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My kitty is getting fat!
Comments (15)I've had her since may, she was 12 weeks when I got her. She eats like your kitten did, she rarely chews anything. She just goes nuts. And the times they only have a bit of food in the morning, I'll wait to refill til that evening, so they have two feedings. She runs around howling and meowing and chasing me up and down the stairs. I try to tell her that if she makes me fall down the stairs, she certainly won't get fed, but I dont think she listens well, lol. She managed to steal a cookie from the beagle last night. I had one unhappy whiney dog on my hands for a few mintues after that. I was thinking she might stretch out, and become proportionate. Though it seems even when she's growing lengthwise, she keeps growing widthwise too. I'm not all that worried yet, shes still very active, if not over active. So she's definately getting her exersize. But Im glad I've got some tips on what to do now, if it does become a problem and her weight doesn't start to even out. My sister has a cat that is 20 pounds, and he cant clean himself anymore. He gets so dirty and greasy, they have to bathe him atleast once a week. He's just a big cat though, he looks like he's got a lot of maine coon in him. When I hold him his tail goes down to my knees! Oddly enough, he hates people food and cat treats. He only likes cat food. But I dont want my little kitty to become wheezy and grunty like he is. While its cute and amusing, I feel bad for the big guy....See MoreMy kitty is in renal failure
Comments (13)Thank you SO much for your advice, kind words, and listening to me. I really appreciate it. We found out that she LOVES the Hills Prescription GD canned food; she has eaten over half a can in the last 24 hours, plus whatever she has eaten of the dry Hills (free-fed to all our cats) and thinks a small bowl with bottled water served on the couch is a treat. I can actually feel a layer of meat on her spine and hip bones that has been developing from a few days ago, so yay! I will continue on this path since she is happy with her food situation. That was my biggest concern, she has always been picky but she seems to love this new diet. The reason I even mentioned "full bred" was because I didn't know if this breed was more prone to kidney problems. Her brother (same father, different mother) is healthy as a horse, and our third Ragdoll from a different breeder is healthy and large too. Lily has always been small, always between 8 lbs 4 ozs and 8.7; her brother is about 15 lbs. Runsnwalken, my husband is terribly allergic to cats, and we went in search of a cat he wasn't affected by, this is why we went the purebred path. I would have every cat from a shelter if I could, it isn't possible, so this way I have a great husband and great kitties. I did a whole lot of homework on purebreds before Lily and Frank came along, so your comment was unnecessary. I was asking about renal failure, not the cons of purebred cats. Thank you all again who gave me helpful advice. That is why I love this board, you are here with answers when my vet isn't. -Michelle...See Moreshould I get soft paws for kitty? how do I know if he's hungry
Comments (11)My cat's nails used to snag the sofa when she walked on it, though she never intentionally clawed the furniture. Next time you go to the vet, ask to have them show you how closely you clip the claws. It's possible you aren't clipping close enough. Also you might want to use a regular cat claw clipper instead of a human style clipper. Maybe then the claws will have fewer snags. You could also get a pretty throw and put it across the loveseat for now. I know he uses his clawing post, but another thing our cat loves is the cardboard clawing box, the one that sits flat on the floor, you put a little catnip in it to pique the kitty's interest. Just a Christmas idea for His Majesty. Get the velour seat; leather is too cold. Aerobeds are pretty tough, so I don't think you need to worry about that. If he did puncture it, it would just deflate. Don't get kitty declawed....See MoreAlternative to Hills Science Diet KD
Comments (36)Great post, it was hard to find on Google! As you may see, I'm currently scouring the net for more info on CKD food. I'm constantly on the look out for CKD food for my stage 1 CKD kitty. I couldn't feed her the chicken hills science diet k/d because it contains sugar. I can't feed her royal canin ckd because she refuses to eat it. So far I have her on weruva slide n serve brat pack chicken & lamb because it is the lowest phosphorous (wet) at around 15% (you can find all their nutritional information on their website) but the dry matter is quite high at around 80% and Tanya's CKD suggests a dry matter of around 50%. While both my senior cats love it (my ckd cat is around 16 the other is around 14-15) I feel like maybe I should look for a lower phosphorus one for my ckd cat. I ordered Tanya's CKD food guide book off Amazon recently and look forward to checking it out once it arrives. This thread was a very helpful, informative read and it took me forever to find, I stumbled upon it by accident. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed and God bless you and your kitties. I'd like to mention that before switching to Weruva (and now still on the search for another healthy kind) my cats both USED to eat the CKD Royal Canin food, both wet "E" (they only like pate) and the hypoallergenic dry (which has soy in it, that's why I stopped feeding it to them) and they did horrible on it. My CKD cat kept throwing up, wailing every night, refused to eat, was always miserable, had intense muscle wasting, and just slept a lot and drank a ton of water and peed like crazy. My healthy cat, who is usually quite active, had really poor energy levels and would get exhausted too easily. After taking them off that food they're doing a million times better. My healthy cat has more energy, and my CKD cat has a better appetite, pees and drinks a bit less, is brighter and more active and mobile, more affectionate and friendly, and only wails when she's hungry lol shes still stage 1 so currently no supplements and I can be a bit liberal with her food choices (still want low phosphorus!! I'm not risking feeding her a high phosphorus food) but I do worry down the line about what I'll feed her in the future. For now, I'm comfortable feeding her low phosphorus and moderate protein non-prescription foods from reputable companies that are good quality and I agree that I'd much rather have cat eating and happy on a non CKD diet than miserable and suffering on a CKD vet diet. For now, she seems ok and I will keep monitoring her blood tests. I don't know what the future holds in terms of her nutrition though. Best of luck to you guys and kitties. God bless. Also have you heard of biotin in cat food interfering with blood test results? I need to do more research into that!...See Moregroomingal
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