Cats

[bertine]

Xerxes went to the vet this morning. It turns out that he isn't big boned and needs to go on a diet. Of course this vet thinks wet food is bad for cats, which is totally different than what my old vet told me*. Regardless, I think this means we will be giving them even less food. Poor kitties.

Anyways, Xerxes should be feeling better now that his problem** was taken care of.

*I love how there is a huge divide in the cat world on what to feed your cat.

**I am not going to talk about it since I want to respect his privacy.

Comments

[elphabachan.livejournal.com]

I always thought that wet food in moderation was good for cats because it gives them more protein and hydration? Maybe it varies from vet to vet.

I don't know, we give our cats a third of a can of wet food each day to supplement the dry, and they haven't gained or lost weight in a year.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I have always thought to. I think we give the cats way too much dry cat food and I have been lazy and have been buying cat food from target the last six months or so and Xerxes and Emerson have gained weight. Harriet has not.

[inclementine.livejournal.com]

anal glands?

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Yes. Poor kitty.

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

Poor Xerxes.

I am defensive about wet food, because sometimes it is the only option... before feeding raw

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I worry about them not getting enough water. Plus they like it and I think any diet can have variety in it!

[pork_chop]

ok, one thing that the kitty clinic always gave me grief for was the weight of my cats. did you have a lady vet? she almost made me cry about ellipses' weight - and he's not even that big!

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was a lady. She didn't make me cry but she brought it up a lot.

Also, she gave me a lot of grief because I was "behind" on vaccinations. Um... 3 months behind and I really hate bringing my cat out when it is cold out.

[pork_chop]

i'm sorry you didn't have dr. mike, he's like a sweet grampa for kitties. :(

i still get postcards with lots of high-lighting and inferred exclamation points about how behind on vaccinations i am. i should really call them to tell them i moved. but also, i just don't see much point if my kitties are healthy and stay indoors.

[sterlingphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'll trade you fat cat with privacy issues for really skinny cat who's about to become radioactive!

[scentedwoods.livejournal.com]

[sterlingphoenix.livejournal.com]

I've been told my cat will NOT glow in the dark.

I'm somewhat disappointed.

However, hearing someone talk about your cat and a geiger counter in the same sentence was kinda cool.

[lisianthia.livejournal.com]

I see your radioactive cat, and I raise you two obese guinea pigs!

[sterlingphoenix.livejournal.com]

I think radioactive still wins!

[joeymichaels.livejournal.com]

You know, we put Kitty Michaels and Gray Cat on Feline WD a few years back and its actually amazing how little food they actually need to be well fed and healthy.

They still get wet food once or twice a week as a special treat, but they are really fine with the smaller portions.

[scorpi084.livejournal.com]

There is a huge divide, and the people with opinions hold them very strongly and GRAWR-y. I'm just like WTFever at least I feed her.

[phaedie.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't love the divide if you had to debate it with adamant cat ladies at work every day. ;P

How much does Xerxes weigh in at?

[bertine.livejournal.com]

15.1 pounds but he is really long too. He is half again as long as Harriet and she is 8.5 pounds.