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| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5089 |
| Total number of notes: | 60366 |
2017.0. "Could be winter weight increase" by MDA::NEWSTED () Thu Dec 01 1988 12:24
Hi Mechele,
If Nippa weighs 10-12 lbs and is outdoor/active, her overeating
right now may not be cause for alarm. It's a known fact that a
cat's ( especially the active cat ) appetite increases, as will
it's weight right before/during the winter months. Invariably
every year I increase my cat's food quota. Here's what my 10
pounder is eating these days, no, inhaling. 1/2 can of wet food
in AM, along with 1/2 pouch of tender vittles. ( moist ) about
1/2 cup of dry food like Crave. Repeat in evening; snack with
more Crave at night. She's not overweight and eats every morsel.
The kitten, of eight months, now eats close to that or sometimes
more! It's doubled since say,,,august.
I worm her regurlarly ( when necessary ) But as always, its a
possibility that she could have them, there's only one way to
find out,,bring that sample in !
Good luck, Nancy Newsted ( the portrait lady -:) ps - its coming
nicely!
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| 2017.1 | they have to eat more in winter to grow fur to shed in spring | CUPMK::TRACHMAN | ZhivagoCats, Ltd..The Inn is Full..264-8298 | Thu Dec 01 1988 13:39 | 9 |
| I agree with Nancy - my crew always almost double their intake
in cold months! I find that when the little piglets reach about
18 months to 2 years, they seem to steady out what they eat.
If you keep your house very warm, maybe with a wood stove,
the cats may be fooled into thinking that it's not cold
outside yet and their intake doesn't increase dramatically
as it would when winter approaches.
E.T.
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| 2017.2 | this was intended as a reply to 2009! | MDA::NEWSTED | | Fri Dec 02 1988 16:28 | 14 |
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The base note: 2017 was accidently entered with the WRITE command
rather that the REPLY that I should have used, I had intended to
reply to note 2009 about overeating and worms. So, if the title
and subject seem a little disjointed, this is why! Sorry for the
goof-up!
Although, Cats winter-weight gain is a subject in itself. It's
getting rediculous, I'b buying the big bags instead of the boxes
of dry food now!
Nancy
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