That must be a BIG kitty. Do you have a picture?

• Ok, have a fatcat here, suggestions? - Animal person here
  • Have you tried a fishing rod toy or - Misha
  • I have a 19 lb cat myself....sm - Georgia Gal
  • A treadmill might be good idea. One-hour in morning and - half hour in the evening. :))
    • Oh, and post photo of cat with sleek abs, so kitty - will want to work harder.
      • And buy kitty nice work out clothes as incentive. - nm Garfield
  • Here is one oy my boys who also has a weight problem - SM - ERMT
    • Oh how cute! - gm
    • He's such a cutie!...Thanks for the pic...sm - cat
    • Doncha just love these kids? - Animal person here
      • I'm convinced - DW
  • Cut back on food. Not like kitty can open fridge and - get to food. Not rocket science. nm
    • Actually he can open the refrigerator- - Animal person here
      • No brainer. YOu can get locks for fridge to keep - people/pets out of fridge if you dont want them in
        • He's actually a locksmith by trade. - Animal person here
          • You're crackin' me up....locksmith by trade!...Perhaps a cat burgular?. - cat
            • Well, at least not as bad as his gay brother - Animal person here
              • You've got a great sense of humor!...sm - cat
      • LOL or like my fat Siamese. My ears couldn't take it. - tnmt
        • That must be a BIG kitty. Do you have a picture? - Animal person here
          • Actually I don't have a digi of him. - tnmt
    • I have the same problem with one fat cat - trose
      • Feed in separate rooms, leave in with food for 1/2hr. - They will quick learn to eat when food down. nm

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Thank you to everyone who helped me through these last couple of weeks with my beautiful cat with bone cancer.  We finally put her to sleep yesterday and it was very difficult for us but for her it was very quick and nontraumatic.  The hardest part for her was the ride down to the vet's because she hates/hated that part.  We then took her to the cremation place and should have her ashes back within a week.  I didn't write until now because my heart is still very sad.  I still haven't picked up her "things" around the house but will probably try to do that tonight or I may only be able to do a couple of things at a time, but that's okay. 

I wrote about our milk prices here and it got me thinking how we probably won't have to buy as much milk now or the whole roasted chickens at Costco we used to buy for her.  She would share some with us but it was really Mochi's chicken.  She would come running in from outside whenever we cooked chicken too.  Plus she would do what we called "praying to the refrigerator God" for something good to eat, she would sit in front of the refrigerator doors and just stare at it or sometimes rub up against it until we opened it up and found something in there for her. 

We hadn't been able to let her outside for a month or so so that she could warm herself in the sun, so I think she is very happily sunning herself right now, in no pain. 

Sounds like you did all you could and provided a wonderful home.   

She sounds sweet!  I swear by a liquid called Ration Plus.  I first got it for my equines who had weight problems and gas.  It's a prebiotic that works in their hindgut to regulate things...makes food stick to the ribs and helps with things like diarrhea and gas.  I also give it to my dogs now and again and even my old senior cat.  I put it right on their food and they gobble it right up.

HOWEVER, it does not state anywhere on their website or the label that it is appropriate for cats.  I just wrote to them actually, just now, to find out if it was safe for felines.  I know I've been feeding it to my cat now for over a year, one or two times a week as a top dressing on his food, and haven't had any problems and he looks great.  I will let you know what they say about it.

Fantastic results and a bottle lasts a long, long time. 

Here's their company website: http://www.rationplus.com/dog.html
but I buy it from pet places because it's usually cheaper that way.

She's an 8 year old Exotic Shorthair Persian named Charlotte.  Her little tongue sticks out all the time, 'cuz her face is so flat & her mouth is so small.  She's tiny - and only weighs about 5-1/4 lbs. right now.  Needs to gain a pound or two.)  She's a total cuddle-bug!  

(She just came out to say hi to me - she was annoyed with me earlier because I had to give her a pill.  Not easy with that tiny little mouth!)  Whenever I'm on the computer, she sits on the back of my chair and "helps". 

Oh and I love your "blanket" on your bed?  Can I have that?  It looks so luxurious especially this time of night after typing all day!  What a life!  I want to be a cat in my next life! 

This is our cat!  This is around the holidays, and my 7-year-old thought she'd jazz her up a bit, but I'm not so sure she is liking it.  She does like having pictures taken though! 

Hope your cat feels better soon; she is just beautiful!     GET WELL SOON AIDA!

I need some advice from all the cat experts out there. A week ago a very nice black male kitty adopted us and since he was so mellow and got along with our dog, we decided to keep him. I took him to the vet for the first time last night to get checked out and get shots. The doctor noticed an area between his shoulder blades that was a little flaky and a little fur was starting to come off. She thought it might possibly be ringworm but couldn't tell yet. Honestly, I didn't even notice this (and I've been petting kitty a lot) until she pointed it out, and it really didn't start flaking until we got to the vet. Today in the same area he has a very small patch of hair loss and still has some flaking but I don't see a lesion like ringworm. Could it be that the lesion just hasn't shown up yet? If it is ringworm, what can I use on it without having to go back to the vet? I already spent a lot of money there yesterday and I do want to take care of kitty, but we do have limited funds. Oh yes, and to my surprise, this kitty who has been outdoors for who knows how long is very clean and actually does not have fleas! And yes, we did try to find his owner, but no one has called.

