Re: Re: < now Thelma

Well Melody - he'll figure it out if they whack him one, assuming your cats have their hooks of course.
Sugar does, but I know some people de-claw theirs.
And even on 1/2 to 2/3 cup of food a day, I can't seem to get Sugar to lose weight.  Sigh.  Just like her mama.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 05:43:06 -0400 (EDT)

>Good luck there, Kitty...I've never had much luck in my past with
>getting my fat cats to lose weight once they'd already gained it. With
>our current two cat companions, we've worked hard at keeping their
>weights down to within normal range. Course, right now, they are
>probably being fed a little too often, because with the new puppy in the
>house who eats anything in sight, including the cats' food, we are
>filling their bowl more often just to make sure they are getting
>something to eat everyday. This pup is gaining nearly 2.5 pounds a week,
>on average...last week she weighed in at a little over 35 pounds and
>she's only 16 weeks (4 months) old!!!!! Of course, the cats are getting
>considerably more exercise, too, with her in the house...she seems to
>think that all that hissing and growling they do at her means they
>actually like her and just want to play! LOL!!!
>
>
>
>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
>"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
>--Albert Einstein
>
> --- On Tue 04/08, Kitty Morrissy < kmrsy@earthlink.net > wrote:
>From: Kitty Morrissy [mailto: kmrsy@earthlink.net]
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:12:11 -0500
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: < now Thelma
>
>Well, it is his winter weight. Hopefully he'll peel off a few #
>before<br>summer.<br><br>Kitty<br><br><br>> [Original Message]<br>>
>From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org><br>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>
>Date: 4/8/2003 6:15:20 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: < now
>Thelma<br>><br>> 20 pounds? man, that diet must be working.<br>><br>> At
>02:09 PM 4/8/03 -0500, you wrote:<br>> >Zem,<br>> >ONE pound!?! How
>darling! Seamus went in for his Bart test and....I<br>> >hesitate to say
>this becuase Jim is going to jump all over it.....but<br>> >he's now 20
>pounds. It's a bear just picking this guy up. I think we're<br>> >ALL
>going to go on a diet just to give him moral support. Now I just<br>>
>>have to figure out how to keep him from "dining out". Very happy to
>hear<br>> >that Thelma is doing so well...but how could she not, with a
>mommy like<br>> >you?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >Just cats for you from now on?
>sometimes that can be the smart choice.<br>> ><br>> >Kitty<br>> ><br>>
>>-------Origi
>
>nal Message-------<br>> >From: Zemuly@aol.com<br>> >Sent: 04/08/03 03:35
>PM<br>> >To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: < now
>moving north, now hot weather<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > > In a message
>dated 04/08/2003 12:03:10 PM Central Daylight Time,<br>>
>>gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > Well take into
>account that I've had rheumatoid arthritis since I was<br>15<br>> >
>><br>> ><br>> >Good grief, you too? Well, I didn't get juvenile RA until
>I was 30, but<br>> >then<br>> >I've always known I was a "late bloomer."
><LOL> Anyway, mine went into<br>> >remission when I got a divorce!
>Should have paid attention to that<br>> >because<br>> >the next time I
>tried being married I got cancer! Another divorce seems<br>> >to<br>>
>>have cured that as well... From here on it's just cats for me.
>Speaking<br>of<br>> ><br>> >which, took Thelma to the vet today. She
>weighs one pound and is in<br>> >excellent health.<br>> ><br>> >zem<br>>
>><br>> ><br>> >If
>
>you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.<br>> ><br>>
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