Topic: Sonia (Read 7314 times)

catzluva71 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2007, 16:50:14 PM »

ccmacey · « **Reply #20 on:** June 17, 2007, 22:38:01 PM »

She is lovely, she looks so velvety black

Hope she can pull through her illness.

DaveD · « **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2007, 21:24:51 PM »

She's settling in nicely, though the others tend to leave her alone!
She spends a lot of time on my lap, so much so that I keep getting cramp in my leg!

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #18 on:** June 17, 2007, 21:19:54 PM »

How's Sonia getting on Dave?

DaveD · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2007, 10:04:34 AM »

She was originally thought to be between 8 and 10 years old (she was a stray), but the vet thinks, with her medical problems, she may be older.

littleKitten_(alex) · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2007, 10:02:14 AM »

Aw, she's absolutely stunning! :Luv:Do you know how old she is?

Well done for giving her a lovely home to spend the rest of her days in.

DaveD · « **Reply #15 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:44:04 AM »

That's reassuring - she doesn't quite trust me enough to let me give her the tablets in the usual way (and I think I might be being too tentative as well!), so I'm hiding them in small pieces of chicken, which are going down very quickly!
I'll check with the vet shortly.

Mark · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:32:06 AM »

High quality protein is fine. When Clapton refused the k/d, the vet said to feed him on cooked chicken & fish. He won't eat that now (maybe the odd bit of chicken but he won't eat fish) so I give give senior food and he seems to thrive on it.

I also read a couple of days ago that the protein in cooked egg is the highest "bio available" food there is. Something like 91% compared to raw egg at 50% and chicken even less.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:18:25 AM »

That is normal - maybe a quick call to a vet would help? The only thing I found with a pure chicken diet with Snowy was that it took a lot to fill her up, so she ended up having to eat dry k/d too, cos I Could only afford 1 chicken breast a day!!

DaveD · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:15:10 AM »

It's just that I've never had to give diet, or health generally, such precise thought before, so I find I'm worrying more than usual. Ah well, we'll get used to each other soon!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:11:58 AM »

Chicken should be fine - Snowy had liver probs, and when she wouldn't eat k/d, the vet said to put her on a pure chicken diet - think it is hte kind of protein they get from chicken rather than the fact it is high, if that makes any sense.

DaveD · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:09:28 AM »

I got some chicken ready for her yesterday, but was tokd she shouldn't have a high protein diet, (unless I misheard) so the other cats are eating well! Sonia's getting a little bit of the chicken though, about as big as my thumb each time, and she likes it so much she nearly has my thumb too! She has such a zest for life that she certainly isn't going to just roll over and die.
I hope I'm doing right in letting her have tiny amounts of chicken - it's certainly making it easier to give her tablets!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2007, 07:57:21 AM »

I have to admit that the only 2 fosters I have really let myself get attached to are the ones I have taken on to 'end their life out here' - Molly is still here 18 months later though, but hers was just depression, not health.

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2007, 07:56:21 AM »

I agree you might hopefully still be posting pics in a couple of years

DaveD · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2007, 07:51:42 AM »

I hope so, she's already a part of my life, quicker than I thought she'd be, though with three cats already I should know better!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2007, 07:47:33 AM »

Aww, bless her, and you for giving her a go. Depending on her liver issues, she could have longer than you think, it can be amazing what a home environment can make to them.

DaveD · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2007, 00:22:47 AM »

She doesn't act ill either, if that makes sense. She's a bit nervous, but no more than I would expect on her first day in a new home. (a lot less, in fact!)

Mark · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2007, 00:12:17 AM »

She's a gorgeous girl. I have a soft-spot for black cats. I'm glad that she is going to see her days out in a proper home instead of a pen (although that is better than some have)

DaveD · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2007, 00:00:10 AM »

Hyperthyroidism and liver problems. She's on a prescription diet and two lots of tablets. The vet said earlier that she had diarrhoea, but that seems to have cleared up, touch wood.

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2007, 23:25:54 PM »

she's lovely, whats her health probs ? she doesnt look ill really.

DaveD · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2007, 23:23:12 PM »

I don't know whether we're still not supposed to post pics of cats we've entered into the show, but in case we're not, I promise that this isn't Neit! It's Sonia, my new foster, as of today. (This is the first time I've fostered.)
She's got a lot of health problems, and isn't expected to last very long, but if she didn't come here she may have ended her days in a cage at the vets. She's already made herself at home here, though she's not met the others yet!

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ccmacey