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

I have been over there at various times of the day and making sure I was there at the regular times I had seen him previously (sometimes 4 times in a single day!) and have not seen him again.    I have waited in my car for him and gotten out to call *kitty.*  I still have the carrier in my car and I am ready to bring him home.  I have put out 2 cans of really yummy canned food over there for him, but they have gone untouched.  I sure hope the little guy is okay.  I will continue to watch out for him! 

When we first got her, she peed in my bed and actually peed on me one morning when she jumped up into the bed with me.  She was laying on my legs and then all of sudden I felt a warm sensation!  She would pee on bath towels in the bathroom that were left in the floor.  I actually watched her pee on the empty bag of liter rather than in her litter box.  When I took her to the vet for her shots and stuff, I asked my vet about her doing this.  She checked her for a UTI which she did not have.  Then the vet suggested I try a different litter because cats can be picky and if they don't like the smell or the feel of the litter, they won't use it. 

Finally, she said if all health concerns and litter concerns were ruled out, then the kitty was just being hard headed and she advised that I put the cat in a room by herself with her litter box and food and nothing else as punishment every time she peed or pooped anywhere but the litter box.

Thankfully, this phase didn't last long and I found a litter my kitty liked.  She never stayed mad at me.  We have a very good mom and cat relationship now.  Stick with it.  I know it's irritating, but that's the price we pay for having pets.  You have to expect a little mess especially with babies!

If you give up this easily, I hate to see how you handle my honery dog!  She's a boxer and a big goof ball.  She knocks over the trash cans, chews up everything she can get her mouth around, and I even caught her on the very top of my upright piano chasing after the cat!  I tell ya my house is like an episode of Tom and Jerry!  But I love animals and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

If you want a pet, you have to be willing to be patient.  I hate the idea of just giving away a pet because they made a mess.  What does a person expect with a kitten or a puppy?

This is the first cat I've had to do this behavior, and I have no clue what it means - must be some instinct maybe?  Whenever she goes to one of her water bowls (that have fresh water put in them every day), just before she starts drinking, she wipes her front feet on the floor, like she's digging a hole.  Then she drinks. 

I've seen cats act like they're burying their dinner after they've had enough to eat, and heard that it is an instinct that goes back to wild cats, lions, etc. burying their kill so they can come back to it later.  But what do you think the foot-wiping thing is? 

Sometimes it works to keep them distracted, sometimes not...but we gotta try, right?! 

I had leather furniture and at one point 3 cats...not a single one of them bothered with it but my fugly fabric recliner?  SHREDDED.  They seemed to take personal pleasure in getting their claws stuck in it and making it rock when they tried to unstick themselves.  Tools.  I miss that ugly chair too!

I'm going to stop trying to predict what is going to happen from day to day.  She is still doing pretty good, she eats when I feed her but finds it a little harder to eat from the bowl.  She drinks some water.  She purrs and naps and comes in to work with me from time to time.  She gets to eat what she wants, sleep where she wants, basically do whatever she wants except we won't let her go outside for fear that she won't be able to protect herself from a fight if one comes up or that she will go off somewhere to die and we won't be able to find her. 

Everyone says I will know when it is time and I just don't think it is time yet, though it is tough to determine if I am indeed thinking about her and not us.  I do keep that foremost in my mind though. 

This is Xanadu - a 2-year-old calico Persian.  When I first got her (both came from Persian & Himalayan Cat Rescue in Mill Valley), I figured she'd be happiest as an only cat.  But after 10 months of careful observation and getting to know her really well, I decided she needed a companion.  She had a pretty traumatic history with other cats at her original home, one of whom scratched her cornea, so her new friend had to be exactly the right cat.  And as always, the people at rescue matched me up with the PERFECT kitty-companion in Charlotte, the one posted below. 

The Rainbow Bridge

There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth.

It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge, there is a land of meadows, hills, and valleys with lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. The old and frail animals are young again. Those who are maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other. There is only one thing missing: They are not with their special person who loved them on Earth. So, each day they run and play until the day comes when one suddenly looks up! The nose twitches. The ears are up. The eyes are staring. And this one suddenly runs from the group. You have been seen, and when you and your special friend meet, you take him or her into your arms and embrace. Your face is kissed again and again and again, and you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.

                                                         -Anonymous

I know when I tore mine I was in agony...heck, even years later it still throbs and aches when it's cold and damp.  I have absolutely no advice.  I'm sure she's getting spoiled and you are taking great care of her.  Just wanted to offer up my 'Get well wishes' for you both!