Cats, cats, cats
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Took my cuddle-buddy orange tabby Happy (the 8-1/2-yr-old “perma-kitten") in for his shots & checkup yesterday, and was informed he is definitely an “obeast:" 16.4 lbs when he should really be 12. He is supposed to achieve this weight loss by being rationed to 232 kcal daily--which would burn off 1/2 lb/mo. Putting him on a diet is easier said than done--if ever a cat could have Prader-Willi Syndrome (the rare incurable endocrine-driven condition that makes some people insatiably hungry despite eating compulsively), it'd be him. The sound of a dish clinking, a can opening or a box of anything being shaken drives him into a frenzy--trying to climb onto the counter while meow-screaming “I'm staaar-ving!" He wolfs his food (sometimes barfing it up), and if there's any in his sister Heidi's dish (at 13 lbs., she's actually considered fatter because of her short-legged part-Ragdoll body), he'll go at it too--before she comes back to finish it. Complicating matters is that he'll eat any pate-or-loaf-style cat food put in front of him (even the disgusting wet prescription kidney-diet stuff his late brother Matthew--who made it to 19-1/2--had to be practically force-fed). And when it comes to wet food, Heidi is the living definition of “finicky." Both of them detest any canned food with different textures, be they chopped bits, slices, chunks or in gravy; and they spurn stuff like Fancy Feast. She could love one flavor of wet food one day--and when fed to her a few days later she'll turn around and walk away or push the dish away and scratch at the floor in front of it. Both of them have never met a kibble they didn't like--so I put them on Purina's healthy-weight indoor formula. And when they sense it's feeding time--especially kibble-time, they'll howl like banshees and follow me around till I dish it out. We stopped free-feeding them months ago, but it isn't working. And neither of them want to play, except lying on their backs batting at stuff (or one will run over and attack the other to get at the toy--it isn't play-fighting either). We got Heidi (she's plush and black) as a 10-month-old in 2005, and Happy as an 8-week-old two years later. They got along fine (or at least peacefully) until they both became adults.
Feeding them in separate rooms & at separate times is nearly a full-time job. At least neither of them seem interested in “people-food."
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Terre, I had no idea that to truly be a CCL that the right of passage was poop on your boobs!! OMG, you made me laugh.
Love all the pics, thanks for my smile of the day. Cheers, Dee
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Kiwi, praying the little one make it. Ok, I'm going to admit I got a chuckle out of your passage about becoming a CCL.
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Ginger kitten sleeping in the embrace of black mama cat, next to all the little black kittens, is my favorite pic yet. I can just feel the love!
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ChiSandy - you had me in tears I was laughing so hard. If you don't mind, I'd love to share your post with the Kitten Inn Volunteers. The Prader-Will Syndrome...hahahahaha....we so have that at our house. And we have Romeo, aka Foodie Cat, aka Garbage Guts, etc...who will eat anything. And fussy cat, and obese cat. One of our vets, Charlie, is described by the other vet (Kate) as a purist. His cats look like the perfect weight/condition cats on the posters at the vet's office. Our Lucypurr takes after me - loves food, hates exercise. And she's really fat. The first five or six times Charlie saw her, he chewed us out for letting her get so fat. Now even he has given up. He said that like some humans, some cats are just fat. Then looked at me and blushed a bit. Kate on the other hand has a 16 year old grossly obese cat. Who is happy. And healthy. And who is miserable when he's on a diet. So Charlie has given up on that cat too.
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Good for Kate. Her kitty would probably prefer a short happy life to a long one that was miserable.
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Kiwi, I’m gonna give it the ol’ college try--if my son and housekeeper stay with the program. (Son is good at standing his ground, but the housekeeper is a bit of a pushover, especially when Heidi (aka Big Momma) gives her face rubs. Husband wants nothing to do with their diet & exercise, just pet them and let them snuggle with us.
Spookiesmom and Juliecc, I nearly spat my wine out when I saw that meme! Coulda sworn Heidi wrote it! How do I repost it to my kitty-phile friends?
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You remember Stevie, the kitten in the dress? Here he is making sure his human doesn't unpack from moving but plays with him instead.
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Chi that's an oldie Julie posted. I did a screen shot with my phone. I don't know how to do it on a laptop.
Love Stevie!!
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Stevie is adorable - and far more masculine looking.
We are trying to keep our foster cat from discovering that our cat gets to go outside on a leash. We put him in his cage and shut the door while Squeakers goes out for his walk.
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Here's a shot of Big Boy where you can see one of his paws. It's so big, it hides his other paw.
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He is a wonderful cat. Such a huge face too. A lion among house cats.
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He is beautiful to look at. A good solid cat.He doesn't miss a meal, that's for sure. It's funny to watch him approach the food when Guard Cat and the little female we call Mom Cat are eating. Comes to the porch slowly and acts intimidated. Stops and then Guard Cat gives out some strange sounds and maybe a growl. Big Boy hangs his head but holds his ground. Eventually, he approaches the plate and the other two walk away. You would think they could all share. Have only seen that happen once. It is amazing to watch them. Wished I had started filming them.
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Hello Arthur - from Arthur
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Arthur1 and Arthur2 - how beautiful are the both of you (that rhymes).
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Love the Arthurs!
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Well crap! Don't know whether to laugh or cry. But I know you all will enjoy the story. So 2 weeks ago my neighbor boarded up under his mobile home to keep cats out. So this long haired black cat shows up here. No worry , start feeding it. a week goes by, it shows up with a bunch of it's fur missing on it's head. Looks burned, cats crawl into car motors to keep warm in our winter & get burned. So I start looking for a rescue to help this poor thing. Everyone is full. No help. hubby see kitty says looks fine, I see it yesterday & think gee her fur is kinda shabby looking from the day before. And her injured area is now weeping from infection. Tonight the light bulb went on,,,duh... I think I have 2 black cats here! 1injured & I can't find help for it & 1 that is ok. Enjoy!
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here's Tutti Frutti, trying (again) to teach me to breathe:
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70s...that is funny. Sad and funny. Hope you can find help for the injured one.
Tutti Frutti is adorable!
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Kiwi- she is very proud of her tail. And her personal grooming commitment is enormous. But she's a good mouser. Self-taught!
And she and the dog get along most of the time-amazing!
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My babies! Maci, Maksim (Maks), & Mila! They have been lifesavers through treatment!!!
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So sweet together!
They have quite "wild" markings! Marvelous!
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Jackbirdie, every torti I've ever known has been an extraordinary mouser, I see that T-F is no exception! She's lovely.
nsweeney, love your M&M's, nice to see that you have three different flavors!
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Jackbirdie - that is an amazing tail! Beautiful kitty!
NSweeney - beautiful! Bengals? Stunning kitties!
Tiny tabby tummy...one of the Kitten Inn kittens.
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One of the fosterers at Kitten Inn has 10 cats of her own, and is currently fostering 17 kittens. This is the first shift at feeding time.
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And a few more KI kittens
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so many beautiful pictures!
the "leopard cats" (The M&Ms) - what fabulous markings.
Hello and Miaow to all the new cat lovers on here
Arthur after the shopping was delivered yesterday
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