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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 7:37 am
my girls have eaten whiskas wet for at least 10 years. never a problem. now they do eat iams dry food. saxy, i would leave out water, it will drink if it needs to. we do a dry food free feed, and water out all the time, with a 7pm wet food feeding. i do not have overweight cats either.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 7:40 am
We do that too, landi. Always have water and dry food. I don't think you want to give a cat too much milk either.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:28 am
My folks have always fed their cats the cheapest cat food, change brands every 3 or 4 weeks, and except for Gabby who died of a broken heart, and Sniffy who came to us as an almost dead kitten and lived 3 years, their cats have all lived anywhere from 17 - 19 years. But then again they have a few who eat onions and that's "supposedly" deadly to cats, and another who has to have salsa every day. So I think it depends on the cats. Eddie, on the other hand, has to have Iams. He came to us with stomach & digestive problems, and we've tried every kind of food, cheapest to the most expensive, and Iams is the only one that doesn't hurt his tummy. A note on the onion situation. My folks' vet says that he thinks the onion scare is kind of like kids who are allergic to nuts. Not everybody is, but those who are can and do die. He told my folks that onion probably wasn't the best for cats, but they have one that just has to have onion, and he's never had any problems. I also interviewed for a job at a cat & dog shelter. The people who ran it were Maharishi, who didn't eat meat. They refused to feed the cats and dogs meat. [Even told me if I got the job I could not bring any meat or meat products in my lunch.] They cook up food for the critters to eat - all sorts of vegetables, including lots of onion and garlic.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:07 am
Well, i looked for science diet at walmart, didn't find it. I got some fancy feast, and i got tuna flavored since the cat chowed down on the tuna i gave it yesterday. I've left some food and water out on the porch. I got it some little treats too, and just in case, a can of friskies if it won't eat the dry food. I did forget to get a mat comb, so I will go back to walmart after school. Ciao all. Lunch is over!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:07 am
Saxy, Glad you checked in with the vet. BTW, when a cat is shaved, the fur grows back in thick and healthy. We do this for our girls about 2 or 3 times a year. Since the groomer would bath it too, as well as shave it, its really something to consider... Oh, and IAMS is also an excellent cat food. We don't use it, but its got a good rep. When Vin and I travel for a week, I leave 2 or 3 pots or really big bowls like mixing bowls or caserole dishes full of water, and a bowl for each day we're gone, of dry food. Or a huge platter piled high with dry food. I have never come home to find them out of food or water. But that's good, because if we away a few extra days, we'd have nothing to worry about. I've had bad luck over the years trusting others to feed them so I've learned to do this myself before we travel.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 1:26 pm
Ok, my neighbors officially suck!! They got home while I was doing a little brushing on the cat, and the little girl came over. "That's our cat!" The cat is a he, his name is Gizzy and as the girl told me, he's very dirty, they need to clean him up. I have NEVER seen this cat clean. And honestly, I'm not sure how often they feed it cuz he's so dirty. It's really sad. Since I bought food for it, I will continue to leave food out. I just hope I don't offend my neighbors. But I think they should feel embarrassed for how the cat looks! The cat did chow down on the fancy feast. I will leave quite a bit of food outside when we go away this weekend. I hope that it'll fatten up some at least. Just makes me feel so bad. I feel like there's less that I can do now that I know it belongs to the neighbors.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:00 pm
Saxy, maybe you should talk to them about whether they really want to keep the cat. Maybe they are just letting him fend for himself since the little girl wants a kitty. You could take him in and let the little girl visit. He sounds very neglected and that is bad!!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:13 pm
That is just sad. I agree with Dipo's suggestion if you could work something out.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:15 pm
how old is this "little girl"? she may want it to be "her cat" but her parents don't. i'd talk to the parents before you do anything.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:44 pm
Well, i certainly couldn't take him into the house. I think he'd be fine as an outside kitty, as long as someone fed him and kept him clean. But yes, he looks very neglected. There are photos in the most recent archive, Dipo.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:47 pm
Since I meant to post that msg half an hour ago.. here's a new one. I talekd to some other neighbors. This is the little girl's cat from what I hear. But they treat it like poop. Apparently they drop kick it out to the street. The little girl is in first grade. The other neighbor I got the info from I have known for years. I trust her info. I certainly don't feel comfortable talking to the cat's owners after hearing what they have done. I'm afraid of what the kids have to go through. This family had a rottie in the back yard when we moved in. Now it's gone.. Makes me wonder.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:08 pm
I think a nice thing to do would be just keep looking after him and maybe the little girl can visit "her cat" whenever she wants. 
