It's been a bit more than a month since Grrr was diagnosed, and I'm happy to
report that he is acting like his old self- his energy level is impressive,
he's not displaying any neuro issues, and is getting around MUCH better. We've
been giving him DMG liquid on his food- don't know if it's
Can you give him snacks in between feeding...perhaps when you are
having alone time with him? Id suggest tidbits like crockpot chicken
(a favorite of Copper and Thomas) or perhaps some hamburger. They
have to have animal fat.
On Apr 7, 2009, at 9:12 AM, Amy Ackerman wrote:
It's been a
My cats tend to be fattest on dry food. They are thinner, more playful and
energetic on wet, and it is supposed to be a lot healthier for them (less
chance of diabetes, etc.), although it is painfully expensive for 5 cats.
Mine have severe allergy problems so I have to feed them Natural Balance
Canned has fewer calories than dry. A cup of dry can range from over 400 to
over 600 kcals. I was feeding dry EVO and I think it's something like 650
kcals per cup. Wellness dry (yellow bag) was around 450 kcals per cup.
A 3 oz can, of Petguard turkey and barley lite, for example is 88 kcals.
Hi Amy,
I was having the same problem with my Fred, he is CRF. He was
steadily losing weight and I finally resorted to feeding him baby food.
I try and get him to eat minimum 3 jars of Gerber 2nd food Heinz
chicken, he likes the Gerber better, creamier and has double the
calories, 4
When we are trying to provide extra calories for our feral cats
(during cold weather) we supplement with kitten food. You might try
giving him some as treats, to keep it away from the other cats. We
have one kitty who is much more active than the others, so my mom
fixes him a special
avia, please tell your vet to look up FeLV in the merck manual The Merck
Veterinary Manual -Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases:
Introductionhttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/57000.htmword=feline%2cleukemia,
where it states that 70% of exposed healthy adult cats will
my cats, negative or positive, like a slurry of yogurt AND pumpkin.
winn feline foundation just sent out something about early research on the
efficacy of probiotics for cats--shows what could be expected, that they DO
seem to favorably impact the immune system, but accurate dosages and
Thanks for this, MC, I need references sometimes. This is great.
Gloria
On Apr 7, 2009, at 7:56 PM, MaryChristine wrote:
avia, please tell your vet to look up FeLV in the merck manual The
Merck
Veterinary Manual -Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases:
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