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Yeah, try the lite version of
whatever brand you are currently feeding. I only say high fiber because it makes
them "feel" full, so they eat less of it. My Doobie eats non-stop sometimes, to
the point I think he has an eating disorder, he will eat till he pukes, then go
eat, then puke, then eat. I have to lock him away from the food when he goes on
a binge. He also eats toilet paper, we have to hide it from him.
Phaewryn
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Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 2:19
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Subject: Re: ot: Antonio
Thank you, Phaewryn. It's definitely worth a try. The kids
won't touch the canned Innova but they may find the dry more to their
liking. I just saw that Chicken Soup has a light formula dry cat
food - this may be closer to what they have now. I'll have to check
the fiber content.
elizabeth
*Save the earth. It's the only planet with
chocolate.*
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Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 1:10
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Subject: Re: ot: Antonio
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
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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,
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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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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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