Posted on 05/10/2012 9:13:02 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
You might have a good point there, but with Cali Gal it’s psychological believe it, or not.
We forcibly snatched her, and her two kids “Niver”, and “Tigger” from the abusive, neglectful druggies up north of us in 2003. They refused to feed the cats, and refused to spey them after many a demand. The kids of the druggies (Prayers for them) would sneak Cali Gal some of their dinner be it hot dog, pizza, or whatever the mother/father druggies (Meth-heads) would manage to feed the kids.
When we took Cali Gal, and her kittens Cali was wasted, thin, looked like close to death. We’d been feeding her kibble, and water through a fence for months, but the jerk up there would toss the food, and water when he discovered it.
We snatched her, and she ate everything in sight around the ranch. She is speyed, quite the contented cow now, too fat, but she seems to like it opposed to being skinny, and near starving.
My wife is a pre-school teacher with a boy in her class that’s at least 100 lbs. He is HUGE! And he’s 4 years old. His parents don’t give it a 2nd thought. The kid will be dead in 10 years. Labored breathing, red faced all the time. Sad.
That’s so sad. I think allowing pets to be overweight, even by a few ounces is negligence, and morbid obesity should be considered abusive.
The cat was beautiful.
I can’t get my mind around that guy throwing away her food and water. That’s just so deliberately cruel.
God bless you for rescuing her and her kittens, and for giving them a loving home.
> I think he was more stressed not being around people. He was purring all the time.”
That’s just nuts.
Purring is what cats do because they’re happy; but, it’s also what they do when severely stressed or badly injured. It helps them cope.
When he becomes a discipline problem give ‘em a few laps.
That reminds me of The Abandoned by Paul Gallico, a great read for anyone interested in cats. "When in Doubt Wash" is an oft-quoted line from that book, a work of fiction to be sure but an interesting perspective from a cat's view of the world.
If you're on the Kitty Ping List and you haven't yet read this, set aside a few hours. It's time well spent, IMHO.
Sorry to hear about your cattle.......
Moo
Hi Slings and Arrows:
Here is the URL to the animal rescue organization which the black and white cat name Boots. Scroll down and his picture is there. Big cat.
http://poainc.org/AdoptableCats/tabid/57/Default.aspx
Big cat, sweet baby.
We had an altar boy at oour church like that. I was worried about him -- huffing and puffing as he scurried down the aisle in preparation to being in the entrance procession. One day he fell off his bike in front of our business, and I had to call his mom (who wasn't home) and his sister came to get him. He's in HS now, and is a perfectly normal size. I hope he keeps the weight down and that it doesn't come back when he's 30.
Poor fat kitty. Who can be proud of that?
Poor kitty.
I've got an overweight cat and it's hard to keep him out of the food dish since we leave it out for the other cats. Luckily, his favorite one is on a counter and he can't reach it unless he tries hard and I figure that's the closest to exercise I'm going to get short of walking him.
Speaking of walking, does anyone here walk their kittehs? What type of collar do you use as well as what type of leash? Is the collar designed so they can't strangle themselves trying to get out of it? I'd like to get his weight down ten pounds (the vet isn't too concerned but I am), it has to be good for his health and I could use a walk as well. As long as the weight comes off gradually, it's usually safe.
A year and a half? Do you know the beginning and the target weight?
And for some reason, they’re incredibly smart.
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