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Hold off the candles for KFC
Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all.
I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in
: Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed It makes sense to me. don't give up on that trayed food; if she liked it once she may again. Have you tried sprinkling some powdered taurine on her roast if you are worried about taurine? Maybe the trayed food can get her to take a little. You are nearing uncharted territory here; you should almost be keeping a detailed diary! Andy |
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On Oct 7, 6:10�pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: Thanks for the purrs. � She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. �I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? �I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. �I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. �I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. �This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. �Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. �A small tempting meal is the way to go. �I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. �She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. �I suspect I know what he would have said. �"you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." �In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed I'm glad you've found a tempting variety of food for her. And I don't blame you for wanting her to eat something with the essential vitamins/minerals....I wonder whether taurine can be given as a supplement? I'm sure your vet probablywould have mentioned that. Continued good wishes for her health to stay in balance. Sherry |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed The news sounds good. We are sending purrs that she will enjoy her new food for a long time. You have been a really good caretaker of an extraordinary little kitty. Purrs, purrs, purrs! MLB |
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On Oct 7, 7:10 pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? You are such a good example of a cat caregiver (and dogs too, for that matter) It is good that she has found another food that she will accept, at least at times. Not only good for her health, although that is of great importance. It is also good to hear of her taking pleasure in it. This upturn is a bit of sunshine. -- Will in New Haven |
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"outsider" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in : Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed It makes sense to me. don't give up on that trayed food; if she liked it once she may again. Have you tried sprinkling some powdered taurine on her roast if you are worried about taurine? Powdered taurine? How do you get that, Andy? Tweed Maybe the trayed food can get her to take a little. You are nearing uncharted territory here; you should almost be keeping a detailed diary! Andy |
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"Christina Websell" wrote | Powdered taurine? How do you get that, Andy? I'm not Andy but I can but taurine in capsules at the local health store and at Walmart. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Powdered taurine? How do you get that, Andy? I have seen it in health food stores. I was looking for it a little over a year ago, when I thought I might try making cat food myself. Turned out the health food store I go to the most often had it, along with all the other supplements needed for kitties, such as calcium. Not needed if she's eating collared doves, but if she just has home cooked meat, then she's not getting any calcium. That you could find in almost any drug store. I hope this isn't one of those things you can get in the US but not in the UK. If it is, I would be willing to send some to you. -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Thanks for the purrs. She is much better today, has hardly sneezed at all. I was at home with her all day today so I know that for sure. Not only that, she ate a few tablespoons of "cat food" last night and some this morning. I've been longing to get her back on to cat food as her exclusively roast chicken diet isn't good for her, but what can you do if she won't eat anything else? I'm just glad she eats anything (the vet says the same.) I was in Tesco yesterday and I saw in the cat food section a small foil tray (new for them) called Nature that is 60% turkey so I bought one to try for her. I lurk in the cat aisles of every shop, hoping to find something that will tempt her. I thought I would give it a go. Well, she liked it last night so much that she could hardly breathe while she was eating it, she was gulping it down. This morning it wasn't quite so much the favourite. She ate some and left a lot. Tonight she ate every piece of the smaller than usual portion of roast chicken. When humans are ill and off their food the worst thing to do is to present them with a big meal and expect them to eat it, it puts them off. A small tempting meal is the way to go. I've found the same thing with with CRF dogs and now Kitty. Realistically, I am never going to be able to put a plate of cat food in front of KFC twice a day and expect that she will eat it. She's not going to, any more, but it worries me that she doesn't get taurine from her solely chicken meat diet. I forgot to mention that when I was at TED's. I suspect I know what he would have said. "you have a cat that has exceeded her life expectancy by many years that has CRF - keep her eating what she will and forget about the taurine at this stage." In the same way I do not have to worry about her teeth by giving her the rehydration fluid that has a lot of sugar in, do you all know what I mean? Tweed Purrs still continuing for the old gal. She is the bee's knees. -- Theresa and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Forever: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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