Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 --Neither one of your vegetarian links came up although they were " in color " . It would be nice to have some substitutions although, frankly, since I use a library computer, I would prefer the subs listed with the recipe if possible - then I can just copy it all down if it sounds good. It always amazes me how good things can taste when the combinations are different from the " norm " !!! ~~Jenny Whaat!!! Have you tried The Doghouse??! Get your FREE WEB-BASED EMAIL account at: http://doghousemail.lycos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 > Hi Pat: How long have you been the companion to this cat? If you recently > adopted him and he was starved before, you might try giving him many small > meals throughout the day rather than letting him either " free feed " or eat as > much as he can in a sitting. Just a thought............. > > Storm > We've had him nearly two years now - he'll be three at the end of March. Yes, we do give him lots of small meals through the day, but sometimes he just eats even a little food a little too quickly. We're working on it to try to see what causes it - sometimes I think 'nerves' and sometimes I think he gulps too much air. Or too much water too soon after eating. Sometimes I think it is the kind of food - that he might be allergic to something we feed him. Sooooo, all this time in, we are just monitoring him as usual and trying to be sure that we know exactly how much he is fed and when he is fed it in comparison with when he chucks up. The vet can't find anything wrong with him, and he is a good weight without being overweight. The vet, btw, thought we should feed him only twice a day and then take the dish up after half an hour - you can imagine the results ;=) Wet food doesn't help either. Anyway, what's a little cat barf among friends ;=) Thanks for caring - I'm hoping the change of food will help, actually. No upchucks for a few days now. best, pat - canada -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 > I do know what you mean about cats who gorge themselves to the point of > making themselves ill. > Yes, we used to have one of those years ago. Another rescue. But our current boy needs very little food to be made ill. Fortunately, thanks to a lot of nannying, he is no longer thin - not overweight either. It may be something we have to live with - and that's okay ;=) Btw, I love the names of your cats! Especially Kitchen Floor Tile. What do you call him/her for short? best, pat - canada -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 I suspect that occasional gorging is a feature in rescued animals. This one was a kitten when he found us - he followed my daughter across a busy highway after we had spent some time door knocking to find his home. We had to adopt him after that - well, we pretended that we weren't adopting him but no-one was taken in by it! He seems to be over the stuffing himself part but he still has food issues even after all this time (we have had him for about, what, 6 years now, I guess, maybe more). The main one is that the food bowl can't get empty ever. He just goes mad when it does. He also checks the bowl a number of times a day, has a nibble or two, and then goes away. It is just to convince himself that food is always available, I think. Still, he isn't fat at all (just very furry!), so I can live with his food foibles. Generally, when we want to call Kitchen something short, he is " _your_ cat would like some attention, Adelle " (my Lady's name) *laugh*. For a while, he was also " Computer Cat " because he would bother whoever was at the computer, or " The Anti-Claus " because he was fond of climbing up our chimney. Lee-Gwen (who should be off buying that chemical warfare agent known as a flea bomb ... bloody cats!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:55:34 +1100, you wrote: >I suspect that occasional gorging is a feature in rescued animals. I think so too. Two of our animals (the cat and the collie) were rescued strays. The other dog had been surrendered to the SPCA by her owners, but she'd been at least adequately fed prior to that. The two former strays will and do eat ravenously, given the chance. The non-stray eats reasonably but not voraciously. Our collie, Sean, is a male and he's a big boy - both long-legged and long-bodied. He weighs about 65 lbs now and is still a little too thin underneath all that fur - he should weigh at least 70 lbs, and could probably handle 75 without being over heavy. When he was picked up by a Humane Society as a stray, he weighed 41 lbs! He must have nearly died of starvation. He must have been treated like that in his former home, this dog wouldn't have been a stray long. He's a big beautiful pure-bred collie (Lassie-type, not border collie) and extremely friendly to all people: loves all people. He'd have gone willingly to anyone who called him and was friendly to him. That was in Virginia, then he made his way through a network of collie rescue groups to a rescue group in upstate New York, from whence we adopted him. So at least his saga has a happy ending. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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