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Buffy Needs to Go on a Diet
I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a
couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill |
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Buffy Needs to Go on a Diet
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. |
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Buffy Needs to Go on a Diet
On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. I bought a bag of Meow Mix before I ever picked her up from her former home. I had planned on giving her 1/4 cup of that a day and a can of Sheba, split in half, twice a day. Since then I started free feeding the kibble and the same amount of Sheba. She's gained a couple of pounds so I think she needs a different lower fat kibble. Jill |
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Buffy Needs to Go on a Diet
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. You didn't. At the time. You let me believe that she only had 85g wet food per day. which I challenged you about. But instead of saying "she is also free feeding on dry" you let me think that 85g wet was all she was getting. So of course I got concerned. |
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Buffy Needs to Go on a Diet
On 8/29/2015 3:03 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. I bought a bag of Meow Mix before I ever picked her up from her former home. I had planned on giving her 1/4 cup of that a day and a can of Sheba, split in half, twice a day. Since then I started free feeding the kibble and the same amount of Sheba. She's gained a couple of pounds so I think she needs a different lower fat kibble. Jill I also thought the 85g of Sheba was all she was getting. That's when I wrote that I was concerned. I would like to see you adjust her diet by eliminating dry kibble, or at least reducing it, instead of simply changing the type of dry kibble. Cats are obligate carnivores and cannot digest grains. MaryL |
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On 8/29/2015 5:23 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. You didn't. At the time. You let me believe that she only had 85g wet food per day. which I challenged you about. But instead of saying "she is also free feeding on dry" you let me think that 85g wet was all she was getting. So of course I got concerned. Selective memory. I never said she was only getting 85g of wet food and only that. Never, ever. Jill |
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On 8/29/2015 5:35 PM, MaryL wrote:
On 8/29/2015 3:03 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. I bought a bag of Meow Mix before I ever picked her up from her former home. I had planned on giving her 1/4 cup of that a day and a can of Sheba, split in half, twice a day. Since then I started free feeding the kibble and the same amount of Sheba. She's gained a couple of pounds so I think she needs a different lower fat kibble. Jill I also thought the 85g of Sheba was all she was getting. That's when I wrote that I was concerned. I would like to see you adjust her diet by eliminating dry kibble, or at least reducing it, instead of simply changing the type of dry kibble. Cats are obligate carnivores and cannot digest grains. MaryL I'm sorry if it came across that way. But actually, Mary, you're the one who agreed with me that a little kibble and a can of wet food would be fine to start off with. I know you'd prefer I feed only wet food but it's expensive so I fill in a bit with the dry. I'm just looking for something slightly lower in calories. We do play every day so she's getting lots of exercise. Jill |
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On 8/29/2015 5:23 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. You didn't. At the time. You let me believe that she only had 85g wet food per day. which I challenged you about. But instead of saying "she is also free feeding on dry" you let me think that 85g wet was all she was getting. So of course I got concerned. Selective memory. According to my post on July 1st: "I've got some dry kibble for Buffy but I'm trying to feed her more canned food than anything else." Yes, I've been feeding her dry food. I went to the store before I went to bring her home. I asked and the caretaker told me she'd been eating some sort of dry food and 9-Lives canned. I found Sheba on sale so I bought a bag of Meow Mix and some Sheba. I never said I was ONLY going to feed her 3 oz total of canned cat food a day. Jill |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... I also thought the 85g of Sheba was all she was getting. That's when I wrote that I was concerned. Of course she said that was all she was getting. Otherwise I wouldn't have gone wild about it if I'd known she was freefeeding on dry too. |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... On 8/29/2015 3:03 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 8/29/2015 1:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I weighed her yesterday. She weighs 12 lbs. That's up from 10 lbs. a couple of months ago. She's getting "fluffy"! Obviously she's not starving. We had a really good play session yesterday. In fact, we do it every day. She's got a wand toy with a mousie on the end of it. She leaps and plays and catches her "prey". This goes on for about thirty minutes. She also loves golf balls. Funny, since I live on a golf course but don't play golf. I toss the golf ball around with her every day. And she entertains herself with it. Buffy is strictly an indoor cat. Any suggestions for an indoor dry cat food? Something available in any grocery store. I'd rather not have to drive across town to Petsmart or order it online. For now I'm going to stop free-feeding the dry kibble. A little in the morning, a little when we go to bed. She's going on a bit of a diet. Jill Well, that's a bit different from when you said you were only feeding her 85g of wet Sheba a day, nothing else, and got me all fired up about it! So all the time you were free feeding dry kibble too, and yet let me think you were starving her and worry about it. Totally out of order. I do believe I said I was also giving her dry kibble. I bought a bag of Meow Mix before I ever picked her up from her former home. I had planned on giving her 1/4 cup of that a day and a can of Sheba, split in half, twice a day. Since then I started free feeding the kibble and the same amount of Sheba. She's gained a couple of pounds so I think she needs a different lower fat kibble. Jill I also thought the 85g of Sheba was all she was getting. That's when I wrote that I was concerned. I would like to see you adjust her diet by eliminating dry kibble, or at least reducing it, instead of simply changing the type of dry kibble. Cats are obligate carnivores and cannot digest grains. MaryL I didn't want give Boyfie much dry until he had his weight issues and the vet told me to because it huge amounts of calories in. I asked her about "dry for boys" about the urinary problems it could cause, and she said he would be fine. He is. Just like she said, he put on lots of weight with it and is back to normal weight. However, I prefer to have him on wet now with just a bit more sprinkles. If he has lots of dry it seems to upset his bowels and we get bath pooing overnight. He is not allowed out overnight now in case of foxes which come here every night to look at my chickens, just in case I forgot to shut them up. When he was younger, it was a different thing but now he is older prefer to have him in the house. Foxes..sometimes they will eat cats, so we don't take a chance. e ever |
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