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Feed a "lite" food with high
fiber, like Innova Senior... I find it works, even fed free choice. I simply
supplement the "skinny" ones with Nutri-Cal once a day to boost their calorie
intake.
Phaewryn
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Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 12:40
PM
Subject: Re: ot: Antonio
Sorry I have never seen this in my kitties.
Please let us know how your big boy does at the Vet's office.
I'm a big fan of big kitties even if they are overweight.
As far as feeding it is very hard to feed when there are
others present.
I free feed my clan so they have food at all times. I don't
know what I would do if one of them could no longer be fed like the
others.
Your in my thoughts and prayers!
I pray that this is something minor.
In a message dated 11/6/2006 9:33:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thank you, Kelly. When I first saw him plop down after he got out
of the box and cry - that was the first thing I thought of --
paralysis. Talk about having your heart in your throat. If
he did have any paralysis it was very short-lived. Something's not
right though - he looked me right in the eyes and told me so.
*Save the earth. It's the only planet with
chocolate.*
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From:
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To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 6 Nov
2006 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: ot: Antonio
At 08:54 AM
11/6/2006, you wrote: Have the vet make sure he did not throw a clot,
those are the symptome, A blood clot get lodges in the spinal "sadle area
and causes complete or partial paralysis in the rear, It is related to heart
disease and very painful, I hope it is not this, PLEASE let us
know, Kelly
I'm taking my big boy to the vet this
afternoon. Last night when he got out of the litter box - he flopped
on his side and looked up at me and cried. It really startled
me. I checked him out well and asked him what was wrong. He
would just look at me and make his little high pitched meow.
I think part of the problem is that he is overweight (22lbs
but he has maine coon genes, I believe)...and I don't think he can reach
himself properly to clean. I've noticed that a couple of times and
used baby wipes for him. I put him in a nice warm bath with kitty
shampoo last night and washed him well. He seem to appreciate
it. I saw him several times in the 'leg of mutton' stance trying to
clean but he just can't reach.
It isn't often that a kitty
will make that much effort to tell me something is wrong and so I made an
appointment because I want to rule out a UTI, bowel or gland
problems. I just feel like I wouldn't be a good mommy if I didn't
have the vet look at him.
Any thoughts on what could be the
matter?
How can I help my Antonio loose weight?
He eats the same as the other kitties -- the rest of them weigh between
8-11lbs except for Phelix who weighs 18lbs (but is not fat - big
kitty).
Thanks,
elizabeth
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