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Trixsy
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08-24-2006

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trixsy a private message Print Post    
Thanks Sia
Taz is extremely picky with his food. He will only eat tuna in water (and this rarely), he will starve himself before he would eat it in oil. Yes, Taz is very picky. We give him indoor (dry) catfood and he will not touch any other type, once again he would go days before I give in and give him what he wants. He only eats chicken, turkey and duck in pouches or cups. He will not eat any beef, salmon etc... He has his water fountain like in the pictures above and his electric littermaid litter box. Yep, he is very spoiled.
I have tried several ideas from the vet but he will make himself throwup the vet's medication.
He is smart and beautiful but anti-social and stubborn.

Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gina8642 a private message Print Post    
I've read eating only tuna is bad for a cat. I would definitely change his diet ASAP. A cat won't starve itself - he just wants you to think he's starving. He will eventually eat - he will just make you feel extremely guilty and worried before he does.

I'd ask your vet for the best choice.

When my original cat got very old and finiky we gave her baby food. I just looked for all the different kinds that had mostly meat in them. It worked.

For hair balls, we used to feed our cat vasaline (a.k.a. petroleum jelly). Cats LOVE it. However, I'd get it ok'd by a vet first.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Sia, Leonard is gorgeous! I love black cats, black labs, crows.. and of course I live with a wonderful black cat myself.

Trixsy
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08-24-2006

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trixsy a private message Print Post    
Thanks Gina
I never even thought of baby food. I'll try some. I told my vet what Taz is doing and he told me to keep trying to get him to eat the stuff in the "tube of lube". He said a little of the stuff would stay in him even if he threw up the rest. By the way, he went four days on his last food strike. Of course, I gave in to his demand after that. Scared me a little.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Trix, if you put the gunk on his paws, all four.. it will take him some time to clean up and some will surely stay in..

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Good idea Sea!!! I remember putting some things on my old cat's paws so she would have to ingest it.

Gorgeous pics, Sia!!!

Trixsy
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08-24-2006

Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trixsy a private message Print Post    
Thanks Sea!
I found a new catfood today that he likes that I sneaked his medicine in.
Sheba Premium Cuts - Chicken and Duck. He can't get enough of it and he will only get it with his medicine.
Ha - he's not so smart anymore.
Sad aren't I?
But it works!!!!!! and so does he!!!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Yay!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, February 10, 2007 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
No collars for any of my cats or my dad and brother's ever again.

They have 5 (or is it 6 or 7 now?) cats. All had break away collars on them. Miss Molly disappeared for a few days. At first we thought she might have climbed into my bag at the last time we saw here was as I was packing to head back to Kentucky. I even pulled over on the side of the road and looked through everything to find her. No go so we figured she might have gotten outside. Of course I was devastated thinking I had let her out, or maybe she had crawled into one of my bags then got loose. The sweet thing only weighs 4 lbs. 5 days later my brother called. Molly showed up from somewhere inside, her collar all twisted and mangled and she was barely breathing, most of the hair on her head and face was gone. She was limp and not breathing very much. My brother then noticed how tight her collar was on her, and then saw that she had SWALLOWED the bell. He pulled it out of her gently and then they rushed her to the vet. Vet said she was close to death [she's ok now] and said he thought her collar got caught up on something and she just chewed and chewed trying to get loose, and in chewing she swallowed the bell and part of the collar. Again this was a break away collar. That was 6 months ago and Miss Molly is finally doing ok, and not as skittish. Lesson learned. NO MORE COLLARS FOR US!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 12:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Wow Serate - our experience with the break-aways have been more on the they break-away when not necessary. I don't know what kind I have, but Misha's is down to the smallest it can be and we can still slip it over her head. Poor baby. I'm happy to hear she's doing well. I would have been panicked finding her that way! I sure can understand why you'd never want to use the collars again!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I am finally going to get an automatic litter box, any suggestions, or features to look for???