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 5:23 pm
I still think that kitty would be better off in a shelter and hopefully adopted by another family. Living in that environment is not doing the kitty any favors. Some of us on the board have adopted kitties from shelters and they are now living the good life.
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Regee
Member
10-09-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 6:50 pm
Oh Saxy: That hurts my heart that they treat the baby like that. Maybe like what was said if you keep the dog kennel with a nice dry towel/blanket in it and food and water down the kitty baby will like your house better than there's. I know it's been cold here the last 2 day's and to remain cool here the next 5, and with it being that skinny, well it needs food and warmth. Please keep us posted okay. Reg'ee
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:06 pm
I think I am going to continue keeping the food and water out for the cat, and keep an eye on it and how it gets treated at their house. I think the best option may be to call the humane society.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 6:26 am
Saxy - I think its great that you are still basically caring for kitty even though you know that it has a 'home' cough cough. If they really aren't invested in the kitty, they might appreciate that the cat eventually calls your porch home! I would be careful about calling in the SPCA right now... in case the neighbours know you are looking into it. If they are as uncivilised as I suspect, you may be asking for trouble. Can't you continue to simply keep it as an outdoor kitty that you will feed and groom? And the kid will still get to play with it. And how about teaching the kid how to brush the kitty herself... make it a fun game for her to play with the kitty. You can basically teach her how to treat the animal, as opposed to what her parents are evidently teaching her about it!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 10:55 am
I just tried to give a pill to my kitty. I wrapped her up in a towel so her paws couldn't slip out. Put the pill in her mouth and she pushed it back out. We did this so many times that the pill was sort of dissolving. The tech told me to put just a pinch of water in her mouth and then the kitty would swallow the pill. HA. The pill finally became very tiny and I think some of it did actually get into her mouth. She wiggled out and away from me from the bottom of the towel. Only 6 more days of this ordeal for her.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:12 am
Rosie you can get a "pill popper" for $3.00 or less either at the vet or a place like PetsMart. Doesn't work for Eddie but does for Zippy. Eddie I just wrap up and push it as far back into his mouth as I can and [sounds mean but the vet told me to do it!] cover his mouth until he swallows it. Then I give him an extra special treat. Usually after the first pill and treat, he doesn't fight as much. Saxy I'd just keep feeding the poor kitty. The owners can't do anything about you putting food and water out on the porch. And if the cat starts hanging around your house more than theirs oh well, they can't turn you in for that. And if they were dumb enough to do it, show the officials the pictures you posted here, and compare with the difference he looks with him "stealing" the food on your porch. They will laugh at the neighbors [maybe more] and tell you that they can't stop you from putting food and water on your porch. Been there, done that, I won, neighbors lost. Well, the cat won the most.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:28 am
]cyan{rosie, the towel makes it slippery to get a grip on the cat. grab he by the skin on the back of her neck. (just like her mama did) doesn't hurt the kitty at all. then you tilt the kitty's head back, pop the pill to the back of the throat, close her mouth, holding her muzzle, and massage her throat. she should swallow it this way.}
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:30 am
Thanks Serate. I asked the vet tech about that (I couldn't remember what it was called) and she didn't act like they had any for sale. She is the one that suggested the towel wrapping. How does the "pill popper" work? I could run out and get one. Kitty has a couple of stitches in her mouth and had all of her teeth cleaned too so her mouth is very tender.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:34 am
Thanks Landi. I didn't see your post when I posted.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:52 am
of course you're very gentle doing this. i just reread my post and it sounded so brutal! i'm very sweet to my girls and talk soothingly while i'm doing this.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 12:08 pm
This cat will let me trim or nails and give her a bath with no hesitation at all but pills? HA. She is still hiding from me. I think I am being too cautious so that I don't hurt her and that enables her to get away from me and that bad old pill. I googled pill popper and it looks like it grinds up the pill into a powder. Is that right? Maybe I should have tried the liquid meds? She only needs one pill a day so I have time to strategize for tomorrow.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 12:37 pm
Rosie it doesn't crush the pills, it's kinda like a syringe.

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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, May 12, 2006 - 12:39 pm
Oh and when I have to "burrito" the cats I find using a sheet is better because I can get more wraps around. Eddie can get out of a towel quicker than quick. Never had much luck with liquid meds for Eddie as he'd foam at the mouth.
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