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Mama's worried
Singh wrote: When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha Gosh, I don't know, Baha. I don't have any experience with that with my cats. Hope she gets her appetite back quickly. Boots is like that; so dainty and tiny she doesn't have an ounce to spare. Sherry |
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When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely
back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha |
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How about take some dry catfood, and run it through a pepper grinder.
Sprinkle it into her fur, and she'll lick it right up? Either that, or put catfood on a plate, and pretend that they can't have it. Set the plate down on the couch, and walk into the other room. If she's got dental problems, maybe her teeth hurt. I know I eat a lot less when my teeth hurt. After the dentist I go on Slimfast for a meal or two, cause I can just pour it in with out chewing. Can you get kitty tylenol in a dropper? You'd have to adjust for body weight, but it's a thought. Or infant tylenol, and figure based on kitty body weight. Might help. It doesn't sound paranoid to me, it sounds like the kitty is off her feed. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Singh" wrote in message ... When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha |
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"Singh" wrote in message
... When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha Baha, definitely talk to your vet about this. If cats don't eat they can develop hepatic lipidosis *very* quickly - like a matter of days. There are medications that can increase a cat's appetite, you may want to ask your vet about those. Also there is a Science Diet canned formula (I think A/D) that is very high in nutrients, very soft, and can even be syringe fed. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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I think maybe Madame is going through a mood, and I don't blame her; I would
too if I'd just had my teeth messed with. She did eat this morning, but what we had to do to get her to eat! Seems that Roxie is not so much off her feed as she is persnickety. She comes running for the food. Last night I mashed up some soft food and she was ready to chow down, then Stosh and Brandy came to investigate what she was getting that was so different from their dinner. Roxie made a protesting trill and scooted off. So we put her dish on top on the cabinet in the bedroom, one of her favorite spots, and we put Roxie up with it. So this morning she had a nice little breakfast five feet up from the floor. I'm just wondering if she wants to be let alone a while, considering that she's just had surgery and is still on pain stuff and antibiotic. Stosh and Brandy can get into her face and chase her off. We're going to get the Science Diet after work tonight; she likes it, thankfully, and we'll see what other really high places we can find for tonight's special. many thanks! Blessed be, Baha CatNipped wrote: When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] Blessed be, Baha Baha, definitely talk to your vet about this. If cats don't eat they can develop hepatic lipidosis *very* quickly - like a matter of days. There are medications that can increase a cat's appetite, you may want to ask your vet about those. Also there is a Science Diet canned formula (I think A/D) that is very high in nutrients, very soft, and can even be syringe fed. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200606/1 |
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I called the vet during my lunch and she told me no to be too worried because
Roxie has been eating bits here and bits there; this morning was the most she's had since coming home, and the office thinks that a combination of the procedure, medicine and a swelling in a salivary gland is to blame. They knew about the swelling, it came as a result of the operation, and the vet told me repeatedly it was common and not to alarm myself, it would go down. And it has shrunk a bit, I saw for the first time this morning. And I suppose she has a right not to be concerned with chow, or anything else, being doped up. I didn't know my own name after having my wisdom teeth out (by a dentist less competent than her reputation implied, the jawbreaker; I'd have been better off getting it done at the vet!) Roxie actually has a heluva appetite, even now; she wants to eat. When we break out the chow after coming home from work, they all come running and meowing, and Roxie is right there with them doing the kitty-dish dance. They figure she's frustrated because first, she loves her crunchies and can't have them; second, everyone has this OCD thing about examining eath other's dishes as if they all get something different. In this case it's true, Roxie's been getting the Science Diet A/D since the weekend, alone or mixed with regular soft chow. Last night she did finally eat--after my original post, the stubborn Madame!--and this morning she ate even more after I took some Whiskas and smooshed it up with a fork. It wasn't a full serving, but then i gave her more than usual and I was just glad to see her munch, and she took to it with good gusto. Roxie likes to be left to eat in peace, but doesn't want to be sequestered. Problem is the Juvies come around to investigate her dish and she runs someplace where she can meditate in peace. They get along, but the kids are hyper and want to play with rougher physicality than Roxie likes so she scoots. Anyway, the vet and tech said she's actually progressing better than thought, despite it all, and she's starting to come back after her ordeal. Mama will continue like a hawk to watch her though! Blessed be, Baha Singh wrote: When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200606/1 |
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I'm so glad she's going to be OK!
-- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:61c6567f269db@uwe... I called the vet during my lunch and she told me no to be too worried because Roxie has been eating bits here and bits there; this morning was the most she's had since coming home, and the office thinks that a combination of the procedure, medicine and a swelling in a salivary gland is to blame. They knew about the swelling, it came as a result of the operation, and the vet told me repeatedly it was common and not to alarm myself, it would go down. And it has shrunk a bit, I saw for the first time this morning. And I suppose she has a right not to be concerned with chow, or anything else, being doped up. I didn't know my own name after having my wisdom teeth out (by a dentist less competent than her reputation implied, the jawbreaker; I'd have been better off getting it done at the vet!) Roxie actually has a heluva appetite, even now; she wants to eat. When we break out the chow after coming home from work, they all come running and meowing, and Roxie is right there with them doing the kitty-dish dance. They figure she's frustrated because first, she loves her crunchies and can't have them; second, everyone has this OCD thing about examining eath other's dishes as if they all get something different. In this case it's true, Roxie's been getting the Science Diet A/D since the weekend, alone or mixed with regular soft chow. Last night she did finally eat--after my original post, the stubborn Madame!--and this morning she ate even more after I took some Whiskas and smooshed it up with a fork. It wasn't a full serving, but then i gave her more than usual and I was just glad to see her munch, and she took to it with good gusto. Roxie likes to be left to eat in peace, but doesn't want to be sequestered. Problem is the Juvies come around to investigate her dish and she runs someplace where she can meditate in peace. They get along, but the kids are hyper and want to play with rougher physicality than Roxie likes so she scoots. Anyway, the vet and tech said she's actually progressing better than thought, despite it all, and she's starting to come back after her ordeal. Mama will continue like a hawk to watch her though! Blessed be, Baha Singh wrote: When Brandy had her dental surgery last year, she bounced quite nicely back, including appetite. Now Roxie has an appetite, but turns her nose up at whatever we set down. She'll come running for chow and go to her favorite place (on the stairs) and investigate her dinner, but hasn't much interest. Otherwise she's active and playful. I'm afraid she's going to literally run herself ragged, in the bone-thin sense. We're new to the dental thing, despite the Brandy scare. Roxie does have an inflamed salivary gland--so the vet said yesterday at the follow-up. Is my Little Girl on the normal side, and otherwise on the mend? I swear I'll never forgive myself if something really awful happens; she's built thin to begin with, and I want Roxie to eat! Or am I just being way too paranoid? Blessed be, Baha -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200606/1 |
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Baha via CatKB.com wrote:
snippage It wasn't a full serving, but then i gave her more than usual and I was just glad to see her munch, and she took to it with good gusto. So glad to hear Roxie is doing better and eating properly. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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"Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
They get along, but the kids are hyper and want to play with rougher physicality than Roxie likes so she scoots. Anyway, the vet and tech said she's actually progressing better than thought, despite it all, and she's starting to come back after her ordeal. Mama will continue like a hawk to watch her though! I can understand your being concerned. Towards the end, I was practically obsessed with keeping Betty fed. I remember how I was trying to feed her a piece of ham by hand, and I was crying because it kept falling out, and Betty was crying because she was hungry and wanted the ham, although she couldn't hold it. It was hard the few days after her next to last vet trip, when she was a bit sore because they had to extract more teeth. I improvised some recipes that I kept adapting as Betty's condition changed though, and towards the end, she seemed to be putting on some more weight. |
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Baha via CatKB.com wrote:
I called the vet during my lunch and she told me no to be too worried because Roxie has been eating bits here and bits there; this morning was the most she's had since coming home, and the office thinks that a combination of the procedure, medicine and a swelling in a salivary gland is to blame. snip I'm so glad to hear Roxie is eating more. Continued purrs and best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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