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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: KittyB on May 18, 2012, 10:05:13 AM
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Hello! I've not posted in a while. Just would like to let you all know that Rusalka has been spayed at last! She's recovering nicely. She has an appointment tomorow for a check up.
Last night she even got under the duvet for her usual night time snuggles (I was scared she wouldn't be so cuddly after her opp) but she's just the same and thank goodness we arn't going to end with kittens everywhere.
So happy everyone in the house is now spayed / neutered. Yay! ;D
Also I learnt something at the vets. Male neutered cats are more likely to over eat. I never realised this and just assumed Orpheus had a big apitite so I sometimes gave him little extra bit of food - I'm going to stop doing this now because I really don't want him to become fat - he already has the nickname of Tubby in the house :Luv2:
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Excellent! My tabby boy eats like a horse, but he's the only one who goes out, so he burns it off. :hug: for Rusalka. Xx
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So pleased that Rusalkas op went well ;D
I not sure what you have been told is right although I have one 7.6 kg boy...............sigh
Most cats regulate what they eat but the odd one..................................................
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Glad the op went ok and she's recovering well ;D
I think neutered cats have a lower metabolic rate (slightly) than entire cats, plus of course they're less active, so can put on weight. Jaffa's always been a skinny cat though despite eating like a horse.
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Glad everything went to plan :) Gentle :care: for Rusalka
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I think it depends just like people, all four of mine are done but Oscar and star are massive and tilly and amber small, amber is 3.5kg! Oscar over 7kg Tilly is 5.5kg but very thin, she is pure muscle although a bengal and that might be a breed trait
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She had her check up appointment today and she is doing very well. She needs another check next week tho just to make sure. Carmen even allowed a slight cuddle with Rusalka today and I managed to sneek a picture..
(http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w451/KittyBywaters/DSCF2693.jpg)
I think it's really interesting how her skin has a black spot just were her black spot on her coat is.
Orpheus and his sister Rusalka are british short hairs and I heard that they can have a tendancy to eat more. Rusalka doesn't eat very much and she is a skinny mini. I think Orpheus isn't fat I just think he's a bit big boned takes after his BSH mummy. He does like his food though when I'm in the kitchen cooking he often follows me in and makes sad pathetic meows at me for little nibbles and I do admit I often give in especially if there's raw meat involved ;D