Hi, Chelsea -- I'm working through some of the same stuff as you are. I have an elderly, hyperthyroid girl, Missy, who is just painfully thin. She's got toothy problems -- tartar -- but she wouldn't be a good risk to sedate for a cleaning, and we haven't seen her eat the dry crunchies we free-feed for quite a while now. We give her B-complex to stimulate her appetite, and she eats fairly well from just the regular Friskies canned wet food we put down once a day for everybody (5 total), plus we give her a slice of thin-sliced luncheon meat (chicken, turkey, ham, etc.) a couple times a day. Lately we've started giving her Nutrical -- she likes to lick it off a finger -- and some high-protein, high-fat (first several ingredients meat-related) wet foods like Wellness, MaxCat, etc. (we just sort of grabbed a few different brands at random at the pet store, figuring she'd be bound to like something, and so far she's pretty much liked everything). I've started to notice she feels a bit more substantial in the tummy, although her little spine could still cut bread... I'm sure there are better brands we could be using (was looking for Felidae but didn't see it) but our primary goal is to get calories into her, and the ones we picked seem to be doing that. Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: need stuff Well, Tigger is doing better. He is not vomitting anymore and he has been eating good... but all he wants to eat is fancy feast wet cat food medleys. I have been putting it on top of the dry innova cat food so that way he does eat some of the good food. Need ideas on good cat wet food for Tigger. He does not have feline leukemia but is old, has digestive problems, and recently had a low appetite. Another thing I would like advice on is for a friend's cat. She has very dry, flaky skin but her black fur is also oily and sheds a lot. I suggested fish oil for the shedding but does anyone know what to do about the dander?? Would Nizoral AD human anti-dandruff shampoo be safe ( if well rinsed)?? She looks like she has snow on her for the dry skin. thanks Chelsea This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
