Re: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food
Your cats sound like mine, spilled food all over, but they sit and wait for me to put more out. I pick it up and put it back in the bowl. It costs too much to waste. Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com wrote: To answer your first question, sometimes as a cat ages they readjust their food intake. She was a kitten, now a year so she is almost at the tail end (pardon the pun) of her growth spurt to adulthood. She is more sure of having a steady supply of food so no need to gulp. However, if she begins to lose weight, you need to take her for an exam. Second question. I have left food out for a feral colony and watched their behavior, thinking they would beam in on the food in a nanosecond. Nope. They hunted around like three blind mice with noses to the ground and finally found the bowl filled to the brim with food. OK. With my house cats, they nose around like little vacuum cleaners and miss the spilled kibbles but slurp up a nice dust bunny and then gasp and cough and spit. None of them have FeLv.. Maybe a brain cell or two got it's wires crossed. Anyway, just keep up with the weight observation. Hugs and purrs. From: Maryam Ulomi ava...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:29 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food Hi everyone, I have two questions regarding Kitty, our one year old FeLV+. Since she turned one year old, she has become less responsive to food or is less food oriented. Up to two months ago, she would drop everything to eat and get very excited about food, she would gulp her food down but now she eats a little and then walks away and then returns. Sometimes she eats more and sometimes she eats less and she has off days for eating. Is that normal? I know her weight is stable as I have a baby scale and I weight her monthly. My second question is regarding her sense of smell, which seems to be slightly off. A few times I have left her food or a few treats and she seems to not to see it or find it. Do cats with FeLV have that? Thanks, Mally and Kitty Sent from my iPad ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food
Thank you so much, she ate much better again last night! Sent from my iPhone. On Aug 25, 2013, at 12:47, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: When they are kittens at less than a year old they eat like little pigs. They slow down in growth then and eat less, however some FelV cats just start eating less and less and waste away. You are wise to weigh her and pay attention to how much she eats. I have not noticed any of my FelV cat losing their sense of smell, unless they have a URI. Are her nose runny or eyes runny? If not just keep a close watch on her,and if any symptoms appear take her to your vet. Lorrie On 08-25, Maryam Ulomi wrote: Hi everyone, I have two questions regarding Kitty, our one year old FeLV+. Since she turned one year old, she has become less responsive to food or is less food oriented. Up to two months ago, she would drop everything to eat and get very excited about food, she would gulp her food down but now she eats a little and then walks away and then returns. Sometimes she eats more and sometimes she eats less and she has off days for eating. Is that normal? I know her weight is stable as I have a baby scale and I weight her monthly. My second question is regarding her sense of smell, which seems to be slightly off. A few times I have left her food or a few treats and she seems to not to see it or find it. Do cats with FeLV have that? Thanks, Mally and Kitty ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food
When they are kittens at less than a year old they eat like little pigs. They slow down in growth then and eat less, however some FelV cats just start eating less and less and waste away. You are wise to weigh her and pay attention to how much she eats. I have not noticed any of my FelV cat losing their sense of smell, unless they have a URI. Are her nose runny or eyes runny? If not just keep a close watch on her,and if any symptoms appear take her to your vet. Lorrie On 08-25, Maryam Ulomi wrote: Hi everyone, I have two questions regarding Kitty, our one year old FeLV+. Since she turned one year old, she has become less responsive to food or is less food oriented. Up to two months ago, she would drop everything to eat and get very excited about food, she would gulp her food down but now she eats a little and then walks away and then returns. Sometimes she eats more and sometimes she eats less and she has off days for eating. Is that normal? I know her weight is stable as I have a baby scale and I weight her monthly. My second question is regarding her sense of smell, which seems to be slightly off. A few times I have left her food or a few treats and she seems to not to see it or find it. Do cats with FeLV have that? Thanks, Mally and Kitty ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food
To answer your first question, sometimes as a cat ages they readjust their food intake. She was a kitten, now a year so she is almost at the tail end (pardon the pun) of her growth spurt to adulthood. She is more sure of having a steady supply of food so no need to gulp. However, if she begins to lose weight, you need to take her for an exam. Second question. I have left food out for a feral colony and watched their behavior, thinking they would beam in on the food in a nanosecond. Nope. They hunted around like three blind mice with noses to the ground and finally found the bowl filled to the brim with food. OK. With my house cats, they nose around like little vacuum cleaners and miss the spilled kibbles but slurp up a nice dust bunny and then gasp and cough and spit. None of them have FeLv.. Maybe a brain cell or two got it's wires crossed. Anyway, just keep up with the weight observation. Hugs and purrs. From: Maryam Ulomi ava...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:29 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Sense of smell and food Hi everyone, I have two questions regarding Kitty, our one year old FeLV+. Since she turned one year old, she has become less responsive to food or is less food oriented. Up to two months ago, she would drop everything to eat and get very excited about food, she would gulp her food down but now she eats a little and then walks away and then returns. Sometimes she eats more and sometimes she eats less and she has off days for eating. Is that normal? I know her weight is stable as I have a baby scale and I weight her monthly. My second question is regarding her sense of smell, which seems to be slightly off. A few times I have left her food or a few treats and she seems to not to see it or find it. Do cats with FeLV have that? Thanks, Mally and Kitty Sent from my iPad ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org