Topic: Suzie's visit to the vets, mixed emotions (Read 16337 times)

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #116 on:** August 19, 2008, 15:31:55 PM »

Good news that Suzie is eating for England

What with Suzie and little Pedro, I am think of setting up a Poo Watch section for these vital scatological updates

clarenmax · « **Reply #115 on:** August 18, 2008, 21:05:08 PM »

Awww bless her, and hurrah for the big poo

Seriously though, glad she's still doing so well, she seems to have you well and truly under her ~~thumb~~ paw at night

I'll see your

and raise you

x

LeighK · « **Reply #114 on:** August 18, 2008, 07:18:19 AM »

Hiya hun.

Thanks, Suzie is doing really well and still very much enjoying her new food. She had an "off" day on Saturday and didn't eat that much, by comparisson to late, and I was worried that she was slipping back but she (edited as I didn't put she in when I first posted

) had an enormous pooh, by her standards that is, and started all over again with a vengence yesterday evening/night and consumed several tins of Tuna varieties. Seems like she was full up and had to make room for more and she was very active in the night, jumping up on the bed miaowing loudly and sitting on my chest and laying across me purring very loudly whilst I stroked her.

I'll see your

and raise you a

'cos I can

xx

Leigh

clarenmax · « **Reply #113 on:** August 16, 2008, 14:23:10 PM »

Just checking in to see how my fave girl is doing, glad she's still eating loads and enjoying her food

Sending you a big

as well hun, just 'cos I can

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #112 on:** August 16, 2008, 13:44:04 PM »

That's brilliant. Glad she is doing so well

LeighK · « **Reply #111 on:** August 16, 2008, 07:21:35 AM »

Thank you so much Licia,

I'm so delighted to report that "Princess" Suzie is going from strength to strength bless her. She ate another 4 tins of Hi-Life Pate yesterday evening/overnight, I gave her more food at 4 AM and she's feeling more like cuddles on the bed, laying on my lap and purring loudly. She really enjoying being spoilt and had Turkey/Liver, Tuna Imperial and Tuna/Shrimp flavours overnight.

Have a super holiday

To you and the lovely Oliver

xx

Leigh

dolcetta46 · « **Reply #110 on:** August 15, 2008, 22:28:32 PM »

Hi Leigh, sorry I just found this thread, I am amidst a holiday in the alps and I have been absent for quite a long time... I am so sorry to hear about Suzie's condition. But at the same time I am sure she is in the best care possible with such a loving daddy and brothers, I really hope she will surprise us all and enjoy a full life for a long time yet to come...

Luvs

Licia

LeighK · « **Reply #109 on:** August 15, 2008, 15:34:37 PM »

Thanks for the info Desley that's great I will be looking around more to see if I can get the price down.

Cheers

Leigh

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #108 on:** August 15, 2008, 13:57:01 PM »

Been looking here for the Tuna with Alaskan salmon pouches £5.95 postage. Thought if you spent X amount it would been free but nope.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #107 on:** August 15, 2008, 13:14:09 PM »

Glad she is still doing well Leigh, it might be worth contacting Hi-Lifes online supplier, smylee pets (www.smyleepets.co.uk - I think), and see what they can do for you. Asda are the cheapest place for the individual tins. The tuna petit pate tins are complete food, so she would be fine on just those, mine prefer the chickeny ones - they did have some kind of offer on at PAH last time I was there, but it might have just been on the boxes of pouches.

Dawn F · « **Reply #106 on:** August 15, 2008, 13:06:01 PM »

I had a delivery of natures menu at work once, about 20 trays, I used to work in quite a tall building in Brentford and three posties with a trolley got everything up to me on the first floor and then helped me take it down to the underground carpark - I felt so guilty I stopped buying it online (my lot stopped eating it anyway!!)

LeighK · « **Reply #105 on:** August 15, 2008, 13:03:33 PM »

It caused a few raised eyebrows Mary, especially when I told a colleague that I just loved the stuff on toast as, with what they're paying me, I can't afford better food.

I expect that the rumour mill is now in full operation, maybe I'll use it to my advantage when it comes to the next round of pay negotiations

Cheers

Leigh

maryas · « **Reply #104 on:** August 15, 2008, 13:00:15 PM »

Wish we got deliveries like that in our office Leigh.

We just get the usual stationery orders for staff and lecturers

Mary

LeighK · « **Reply #103 on:** August 15, 2008, 12:58:23 PM »

Not at my branch they don't unfortunately, they have the tuna imperial in singles but maybe the online one does.

Cheers

Leigh

Mark · « **Reply #102 on:** August 15, 2008, 12:54:34 PM »

They also sell a salmon pate in singles

LeighK · « **Reply #101 on:** August 15, 2008, 12:52:22 PM »

Thanks Mark,

That'll help, I hope she likes the turkey/chicken ones as much as she does the tuna varieties that'll make her diet a bit moire varied.

