All of our cats who eventually went anemic were drawn to concrete/terracotta/bathtub tiles...In fact, that's how I first knew that Leo was starting to go anemic...he would climb into the fireplace and lick the tiles! Fortunately, the fireplace was super-clean due to its lack of use in Houston, TX...
Healing vibes on their way to Jelly Roll! He sounds like a fighter!! Jen ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, November 1, 2004 9:19 am Subject: Re: lack of appetite > I looked up "pica cats concrete" and found this site. It's on > Feline > Chronic Renal Failure. They say it might be a symptom of anaema > or very > occasionally a sign of calcium deficiency. If Tamara is right > and > it's a craving for salt, Jelly should be interested in canned tuna > water. WE ALL HATE FeLV! > Nina > http://www.felinecrf.org/symptoms_treatments_index.htm#Table > http://www.felinecrf.org/anaemia.htm > Barbara Lowe wrote: > > >I got him to eat little less than a quarter of canned food about > 1. then he > >abruptly stopped so called the vet for something for nausea. the > specialists>dont' have a dispensary per se and my vet doesn't open > til 8 am tomorrow. > >the spec. on call suggested regulan. I tried again about 6 thirty > pm giving > >him 1/2 pepcid a/c tab and waited 20 mins then tried with a small > can of > >kitten food. ended up smearing it on a flat spoon and force > feeding him by > >getting it on roof of his mouth. he ate the whole can however > then left the > >room and i caught him licking a concrete statue. I know that > means he's > >deficient in something but just too stressed this moment to think > straight>and can't find it in any of my books. I know when they > eat strange things > >it's called pica. I hate this. Little Lenny that i lost last Dec. > started>licking the snow shovel and concrete and would eat nothing > voluntarily but > >cantaloupe. I HATE FELINE LEUKEMIA. > >Barbara and Jelly roll. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