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
KITTEN PICTURE ALERT!! Colossus finally downsized some pictures for me, and here is the parade of kitties we've had going through our home lately:

The famous Linus/Cookie. Somehow he's managed to hide a fabulous feather-duster tail in this picture, but he's our little Maine Coone kitty who was so loving:

Linuslounging

And here's the wildcat Seven. My scratches still aren't healed, but I'm looking forward to babysitting him next week. One of Colossus' employees adopted him, and now he's best friends with a German Shepherd:

Sevenlounging

Of course, we can't forget the founding member of the "Colossus and GAL's Wayward Home for Kittens" club. This is PussPuss, stalking finches at our house. Down at the shop, he hunts rodents for real:

PussPusshunting

And last but not least, Maximus Pussimus, Treatwhore Extraordinnarius. Max has always rejected catnip, but one day Puss had been harassing him senseless after his normal ration of catnip. Max decided if you can't beat them, join them. This is what happened:

Maxstoned

For the record, Max has never touched catnip since LOL!! Look at him, all small and paranoid. "This is your cat, this is your cat on drugs." We could go global with this picture ROFL!!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
LOL Gal

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Actually Gal - those pix are priceless! You might consider uploading/sharing them here: www.cuteoverload.com

Trixsy
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08-24-2006

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trixsy a private message Print Post    
Julie - I have the littermaid brand litterbox. It works great. I got the largest one because I have a lengthy cat. Sometimes the littermaid box comes with a rug as a bonus, it is great to keep the litter from being tracked all over the room. The cost on litterbox has gone down at Walmart, it is worth the cost. (by the way, the disposable containers are cheaper there also.)
My cat is older and he goes more frequently. The vet said it is good to keep the litterbox cleaner with an older cat to prevent urinary track infections.
I also have the petmate fresh flow water fountain. I really like this because it keeps his water cleaner and it has a back up container to keep the bowl filled up.
Hope this helps, enjoy your day.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
love your kitties Gal!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol way cute Gal.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Trixsy, thanks!!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
More help needed though...I saw three at Petco; $239, $199 and the other was in the middle. I think 2 were petmate and one was littermaid. Then I saw a $99 littermaid at Target (have yet to check out Walmart.) What is the difference? (One at Petco was a round one where you push a button (as opposed to it being totally automatic). But like what is the diff between an $99 littermaid and a $200 littermaid?

Trixsy
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08-24-2006

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trixsy a private message Print Post    
The difference between the littermaids is the size. I have the littermaid plus. It seems great for my cat, he TOTALLY loves this litterbox. I also have the privacy tent to keep the smell down and to give him some security when he does his business. I have only one cat (Taz) that has been in the family for ten years now. We have tried several litterboxes and this one seems to work the best for Taz. Oh! by the way, to keep the sides of the litterbox from getting as dirty put vaseline or some type of oil for easier cleaning.
The littermaid litterbox I saw at Walmart was $69, it was marked down from the $89 price. They also have a cat tree marked down there also and I can't remember the cost of that one because I just bought Taz a condo at Big Lots recently and that was enough for him.
I checked out all of the pet supply stores in my area and Walmart seemed the cheapest for kitty supplies. Hope this helps.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks a lot Trixsy! Do you know if the Elite is bigger or smaller than the Plus? (They had the Littermaid Elite at Target for $99)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Julie, I don't know anything about automatic litter boxes or I'd chime right in. They sound like the next best thing to having a maid, though.

I've been looking back through the archive of kitty pictures, boy what a bunch of cuties we have. Half, you're cats are absolutely gorgeous and if they're half as sweet as Linus was, what a lucky mother you are. It actually hurt my feelings seeing Linus' picture again, even though I know he's in a good home and doing well. This was a kitten who, even though he'd been neglected and abused, didn't need instruction on what a lap is for. Right before his new owner came to the shop and saw him for the first time, Linus came flying into my lap while I was on the phone and repeatedly kissed me on the mouth while I was trying to talk. The little guy made out with me, for pete's sake, as if to say thank you for taking care of me I will always love you.

I regret having given him away, but in order for other kitties to have room (and for our cats to be comfortable) he had to move to a new home. Hopefully someday I will own one just like him. He was a real heartbreaker.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
how funny GAL, my mainecoon, belle, loves to kiss me too. now she's taken to nibbling on my upper lip if i don't give her enough kisses. if i'm asleep when she wants love she just climbs on my body and puts her face next to mine. not like you can sleep with 18 pounds of cat on you!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Landi I'm glad to hear I haven't lost my mind, that Maine Coons are just loving, sweet BIG makeout artists. Belle sounds like am adorable, oversized sweetpea. Plus she let you take the picture with reindeer horns on her head, that has to count BIG TIME in the feline "I love my Mommy" sweepstakes.

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Goddess, I love the names you come up with for your cats.