Cheers

Leigh

Mark · « **Reply #100 on:** August 15, 2008, 12:41:41 PM »

Won't help now but Sainsbury's regularly have 25% off all Hi-life. It was on a few weeks ago. I will keep an eye out.

LeighK · « **Reply #99 on:** August 15, 2008, 12:39:41 PM »

LeighK · « **Reply #98 on:** August 15, 2008, 11:46:33 AM »

Thanks Sandra and tab,

Sandra, I know how upsetting this is for you and Snuggs, I think the most important thing is that we all love our cats as much as we do all the time and they certainly know when they're loved. None of us know how long we've got in this world but to have received love and given love is surely what counts the most.

Good luck today, I'll be thinking of you and Snuggs and give her a big cuddle from me.

Kind regards,

Leigh

bonnielass · « **Reply #97 on:** August 15, 2008, 11:35:49 AM »

Hi Leigh ,ive just read your post and want to say

for sending me those positive vibes for Snuggs even tho you have your own problems, my thoughts are with you and Suzie

Sandra

tab · « **Reply #96 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:42:40 AM »

Im glad shes doing so well

love
Tab

LeighK · « **Reply #95 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:27:54 AM »

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww thank you so much for that info and if she has a change of heart food wise I could make one hell of a stir fry with tuna, shrimp and chicken pate and beanshoots actually sounds quite nice must dig out my wok

in fact I'd probably have to live off of it for some weeks at the rate that I'm buying things.

Leigh

lucy · « **Reply #94 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:25:10 AM »

Bamboo shoots come in a tin, you'll be fine if she morphs into a panda!

LeighK · « **Reply #93 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:23:10 AM »

Hmmmmmmmmmm good point, I'm sure that they could Dawn, I wonder what consternation it might cause explaining to them that I've got a Panda

It freaked me out Mary, Frankie's so laissez faire that he wouldn't have even batted an eyelid if he'd spotted her, he's such a gentle giant, very little "phases" Frankie as long as he's got food, somewhere to stretch out and nap and my lap he's one happy cat but Alfie's much more lively, inquisitive and territorial and would have gone bounding up to her. I've left an illustrated booklet on the bed entitled "how to open a ring pull can with your paws" in the hope that she'll read it whilst I'm out at work and help herself as the mood takes her.

Cheers

Leigh

Dawn F · « **Reply #92 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:11:56 AM »

I'm sure waitrose could get them in for your Leigh!

maryas · « **Reply #91 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:11:26 AM »

You bet me to that one about the Panda Leigh!!!

Venturing to the landing - she's gonna be taking the settee over next.

Mary

LeighK · « **Reply #90 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:08:49 AM »

Hi Dawn,

Was that "pander" or "panda" if she keeps eating like this she's be as big as a "Panda" soon then i'll have to switch her from Hi-Life to bean shoots and how the heck do I get them?, I've never seen 'em on the shelves at any of my local supermarkets!?

Cheers

Leigh

Dawn F · « **Reply #89 on:** August 15, 2008, 10:03:32 AM »

I think under the circumstances just pander to her Leigh, she sounds like she's enjoying it!

LeighK · « **Reply #88 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:58:18 AM »

Thanks Mark,

Good point, I did think about that, remember reading that Tuna doesn't contain "taurine" or whatever it's called. I'm waiting on my Sainsbury's delivery today and will then alternate with the Chicken/Turkey flavours. Her pooh doesn't smell very fishy I think that she's extracting most of the food's goodness.

She used to have sardines in tomato sauce when she was with my mum as well as tinned tuna like your Smudge Mary and tinned red salmon in between her regular "bog standard" cat food so she's always been a fishy cat.

Just so great to see her eating so well and enjoying her food. The other evening she actually came out onto the landing looking for me at bed time because she was hungry and she's never ventured out of her "domain" in the bedroom in the two years that she's been with me.

The brilliant thing is that the Hi-life is so mushy and slips down and stays down, I used to feel so sorry and worried for her when she was sick on the bed in the night. It also looks and smells pretty apertising, well I suppose it must be as I've never seen her take to a food so much as this.

Cheers

Leigh

maryas · « **Reply #87 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:55:42 AM »

Pilchards in Tomato sauce - I've mentioned before that my Tibby lived to be 26 and all she would eat was a large tin of them every day and nothing else.

My Smudgie used to eat a lot of tinned tuna too.

Mary

Mark · « **Reply #86 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:43:21 AM »

Good news Leigh

I bet her poo is smelly eating all that fish?

