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[Pascale]

My newest pet that I just picked up yesterday - he's a four year Honduran Milk Snake (light colored variety).

[TsPoet]

My newest pet that I just picked up yesterday - he's a four year Honduran Milk Snake (light colored variety).

He's beautiful. Is there a pattern to his coloration, or is it more random?

[NoNo]

A bit of a scare last night as Ruthie and I made our first trip to the emergency clinic. The devil cat just wasn't being very devilish. She was very lethargic and was going to her litter box a lot and occasionally meowing and scratching at things. I thought she wasn't happy with the litter box, but I had just cleaned it out and added new litter. She was constantly in the box so I started watching and she was trying to pee but only a few drops came out. I called the emergency number and they referred me to the clinic who then told me to bring her in. So at 9:15 in the pouring rain we headed to downtown New Haven. Just how I wanted to spend the night! Two hours later we finally saw the vet, whom Ruthie greeted with plenty of hissing. Without a sample they couldn't be sure, but it sounded like an infection and she needs antibiotics. I'm pretty sure I could wrap anything in one of those Greenies pocket things, because she was licking the floor looking for more. Still mopey this morning, but there was some waste in her box, so that's good. I feel bad, she's never been sick before so it's tough to see her like this. Hopefully she'll be back to normal soon!

Here's a picture of her waiting in her crate.

[TsPoet]

A bit of a scare last night as Ruthie and I made our first trip to the emergency clinic. The devil cat just wasn't being very devilish.

Oh, I hope she's doing better!

[NoNo]

Oh, I hope she's doing better!

Thank you! I have a question. The vet said to feed her wet food as a means of getting more fluid into her. If I'm reading the can correctly, I'm supposed to feed her the full 12oz can in one day. That seems like a lot to me. And how long should I leave it out for her? I can't imagine having that sitting around for very long could be good. This whole thing is a learning experience, especially trying to give her those pain meds!

[Catrin]

Thank you! I have a question. The vet said to feed her wet food as a means of getting more fluid into her. If I'm reading the can correctly, I'm supposed to feed her the full 12oz can in one day. That seems like a lot to me. And how long should I leave it out for her? I can't imagine having that sitting around for very long could be good. This whole thing is a learning experience, especially trying to give her those pain meds!

Could you scoop portions out at different times of the day? Giving meds to cats isn't any fun at all...at least I have never had much luck with it.

[bunny_ninja]

a full 12 ounce can!?! my big boys are on diets (10lbs, 16.8lbs), and I don't really feed them dry food -- unless I want to sleep at night. I give them each half a can morning and night. So -- each gets a total of 5.5oz a day. You can also offer tuna juice to get her through the uti (assuming that was the problem).

[bunny_ninja]

OH and one more thing. Greenie Pill Pockets are the most genius things ever!!!
http://www.greenies.com/en_US/Produc...llpockets.aspx

trust me. pure genius.

[NoNo]

a full 12 ounce can!?! my big boys are on diets (10lbs, 16.8lbs), and I don't really feed them dry food -- unless I want to sleep at night. I give them each half a can morning and night. So -- each gets a total of 5.5oz a day. You can also offer tuna juice to get her through the uti (assuming that was the problem).

It said half a can per day for every 6-8lbs. She's 15lbs, so that's how I was coming up with a can per day, which just seems wildly excessive. She ate it, but has been sleeping the past few hours. She normally grazes on her dry food for several hours, but I don't think I'd want to leave wet food out that long. I don't want her to be hungry, either. Maybe I'll put out some dry food overnight to be on the safe side. Yes, they're thinking UTI, but she said no tuna for now as the protein is too hard to break down. She recommended chicken baby food mixed with some water, or the wet food.

Yes, the Pill Pockets are what she's using! I think she likes those more than the regular Greenies. Tonight she ate the Greenie part and I saw the pill pop out of her mouth. She licked it back up, not wanting to miss part of her "treat"

[badger]

geez, my poor 15 pounder only gets half a 5.5oz can of food a day (1/4 twice a day). He's always hungry, but that's how he got to be 21 lbs in the first place.

My fatty got a UTI when I tried clay clumping litter - I guess the dust somehow plugged him up. He was about his fattest then so he couldn't groom himself all that well.

I actually mix up his wet food with a tablespoon or so of water and mush it up like a puree; he gets more fluids that way.

Hope she's starting to feel better!

[bunny_ninja]

So, I've posted my bunnies before, and my dear cat Pumpkin, who passed away :-(
And I've mentioned the 2 big boys that are 10yo and FIV+ that I just adopted

Here is the bigger one, Finlay:



And the smaller of the two -- Kobe. Kobe can jump from the floor to the top of the refrigerator!

(complete with my bike in the shot!)

[DMC]

This is my girl, Nico!