Pet Owners!!!!!!!

**kkat55** · August 21, 2006, 12:28 PM

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Thanks! I read them and then copied them for my DH to read also.

**Jacksuncle** · August 21, 2006, 01:35 PM

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My cat Stinky has the pleasure of A/C and canned cat food and the only walking he does is between the bed, the box and the bowl, which are affectionately called the 3 B's

I am trying to get him to lose weight. I took him to the vet for ear mites and the nice vet lady said "normal cats weigh 9 pounds....yours weighs 30! I just thought he was lazy. So I have only been feeding him 1/2 can in the morning the other 1/2 in the evening. He hates it but I think he lost a little cuz when I pick him up now I dont blow out a disc.

**Coop2004** · August 21, 2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by kkat55

Thanks! I read them and then copied them for my DH to read also.

Thanks, Megs, for the articles. I, too, printed them for my DH to read!! We always try to be careful with our "Girl", but the more information one has, the better!!

**not2late** · August 21, 2006, 02:44 PM

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I could only imagine the panick of those dog owners. My pets are members of my family and I would be terrified if they got sick like that.

**dotsamantha** · August 22, 2006, 12:32 AM

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My dog is very fluffy- chow/sheep dog - so I take extra care with him in the heat.

**Analog6** · August 22, 2006, 01:16 AM

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Tommy, it is really hard to diet a cat (as you're finding out)! Two of our 5 are big cats, they weigh about 16-17lbs each, but they are big framed, and the vet said not overweight. Raymond is 58cm from nose to tail and then you add 35cm of tail! He can put his paws and chin on the kitchen bench when he stretches up (he uses this legnth to great advantage!). Marmaduke is stocky and has very heavy bones. The other 3 are delicate little souls of 5-6 lbs each (all females).

Does your cat like to play. Those toys on the end of sticks are good, you hold one end and wave the other in front of the cat and they are supposed to get exercise chasing it. I have noticed, however, they only do it when they want to!

On the water front, ours were never big drinkers. Then I bought a plain whatie china bowl with a blue rim at the op shop. Warwick put it down for the cats and it is like the magic water bowl. They ALL will drink from this bowl and no other. God knows what will happen if we ever break it, there wil be a cat mutiny. Dogs are far more prone to heat exhaustion and dehydration because they run about so much, particularly when they are out with their people.

**Jacksuncle** · August 22, 2006, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by Analog6

Tommy, it is really hard to diet a cat (as you're finding out)! Two of our 5 are big cats, they weigh about 16-17lbs each, but they are big framed, and the vet said not overweight. Raymond is 58cm from nose to tail and then you add 35cm of tail! He can put his paws and chin on the kitchen bench when he stretches up (he uses this legnth to great advantage!). Marmaduke is stocky and has very heavy bones. The other 3 are delicate little souls of 5-6 lbs each (all females).

Does your cat like to play. Those toys on the end of sticks are good, you hold one end and wave the other in front of the cat and they are supposed to get exercise chasing it. I have noticed, however, they only do it when they want to!

On the water front, ours were never big drinkers. Then I bought a plain whatie china bowl with a blue rim at the op shop. Warwick put it down for the cats and it is like the magic water bowl. They ALL will drink from this bowl and no other. God knows what will happen if we ever break it, there wil be a cat mutiny. Dogs are far more prone to heat exhaustion and dehydration because they run about so much, particularly when they are out with their people.

You have great pet names

It does seem hard for him to lose weight I mean when I free fed him dry food he never ate a ton but he ate all day long in little bits. I thought by having 2 feeding times would help and I think it has but not as much as I had hoped. He doesnt play much and he tires quickly but I think I will go make one of those fishing rod toys (I work in pops tackle store lol) and see how he feels about that. Thanks for your advice!

**ladyinred** · August 22, 2006, 10:01 AM

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Well, if you were Jill's Uncle you might have an easier time. Our big orange cat, Oliver, likes to play with my dd's doll clothes. We come home every night to find doll purses, shoes, hats, etc. all over the front hall. He's still kind of chubby, but not as big as when we got him from the Humane Society. We have two cats so they play with each other a lot (mostly at night....while the rest of us are trying to sleep). Our vet said they should only be fed twice a day and the bowl should be lifted after 1/2 hour. One reason is for weight management but the other reason is because they should have their stomachs empty for a period of time so as to prevent UTIs. Most people/animals don't keep their stomach full every minute of the day. So it should be with cats.

We have an American Eskimo dog too. He doesn't like long walks in the summer so we keep them short and bring water. In the winter however....watch out baby - my 8 year old dog acts like an 8 year old kid bounding through the snow. Heee.

**jcapulet** · August 22, 2006, 10:02 AM

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That poor dog...hope he's okay now!

Our dog is a pug, a short-nosed breed. We have to be careful when taking her out on hot weather, because she has breathing problems already with her tiny squished (and adorable) nose.

Dogs don't sweat and can only pant...water isn't always going to keep them cooler but it will help keep them hydrated. For extreme weather, pet owners have to realize when it's just too hot for our fur-covered friends.

**sallyseachange** · August 22, 2006, 10:18 AM

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Hope the doggie is doing fine now. I hate it when people aren't caring of their pets. No empathy at all.
Sometimes I see cars parked in the sun, here in Italy...with dogs inside and the windows closed. The other day (it was ouside the supermarket) I was just about to go in and get them to page the owner of the car, when she turned up. I told her her dog was in an oven there...and she just said she was only in there five mins. Five mins in the heat we're having (high nineties/hundreds) is torture! Poor animal with such an owner!

**Coop2004** · August 22, 2006, 10:26 AM

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Megs,

I was going to ask, if your co-worker found out anything about that poor doggie, but part of me doesn't want to know (i.e. if the poochie didn't make it)

God forbid, I don't know what I would do if something happened to our "Girl".

**MotherOfGizmo** · August 22, 2006, 10:27 AM

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Gizzie got it once a long time ago. She's so short and close to the hot pavement, not to mention furry and black! I learned my lesson! We don't even go for walks in the summer - its way too hot for her here. If she gets hot she will just lay down and not go any further! Now we just keep her in the yard in the grass when she has to go out!

**not2late** · August 22, 2006, 10:38 AM

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No my co-worker didn't exchange info with those people.....We can only hope for the best.

My cat won't go outside unless the weather, hour, color of the sky are to his liking.

**Coop2004** · August 22, 2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by not2late

No my co-worker didn't exchange info with those people.....We can only hope for the best.

My cat won't go outside unless the weather, hour, color of the sky are to his liking.

Yes, let's hope for the best.

Your cat sounds almost like my dog!! (I better not let her know that, for some reason she doesn't care for cats - no offense meant to all you cat lovers out there

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