Libby and Lucy
Member Since 2009
Lucy and Jazzy wanted a condo today. :smile:
Lucy wanted to brag a bit. She went to the vet yesterday for her yearly checkup and she has lost a whole pound! She still needs to lose about 3 more pounds, but it's a start. She is much more active and playful at the new house and I think that helps. Bloodwork isn't back yet, and of course she did her usual trick of peeing in the carrier on the way there so they couldn't get a urine sample. :roll: She does have a resorptive lesion on one of her canines so it looks like poor Lucy needs a dental and at least one extraction. I was hoping I would have at least one cat that didn't need a dental this year, but oh well.
I had an interesting conversation with the vet, and it actually has me thinking. She was pushing diabetic wet food (I forget which one...). My vet has NEVER pushed for diabetic foods, she usually pushes for EVO 95% for diabetics, so I was confused. She laughed and said that she actually recommends the diabetic wet food as weight loss food because of the relatively high fiber combined with high protein/low carb and lower calorie count than FF/Friskies. Interesting. I have a couple of cans of DM here and I might see if I can get anyone to eat it. Looking at Binky's charts, DM has a little more fiber than the other foods, while M/D has a lot more fiber and lower calories but higher carb. Hmmmm. I have never really liked the prescription foods for their low quality ingredients, but then again Fancy Feast isn't exactly high quality food and it is what they have been eating for a while. It might be worth a try.
Jazzy will be the next one to go to the vet. There is something going on and I can't put my finger on it. She has lost a lot of weight, but she didn't need to lose weight. She's a little odd looking right now - she is 9.5 pounds, she has the big acro potbelly but the rest of her is too thin. Otherwise everything seems fine. Her insulin dose is down to 2.5 units. I'm a little worried, but I don't really know what I'm worried about. Since she is still a foster cat, I have to get permission to take her to the vet, but I have Monday off and I might see if I can get her in then.
The civvies Sammy and Mickey are doing well and having fun. Sammy got a checkup yesterday too, and he is being treated for an ear infection. Otherwise all is well.
Happy Caturday!
Lucy wanted to brag a bit. She went to the vet yesterday for her yearly checkup and she has lost a whole pound! She still needs to lose about 3 more pounds, but it's a start. She is much more active and playful at the new house and I think that helps. Bloodwork isn't back yet, and of course she did her usual trick of peeing in the carrier on the way there so they couldn't get a urine sample. :roll: She does have a resorptive lesion on one of her canines so it looks like poor Lucy needs a dental and at least one extraction. I was hoping I would have at least one cat that didn't need a dental this year, but oh well.
I had an interesting conversation with the vet, and it actually has me thinking. She was pushing diabetic wet food (I forget which one...). My vet has NEVER pushed for diabetic foods, she usually pushes for EVO 95% for diabetics, so I was confused. She laughed and said that she actually recommends the diabetic wet food as weight loss food because of the relatively high fiber combined with high protein/low carb and lower calorie count than FF/Friskies. Interesting. I have a couple of cans of DM here and I might see if I can get anyone to eat it. Looking at Binky's charts, DM has a little more fiber than the other foods, while M/D has a lot more fiber and lower calories but higher carb. Hmmmm. I have never really liked the prescription foods for their low quality ingredients, but then again Fancy Feast isn't exactly high quality food and it is what they have been eating for a while. It might be worth a try.
Jazzy will be the next one to go to the vet. There is something going on and I can't put my finger on it. She has lost a lot of weight, but she didn't need to lose weight. She's a little odd looking right now - she is 9.5 pounds, she has the big acro potbelly but the rest of her is too thin. Otherwise everything seems fine. Her insulin dose is down to 2.5 units. I'm a little worried, but I don't really know what I'm worried about. Since she is still a foster cat, I have to get permission to take her to the vet, but I have Monday off and I might see if I can get her in then.
The civvies Sammy and Mickey are doing well and having fun. Sammy got a checkup yesterday too, and he is being treated for an ear infection. Otherwise all is well.
Happy Caturday!
