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Blender Fancy Feast for Older Cat
Alino (pronounced Aleen-yo) is now almost 17 years old and very precious to us. We (including Alino) lost his older brother, Amaretto) to Diabetes and Kidney problems just a year ago. He is a blue point Siamese, neautered male, with an incredibly sweet disposition--very cuddly and loving. He has two medical problems: (1) colon troubles (hard feces), for which he gets 2 units of Lactulose at each meal, with both Metamucil and Cosequine sprinkled in his food; and (2) dirty teeth. The vet will no longer give him a dental procedure given his age and her suspicions about a possible enlarged heart that might create a heart attack during the anesthesia needed for a dental procedure. Up until now, we have been feeding him a morning can of Figaro Tuna and an evening meal of Roaster Chicken from our grocery store, where we pull off a chunk of white meat and grind it between our fingers to crush it. Alino tends to eat very little of his morning Tuna, and eats some of his evening Chicken. He still loves dry food, but only snacks at it now. He drinks a good amount of water every day, but has been slowly but surely losing weight over the past year. He used to weigh almost 16 pounds, but is now down to about 10. This morning, when Alino refused his Tuna altogether, I tried something new. His new little sister, Pemberton, (just adopted from the North Shore Animal League as of Amaretto's death in April 2007) is a terrific eater and loves the variety of Fancy Feast cans that we buy her--mostly salmon, but other fish varieties too. I took a can of her chicken and tuna in gravy and put it in the blender, with a can's worth of extra water, the metamucil and the contents of one cosequin pill. I poured it into a bowl and added a sprinkling of ground up Roaster Chicken on top. Alino loved it and gobbled it down. Most successful. My question is: how safe is Fancy Feast for older cats? Our vet feels that if a cat is hungry and eating, that is good enough and any type of food will do. But, I just want to check with the group to see if Fancy Feast is just too much fat and protein for my sweet older cat. Many thanks for any and all responses!! Peg |
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Blender Fancy Feast for Older Cat
Most types of Fancy Feast are very good for cats - a more balanced
nutrition than roasted chicken - that's for sure. My last cat live to 20 years and 3 months and ate nothing but two cans of Fancy Feast a day. Have you had the kitty tested for hyperthryroidism? You probably should - with that weight loss and age. 17 is about the age that mine was diagnosed and lived another 3 years with meds. On Feb 17, 11:20�am, Peg Caldwell-Ott wrote: Alino (pronounced Aleen-yo) is now almost 17 years old and very precious to us. �We (including Alino) lost his older brother, Amaretto) to Diabetes and Kidney problems just a year ago. He is a blue point Siamese, neautered male, with an incredibly sweet disposition--very cuddly and loving. �He has two medical problems: (1) colon troubles (hard feces), for which he gets 2 units of Lactulose at each meal, with both Metamucil and Cosequine sprinkled in his food; and (2) dirty teeth. �The vet will no longer give him a dental procedure given his age and her suspicions about a possible enlarged heart that might create a heart attack during the anesthesia needed for a dental procedure. Up until now, we have been feeding him a morning can of Figaro Tuna and an evening meal of Roaster Chicken from our grocery store, where we pull off a chunk of white meat and grind it between our fingers to crush it. Alino tends to eat very little of his morning Tuna, and eats some of his evening Chicken. �He still loves dry food, but only snacks at it now. �He drinks a good amount of water every day, but has been slowly but surely losing weight over the past year. He used to weigh almost 16 pounds, but is now down to about 10. This morning, when Alino refused his Tuna altogether, I tried something new. �His new little sister, Pemberton, (just adopted from the North Shore Animal League as of Amaretto's death in April 2007) is a terrific eater and loves the variety of Fancy Feast cans that we buy her--mostly salmon, but other fish varieties too. �I took a can of her chicken and tuna in gravy and put it in the blender, with a can's worth of �extra water, the metamucil and the contents of one cosequin pill. I poured it into a bowl and added a sprinkling of ground up Roaster Chicken on top. �Alino loved it and gobbled it down. Most successful. My question is: how safe is Fancy Feast for older cats? �Our vet feels that if a cat is hungry and eating, that is good enough and any type of food will do. �But, I just want to check with the group to see if Fancy Feast is just too much fat and protein for my sweet older cat. Many thanks for any and all responses!! Peg |
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Blender Fancy Feast for Older Cat
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:20:41 -0500, Peg Caldwell-Ott
wrote: (2) dirty teeth. The vet will no longer give him a dental procedure given his age and her suspicions about a possible enlarged heart that might create a heart attack during the anesthesia needed for a dental procedure. No dental because of his age and POSSIBLE enkarged heart?!?!?!? I would be seeing another vet for second opinion!!! |
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