A couple of suggestions for food. . Gerber Stage 2 Baby Food-ham, turkey, beef (has no onion in it)
. Fancy Feast original chicken-most cats think its chocolate cake . Warm Kentucky Fried Chicken (without bones)-trappers swear by it. . Don't know where you are but White Rose regular tuna cat food (not the stew)-its cheap dark meat tuna and the ferals in my old colony loved it. . ANYTHING else you can get in her-yogurt, tuna water, cold cuts, and on and on. I know what you mean about treating a feral-don't know if they use a box but if you can get a urine sample out of that, you could get a lot of info from that. Also, think about getting some of her poop for fecal-could be parasite. Another thought might be if you have a cooperative vet to simply try her on some thyroid meds for a bit and see if it helps. Getting a cat to take pills is tricky, I know. I've had some success with small pieces of pill pockets. For my old colony, I've used liverwurst-that's another food they seem to run for. Good for you for trying with these guys. I know it can't be easy.. From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Off Topic. Very Thin 8 year old cat I really appreciate the information about getting her to the vets and would if it was an option. I have live traps etc. Once this crew is trapped, they are rarely trapped again. She can't be handled nor can the others. It is my hope to trap them one final time and relocate them to my farm. They live at my Mom's and she died. Her house will be sold. I have examined all the trap/vet possibilities. Honest. Consider that there will be no way of treating her for diabetes or even thyroid issues over any period of time unless she is imprisoned at the vets for the rest of her life. I will check the Neutro Ved for her food. Sometimes I can get supplements into her food and other times I can't. These guys are very wild. Think of this in terms of treating a possum or coon that lives near you. And yes, she is very loved but she is very wild too. On Mar 20, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Lee Evans wrote: Could be overactive thyroid. Especially if she's eating normally or more than normally and is getting thinner by the minute. That could also account for the fact that she is cold. Is her fur dull looking and dry? If she can be trapped, she would need a thyroid profile (T-3 and T-4) and a glucose test for diabetes. She may have the equivalent of human pernicious anemia or chronic anemia so a test for her hemoglobin level should also be done. These are things that various cats I have had living with me over the years developed as they aged.Hope it helps. You could also add NeutroVed to her food. It's a liquid iron and vitamin compound for cats. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! _____ From: MaiMaiPG <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:44 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Off Topic. Very Thin 8 year old cat I realize this is not a FELV+ question but this group has such wide experience and helped so much with Dixie, I just have to try. I have a very thin 8 year old cat who is almost impossible to vet. She has lived in Mom's garage since she was a day old. Recently she has gotten thin and appears cold. I have heat lamps, a cat heating pad, Snuggle Safes and rice bags for her on top of rubber maid totes. I can't be sure what she is eating but there is always food available and I've added Pet Tinic to the mix. She has two cats who hang out with her. They have all been neutered/spayed. Tommy has had weight/cold issues for at least 8 weeks. She acts ok most of the time but there have been days that she looked like she was ready to leave this world. I am trying chcken livers and anything else I canthink of for iron. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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