowbray, about
12 miles from where I live, and a research establishment a few miles from
that near the small village of Waltham-on-the-Wolds, I guess that's where
the name came from.

TED told me Royal Canin bought Waltham about 1 year or 2 ago. Rusty was
eating Waltham's ph S/O for urinary blockage. They might have tinkered
with the formula too as Rusty started having tummy problem about the
ame time. He was on Waltham's S/O for a long time with no problem until
he got R.C. Finally we swtiched to Hill's I/D before his tummy settled
down.

Winnie



F&N used to hoover it up.

Maybe Kitty was still a bit too unsettled to eat at first. After she had
used her litterbox and had a rest on the spare bed for an hour I put the
dish under her nose "dinner in bed, madam..?" She scarfed it down. I
always know when she particularly likes her meal because she purrs while
she's eating it, and she purred. Boyfie came upstairs to enquire why the
special treatment and what was she eating? He got firmly bopped :-)

Anyways, purrs for Kitty to have many more good years with you,

Thank you.

and purrs to you for the pillings. I don't envy you!

I'm rather dreading it. It will not be easy. If it proves impossible TED
says she can have injections instead which would mean taking her back to the
surgery every other day. I want to avoid that if I can, so I will try very
hard to get those tablets inside her myself.

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in
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Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.///

I'm so very sorry to hear this. (

CRF cats can have a good quality of life for a long time. My cat, Daisy
(RB) did.

Purrs for the little lass to feel better soon.

Helen M


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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:07:41 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-(

I'm so sorry to hear this. I understand full well how upset you
are. Here's hoping her treatment works and she has a long time left
with you.

Would you believe our Speckles is still living? She was "supposed"
to have gone to RB by now but nobody told *her* that. Despite a
couple of setbacks, she's still hanging in there. Vet told us
yesterday there's nothing left but palliative care and has strongly
recommended euthanasia. But when I see her each morning perky, with a
good appetite, still active, and bright-eyed, it just doesn't seem
time. Here's hoping KFC is just as tough and holds on for a good long
while.

Hugs -

Jeanne

Christina Websell wrote:
Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all, TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am sure
will be a great relief to her.

Tweed





Purrs for little KFC. May she be happy and well for a long time.

I'm back from holidays today to read about KFC. I'm glad that you've got a
diagnosis and that she likes her food okay. I wish you the best of luck
with all the pilling - I know how hard that is. Purrs on the way for KFC to
take the pills and continue to feel better.

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white
cells were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not
looking forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!

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Christina Websell wrote:
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Maybe Kitty was still a bit too unsettled to eat at first. After she had
used her litterbox and had a rest on the spare bed for an hour I put the
dish under her nose "dinner in bed, madam..?" She scarfed it down. I
always know when she particularly likes her meal because she purrs while
she's eating it, and she purred. Boyfie came upstairs to enquire why
the
special treatment and what was she eating? He got firmly bopped :-)

Anyways, purrs for Kitty to have many more good years with you,

Thank you.

and purrs to you for the pillings. I don't envy you!

I'm rather dreading it. It will not be easy. If it proves impossible
TED
says she can have injections instead which would mean taking her back to
the
surgery every other day. I want to avoid that if I can, so I will try
very
hard to get those tablets inside her myself.

Tweed

I'm glad to hear she is eating.
We are sending lots of purrs and best wishes that the special food and
the pills help Kitty feel much better and that you will have lots of
quality time together,
Polonca and Soncek

Thank you, Polonca. She seems very well today.

Tweed

"Karen" wrote in message
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Well, she IS 20 or so, so she is actually doing very well. If you can keep
her comfy that is the big thing. I bet the antibiotics will help a little
at
least. Did the vet say if you can crush them into food at all?


I am crushing them between two teaspoons into powder and putting them into a
tbsp of the renal food as Winnie suggested and it's working great. She
likes the renal food so much that she scarfs down that tbsp with the
antibiotics in and asks for more.
Thank you, Winnie. I might have sprinkled the antibiotic over the whole
dish of food if you hadn't told me this great idea.

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Karen" wrote in message
...
Well, she IS 20 or so, so she is actually doing very well. If you can
keep
her comfy that is the big thing. I bet the antibiotics will help a little
at
least. Did the vet say if you can crush them into food at all?


I am crushing them between two teaspoons into powder and putting them into
a tbsp of the renal food as Winnie suggested and it's working great. She
likes the renal food so much that she scarfs down that tbsp with the
antibiotics in and asks for more.
Thank you, Winnie. I might have sprinkled the antibiotic over the whole
dish of food if you hadn't told me this great idea.

Tweed

So glad she is doing well with her food and with her pills. Neither of you
need the added stress of her not behaving right now. Sam is taking his
pills nicely. He sends her feel better purrs.

He seems to feel better already too, but I may just be hoping he does. He
is much younger than KFC but has been living on borrowed time so we are
happy with what we can get.

Jo