Sounds like you need some time to digest all these suggestions.....keep us up
to date on BooBoo.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: BooBoo is home!!
Ah, my Chuck used to sleep on my chest. Lennie, our present geriatric cat
has become much more affectionate toward me since Boo has come. Len is a guys
cat, has always been my husband's boy and when our son was at home, his boy.
Now he actually wants to sleep on my lap. He still weighs 12 lbs but was a
much heftier guy a couple years ago. BooBoo is supposedly the runt of his
litter but weighs 9 lbs 4 oz so he's a good size. I'm going to try to sort out
all the suggestions regarding feeding and give them the same diet. I think I
will get some liver and beef and see if BooBoo will eat that as well as his
regular food and tuna. I think he should have more iron in his diet.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Kachur
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: BooBoo is home!!
Mandy is also a "little pig" cat....she is absolutely tiny (about 5 lbs.)
but she eats constantly--and will eat just about anything. She, like your
Chuck, prefers chicken--so I buy the Wellness chicken canned food. She is deaf
but I swear somehow she "knows" when the refrigerator door opens--'cause she's
right there. I believe she would jump inside if I didn't watch closely. And
if there is ANY kind of chicken nearby she does her "wild animal" act and
grabs/growls. She is really a fun kitty. I got her from a shelter for my
birthday last July--and I fell in love immediately. She sleeps on top of me
each night (taking several breaks to visit the food dish). Love to you and
BooBoo.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: BooBoo is home!!
Pat, BooBoo is a little pig cat. He would eat all day long if we'd feed
him. He's eaten a whole can of tuna since he got home from the vet as well as
some hard food and is still wanting more. Tuna in spring water seems to be his
favorite. He also likes a bit of sardines for snack. I bought him a really
good dry and canned food at the vets but he only seems to like the hard stuff.
You know, our first cat, Chuck, who lived to 19 was a very finicky eater.
Actually his favorite foods were chicken and steak. He also ate some hard
crunchies but that cat loved chicken more than anything. We used to buy a bunch
of friers and bake them and make up a bunch of meals in bags for him. If we
ate beef, he got beef. It couldn't have been too harmful because he lived a
long and healthy life.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Kachur
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: BooBoo is home!!
I join the chorus of don't be depressed and don't give up. I agree
with just about everything the others have said. It can't be stressed too much
that BooBoo needs to eat and keep eating. My Mandy gets Wellness brand food
from Whole Foods and she is 6+ years old and still no symptoms other than being
deaf (which may or may not be related to the leukemia virus). I hope you and
BooBoo enjoy yourselves for many years.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:12 PM
Subject: BooBoo is home!!
BooBoo just came home from his neutering. He had no trouble
whatsoever with the anesthesia, has eaten, had a drink and can't stop purring.
He's really happy to be home. The vet went over his blood work with us and
told us it didn't look good. He's already anemic. I was so hoping for some
good news. He's checking into some drugs for the future if needed and we
choose to go that route. He said they are very expensive. This whole
experience has sucked the life out of me. I look at this precious little guy
and he has absolutely no signs of a disease yet I know he does. I am so angry
with his previous owners right now. They emailed me last week when I told them
the news and they pretty much suggested that we gave him this disease because
he was always healthy and happy. This coming from a family who never took him
to a vet. He was a mess when we got him, totally matted, fleas and a terrible
case of earmites. Now he's beautifully groomed, clean and seemingly overjoyed
at being here. This all so totally new to me. We've never had a pet with an
illness, let alone something like this. I swear I'm becomming depressed. I'm
not gonna let BooBoo know it though.
Lynne
