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| 4259.1 | Only one is slightly overweight, too!... | BOOVX1::MANDILE | | Wed Dec 19 1990 13:20 | 13 |
| Coughing can be a sign of furballs, which can cause
regular throwing up (I'm having this problem now!)
Jimmy may possibly have had to compete for food.
When I first got my second two, they would eat like
it wouldn't be there tomorrow, and then lose it, only
to start all over again. I started to keep dry food down at all
times, and they stopped this bolting binge when they hit
about 4 months, when they realized the food wouldn't
disappear. It also lessens the competition, as I have
four cats in all, so they can nibble when they want to.
Lynne
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| 4259.2 | | AYOV18::TWASON | | Wed Dec 19 1990 13:38 | 10 |
| Try feeding him smaller portions more often, and put him in a separate
room from the others. Or even feed him at a different time.
We had this problem when we got our recent addition "Murphy", and
I solved it by doing the above. It also had a bad affect on Spookie
the older cat, as she would just stand aside and eventually just
wonder away and let Murph eat everything. But things are fine now.
Tracy W.
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| 4259.3 | | WILLEE::MERRITT | | Wed Dec 19 1990 15:01 | 13 |
| I had a similiar situation and I thought my cat was choking,
but in reality the vet said he had a sour throat and was
coughing.
My cats would stretch his little neck out to the limit...
sometimes the little tongue would stick out and he made
a choking sound. It seems to me he would do this more
when we was excited or purring.
Try some of the suggestions...but keep a close eye on him.
Good luck ...Sandy
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| 4259.4 | He may just need more food, growing ya know! | AKOCOA::FALLON | Isn't that a Mooncat? | Wed Dec 19 1990 16:03 | 5 |
| If you are only feeding him one can a day, then for a kitten it
probably isn't enough. Perhaps leaving a bowl of dry kitten chow down
all day and then splitting the can into two meals a day would help.
Merry Christmas,
Karen, Ruby (et al), Stinky, Wing and Goldie
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| 4259.5 | | TJT01::ARMITAGE | | Wed Dec 19 1990 16:07 | 8 |
| My cat Benjamin Franklin has been "choking" since we got him at 8
weeks. He sometimes woofs down his food and then throws it up and begs
for more. The vet said he had a cat that did the same thing for it's
whole life. Now we feed him half a can of fancy feast several times a
day. We usually wait for two hours to go by before giving him more.
He has not so graciously earned himself the nickname "Sir Pukes".
Lisa and his stepsister Flirtaysha
8)
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| 4259.6 | | TJT01::ARMITAGE | | Wed Dec 19 1990 16:08 | 3 |
| BTW- He is now 13 years old!
L&F
8)
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| 4259.7 | | SUBURB::ODONNELLJ | | Thu Dec 20 1990 07:24 | 13 |
| Thanks for all your suggestions. I've left dried food down today and
I'll try feeding him separately to see if that calms him down.
The competing for food might be an answer - he came to me from a family
of 2 adult cats and four kittens - they all used to eat from the same
big bowl.
I'll also try more frequent meals, but I didn't mean that he gets his
whole can of food all in one go - he gets about three meals of it a
day, plus supper (M&S thin-slice ham, M&S Chicken roll, a few treats, a
spoonful of M&S Tuna and Mayonaise, and a Cheese spread quarter, if I
remember correctly - they've been spoilt while we've been staying at my
Mum's!)
I'll keep an eye on him for this week and see if he's any better; if
not - he goes to the vet!
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| 4259.8 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Dec 20 1990 12:02 | 10 |
| As mentioned in a previous reply, he may have furballs. The remedy
for that is Laxatone or Petromalt. I think you can buy the latter in
the pet section of your supermarket or at a pet shop.
Warning: do NOT give petromalt etc within 1 hr of feeding as it will
interfear with the absorbtion of food. It works by coating the
intestinal tract and making the furball slide through more easily.
It will have the same effect on food. So the cat's body won't
have a chance to absorb the nutrition.
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