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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Rice - Cats....that does not compute. LOL

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Actually, OG, you may be surprised. The natural canned foods that I've been feeding my brats has organic brown rice in it. And when I make homemade food, I add rice. I've found that I need to puree it in my food processor, but they'll eat it.

And Costa? He loves, loves, LOVES sushi rice!!!! He'll beg until I give him a few grains!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Prisioner, love that pic! I can hear him purring!

Sea, I agree, I love the sounds cats make. Dopey talks like no other cat I have seen. Our other cats all have different meows for different things. Casper just opens his mouth and nothing comes out LOL

Retired
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07-11-2001

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
(((Ophelia)))

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
OG.. recently when we put Angelina on prednisolone to attempt to slow her cancer, and also on some canned food so she could eat something, she immediately developed REALLY bad diarrhea that was totally distressing for her.

I called the vet in a panic and was amazed that they suggested feeding her canned pumpkin.. no spices of course, just plain Libby's and to my utter amazement, not only did Angelina like it and eat it, it had a quick effect on her problem. Albertson's had it in the pie supply dept.

We always used rice with our dogs for that problem.

Prisoner, how I love black kitties!!

Oh and I do love hisses too.. I'm in awe of that sound.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Ophelia's 'problem' is better. Right now she is at the vets for her annual and sedation to clean her teeth. We sent along a stool sample just to be on the safe side. A wee prayer for her would be appreciated as she is a Siamese and usually has to have a tooth removed because Siamese have teeth issues.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm glad her "problem" is better, poor thing! Kitty kisses to Ophelia!!!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Ophus, did fine, back home already and had NO teeth pulled this time. That's a big YIPPY!!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Yay for Ophelia!

Sugar & Spice went to the vet today for their 6 wk. renal panel checkup (both have kidney disease and are on subQ fluids and a prescription diet so I monitor them closely). Spice gets so freaked out there (she spent 5 wks. there a few years ago) that she bit me when I was taking her out of the carrier--first time ever in 13 yr.! Luckily I'm on antibiotics for something else, and she had her rabies shot in April. Bad part was they couldn't get any urine out of her so I have to bring her back tomorrow. :-(

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yippy!!! What did the doc say about her poo, OG?

Retired, next time, ask if you can do the special litter thing. It's like a cup of plastic litter and when they pee it just sits in the litter box. They'll give you a syringe so you can put some into the cup the litter came in and bring it in. It was a pain for Costa (actually, getting him to pee in it was a pain, till I realized he wanted a covered litter box), but it was a lot less "invasive" for the poor critter.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Costa, since they both use the same litter box I wouldn't know who did what unless I stood guard 24/7. They'll get it out of her tomorrow. After I give her the subQ fluids she's going right in the carrier so she can't void before we get to the vet. That was my mistake this a.m.

Usually the vet takes her out of the carrier. I was distracted and just stuck my hands in with my head turned. That won't happen again. Let him get bitten.:-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Same thing here, Retired. I moved their regular litter box out into the hallway, and locked Costa up in the bedroom with the litter box with the "special" litter in it. They gave him subcu to get him to pee faster, too. Took about four hours, although I think he really hadda pee cause he went as soon as put the hood on the box.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
I'm not going to move the box. She gets daily fluids for her kidney disease so after I do that she'll go right into the carrier and off to the vet we go.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Costa, Ophilia's poo was negative for parasites. She hasn't gone at all today. Her doc is a cat-only vet. He checked out every possible system and everything is functioning well within normal boundries. There are 20 entries on the itemized statement, ending with her weight of 11 pounds.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yay for negative poo!!! :-)

Retired, it was just an option. Since it's much less stressful to the cat (staying home versus going to the vet and getting prodded).

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Negative poo?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Hermione, no parasites.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
I did read up and see that, but it was the "negative poo" in New Messages that made me peek.

I'm glad your cat's poo was negative for parasites!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL Hermi! Made you peek!!!! :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 5:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I guess seeing that as a headline would peak one's curousity.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Success getting Spice's urine at the vet's today and with no hissy fits. Now just they both get stable reports.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Nothing but great pee-pee results allowed here.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
I know they won't be normal. I'm just hoping for stable.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 2:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Stable's good too.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Prisonerno6 - are you there? Bonza has his eye on someone! lol



P.S. Glad to read all the good reports here!