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Hide and seek with a cat.
Swazzie is slowly coming out of her shell. When I ask her she will get
up on my bed for lovin. Last night she got on my bed shortly after I fell asleep. The only problem is she hasn't eaten anything for several days. I put down her Science Diet (what they fed her at the shelter), Wellness, Evo, a little deli turkey and catnip. She hasn't touched any of it. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
---MIKE--- wrote: Swazzie is slowly coming out of her shell. When I ask her she will get up on my bed for lovin. Last night she got on my bed shortly after I fell asleep. The only problem is she hasn't eaten anything for several days. I put down her Science Diet (what they fed her at the shelter), Wellness, Evo, a little deli turkey and catnip. She hasn't touched any of it. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') Could she be getting into your other cat's dish and eating there? What about hunting her own dinner? |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
There are several different kinds of food in dishes under the edge of
the bed. Tiger is fed upstairs and usually cleans his dishes so I doubt if Shazzie is getting any of his food. She must be eating a little because there was a poop in the litter box this morning. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
On 4/10/2013 3:37 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , ---MIKE--- wrote: There are several different kinds of food in dishes under the edge of the bed. Tiger is fed upstairs and usually cleans his dishes so I doubt if Shazzie is getting any of his food. She must be eating a little because there was a poop in the litter box this morning. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') That's really good news!! Now she's stating to eat I'm sure she'll eat properly soon. Judith Yep, very good news. Patience, grasshopper. Swazzie will settle in. She's adapting. It will just take a little time. Jill |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
To set the record straight - Her name is SPAZZIE. The other spellings
were my fault. Last night she slept on my bed most of the night. This morning she wandered upstairs and jumped up on the sofa next to me and cuddled. Tiger saw this but did nothing. She is a real love bug. I still don't see any indication that she is eating but I still see some poops in the litter box. I reduced the amount of Science Diet kibbles in the bowl to 30. Tomorrow I will count them again to see if she ate any. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... To set the record straight - Her name is SPAZZIE. The other spellings were my fault. Last night she slept on my bed most of the night. This morning she wandered upstairs and jumped up on the sofa next to me and cuddled. Tiger saw this but did nothing. She is a real love bug. I still don't see any indication that she is eating but I still see some poops in the litter box. I reduced the amount of Science Diet kibbles in the bowl to 30. Tomorrow I will count them again to see if she ate any. ---MIKE--- Great news! That's excellent progress. Incidentally, Spazzie is an interesting name. How did she get the name, and what is the significance? MaryL |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
---MIKE--- wrote:
Swazzie is slowly coming out of her shell. When I ask her she will get up on my bed for lovin. Last night she got on my bed shortly after I fell asleep. The only problem is she hasn't eaten anything for several days. I put down her Science Diet (what they fed her at the shelter), Wellness, Evo, a little deli turkey and catnip. She hasn't touched any of it. What is it with cats and not eating, all of a sudden. You, me and dkg are all trying to coax our cats to eat SOMETHING. -- Joyce "Sentimentality" -- that's what we call the sentiment we don't share. -- Graham Greene |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
---MIKE--- wrote:
To set the record straight - Her name is SPAZZIE. The other spellings were my fault. Last night she slept on my bed most of the night. This morning she wandered upstairs and jumped up on the sofa next to me and cuddled. Tiger saw this but did nothing. She is a real love bug. I still don't see any indication that she is eating but I still see some poops in the litter box. I reduced the amount of Science Diet kibbles in the bowl to 30. Tomorrow I will count them again to see if she ate any. She sounds like a sweetie. Is she a clumsy sweetie? Purrs for her to eat! -- Joyce "Sentimentality" -- that's what we call the sentiment we don't share. -- Graham Greene |
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Mary asked:
Great news! That's excellent progress. Incidentally, Spazzie is an interesting name. How did she get the name, and what is the significance? I have no idea. She had been in the shelter for about a year. No change this morning. Yesterday I put 30 pieces of kibble in the bowl. Today there were still 30. There was a slight "dent" in the top of the canned food portion but I can't be sure that it means anything. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Hide and seek with a cat.
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Mary asked: Great news! That's excellent progress. Incidentally, Spazzie is an interesting name. How did she get the name, and what is the significance? I have no idea. She had been in the shelter for about a year. No change this morning. Yesterday I put 30 pieces of kibble in the bowl. Today there were still 30. There was a slight "dent" in the top of the canned food portion but I can't be sure that it means anything. ---MIKE--- ~~~~~~~~ Are you sure she isn't eating any of Tiger's food? We have all been reassuring you, but enough time has now gone by that I can see why you are concerned if she really is not eating. Have you weighed her to see if she is maintaining her weight? Is she drinking normally? If you are really sure she is not eating, and if there has been any weight loss, I think I would take her back to the vet for a checkup. Liver damage can occur if cats do not eat for extended periods. My own theory, though, is that she is getting some of Tiger's food since she has the run of the house. That's one reason I suggested checking her weight. She would have lost some weight by now if she really is not eating. She's lucky to have you taking care of her. Incidentally, the fact that she had been in the shelter for a year means that your home is a huge environmental change for her, even though it is a good one. Duffy had been in the shelter for several months when I found him. I was able to monitor his habits because I had a separate room for him when he first came to me, but I remember going through some of those fears for a short time after I got him because he was not eating normally. I checked with the shelter, and they said "he just would not eat" even though food was in front of him. I could understand that because he had been in a cage for several months, surrounded by the sounds of dogs barking (not in the same area, but still loud and probably frightening to a little cat). He soon became the most loving cat you can imagine, and he is now a happy and active little guy. I hope the same will be true for Spazzie. MaryL |
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