Might be worth mentioning to the vet that she is eating just fish. I know there are all kinds of warnings around but at the same time, I have heard of other cats that will eat nothing else. I was at the cattery the other week - (Sharn runs a professional cattery but has donated 2 pens to CP) one of her regular boarders who is 18 will only eat canned pilchards in tomato sauce and has done for years and he looks amazing

LeighK · « **Reply #85 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:28:02 AM »

Hiya, thanks,

I had a little bit of a shock for a second or two, I've been keeping a close watch on her toileting habits and her stool was a sort of deep maroon colour with a distinct reddish tint. I though "Oh heavens it shouldn't be that colour" but then I thought for a few seconds and it dawned on me "what colour is the food that's she's eating?, well it's a deep red colour so what colour pooh should be coming out the other end?, well deep reddish colour!!"

She jumped, yes "jumped" up onto the bed after her breakfast, gave me a big nose rubbing session and then settled down for a good stroking session purring her head off, she's one happy and contented little cat.

Cheers

Leigh

lucy · « **Reply #84 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:15:21 AM »

What a star!

maryas · « **Reply #83 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:12:00 AM »

Blaess your little heart Suzie, you keep your dad on the run darling.

Mary

LeighK · « **Reply #82 on:** August 15, 2008, 08:45:46 AM »

Good morning,

I'm absolutely delighted to announce that Suzie is doing so well with her food.

Yesterday evening/night/this morning her meals as follows:

5:30 PM waiting for me sitting bolt upright in the bedroom, greeted me with her special loud "I am hungry, feed me!" miaow - Aperitif : 1 Tin Tuna and Chicken.
9:00 PM even louder "I am hungry miaows - Dinner : 1 Tin Tuna and Chicken.
Overnight "snackette" : 2 Tins Tuna and Shrimp
Breakfast : 6:15 : 1 Tin Tuna Royale.

Thank heavens I ordered those 168 tins of Hi-life Pate yesterday. I am phoning the vet today to book myself in for a steroid injection ASAP not "catabolic" steroids (no joke they really are called this

) but "anabolic" like the athletes take so that I have the stamina to keep up with her

Cheers

Leigh

LeighK · « **Reply #81 on:** August 14, 2008, 14:33:48 PM »

Thanks Lucy,

I just popped to Waitrose and relieved them of their last pack of 12 tins of Hi-Life, since last Saturday afternoon I've 56 tins of it and cleaned our Waitrose packs and Sainsbury's pathetic selection of single tins of Tuna Imperial, heaven help anyone wanting to buy Hi-Life "Petit Pate" in Kingston at the moment!.

Cheers

Leigh

lucy · « **Reply #80 on:** August 14, 2008, 07:31:45 AM »

Quote from: LeighK on August 14, 2008, 07:23:45 AM

I set it for 5 AM but Suzie was ahead of the game, worked out for hereself that it contained more food and I woke up at 3:30 to the soun of her biffing it loudly to try and open it. I held on until 4 AM then got up and opened it myself, clever girl!!.The boys smelled the tuna and chicken hi-life last night and pesterered me until I succumbed and gave thejm a tin of tuna imperial to share as they'd already had their evening food so I;m off to Waitrose again today to buy more.

Am so pleased they are all eating so well

- maybe you need a trip to the vets for an injection so you eat better too!

LeighK · « **Reply #79 on:** August 14, 2008, 07:23:45 AM »

Good morning,

No he wouldn't my plan has a flaw or as I rather prefer to call it "teething problems"

. I set it for 5 AM but Suzie was ahead of the game, worked out for hereself that it contained more food and I woke up at 3:30 to the soun of her biffing it loudly to try and open it. I held on until 4 AM then got up and opened it myself, clever girl!!. She had eaten both of her two small tins of hi-life at 9PM in fact she even ventured out of the bedroom and onto tyhe landing looking for me to come to bed and feed her and that's never happened before!. She ate the two tins in the auto feeder thingy as well so she's eating very well, better than me in fact. The boys smelled the tuna and chicken hi-life last night and pesterered me until I succumbed and gave thejm a tin of tuna imperial to share as they'd already had their evening food so I;m off to Waitrose again today to buy more. As i said before "what the

do they put in those steroid injections?" and for that matter that hi-life

Magic !!!

Cheers

Leigh

maryas · « **Reply #78 on:** August 13, 2008, 22:32:17 PM »

Quote from: LeighK on August 13, 2008, 19:46:43 PM

I just had a brainwave by my standards that is i have one of those automatic cat feeder things, going to pop some hi-life in it and set it to open at 5 AM and see if that does the trick !

Cheers

Leigh

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Hercule Poirot would be so proud of you using those little grey cells Leigh. Well done.

Mary

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #77 on:** August 13, 2008, 20:23:50 PM »

Quote from: LeighK on August 13, 2008, 19:46:43 PM

I just had a brainwave by my standards that is i have one of those automatic cat feeder things, going to pop some hi-life in it and set it to open at 5 AM and see if that does the trick !

Works for us every day of our lives, Leigh

Blip has her breakfast at 04.00 so is as happy as a sandcat and we sleep soundly on

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