Cats get addicted to those little cans because they are loaded with inordinate
amounts of sugar and fats (it was found that diabetes can be attributed to cats
whose diet includes only those addictive foods)cats' palates get acclimated
to them and eventually refuse any of the good foods, which are still not
very good for them. I have recently read a report on pet foods - many contain
flesh from shelter-killed animals, reject meat from slaughterhouses like
tumors, diseased flesh, cartilage, bones, and even hides. It's a rotten shame
that one can't even trust the very best and most expensive foods for our dogs
and cats. There are things that one can place on top of so-called better
foods, like those dried fish flakes, or teeny amounts of what they like just to
make them eat something a little better. But if a cat doesn't want to eat at
all, I always feel that something is better than nothing - as long as they get
some nutrition! Some of our cats love people tuna in oil (not water), the
dark kind, and others like sardines in oil; the smelliest being mackerel...it's
a matter of trial and error.
BTW - honey contains all kinds of helpful enzymes, especially the kind that
isn't pasteurized!
Natalie
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:02 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats
I lnow someone who used Coke in an emergency. Hey it had sugar it worked!
Marta Gasper marta.gas...@yahoo.com wrote:
What hapens with giving them a dab of honey is that it boost the blood sugar
so if they might start to eat. It is the sugar, not the texture. I've a rescue
group and fosters , we always use honey in cases when a cat stops eating,
specially with kittens and anemic cats. Rub honey or Karo on their gums so it
is absorbed by the skin, sugar goes directly in their bloodstream w/o having
to use energy to break up what they swallowed. Also give sugar water by
syringe, shoot in cheek pouch.
I wished the good foods were more palatable to cats, mine don't like
them either but they love Purina cat chow and Fancy Feast..like ppl we
are not too atracted to health food though;) Marta
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--- On Fri, 2/24/12, dppl dppl dppl1...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: dppl dppl dppl1...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:58 PM
Toni, i enjoyed reading about your family and your tips. I also put a
dab of vicks vapor rub on the nose of my cat that had the respiratory
infection . I tried Wellness dry cat food but none of my cats would eat
it. They like some of the purina one dry food flavors. I tried the
Tiki brand b/c I heard it was good but after trying it my cats didn't
really want to keep eating it. they liked the tuna and chicken best or
plain tuna. I tired purina one canned but they don't really like it
that much. They like some of the fancy feast and publix brand and
target boots and barclay. I would prefer they ate foods without dyes,
etc but they seem to like the junk food. I give them deli low salt
turkey for a treat every now and then. Re losing hair years ago I used
to use frontline and it took the hair off the area of one of my cat's
neck and it didn't grow back for years. some of my cats foamed at the
mouth so I just gave up. I use a flea comb on them, drop the fleas in
alcohol. I have a cat fence section of my yard and have been treating
it with diamateceous earth, supposedly a natural flea killer. I have noticed
fewer fleas so i will keep trying.
Another issue is kitty litter. My cats hate any scented. Re the corn
and hard pellet, they refused to use it. I currently use Dr Eisley but
it doesn't absorb as good as it used to.
From: dppl dppl dppl1...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:10 PM
Subject: Tips to share?
On a different subject thought I might share this
Re taking cats to vets:
I often forget this in the stress of trying to help a sick animal
but if you put an t shirt or towel you wore in the carrier with your
scent , it seems to calm them. Ask vet staff to put it in their kennels
if they are being transferred from the carrier they came in..
Re getting a cat to eat:
I recently had three older cats that were sick and were being treated
with antibiotics and wouldn't eat. One had upper respiratory congestion. One
urinary infection.
One reason unknown. They were on antibiotics but still wouldn't eat.
Sometimes antibiotics upset stomach.
Searched the internet and found a suggestion to put a dab of honey in
their mouth. Don't know if coincidence or the antibiotics kicking in
but it seemed to help them maybe soothed sore throat or stomach. I
only put a dime sized drop on
