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Saturday Afternoon 14 February 2004 And so Hestia, the last of the four cats was taken to the groomer’s today. Anal glands expressed, claws trimmed, and bathed. Alas, she is still BADLY overweight. What is worse, she is no longer losing weight. She is such a sweetie that I would hate to have to give her up. But how do we get her weight down? The other three cats get along quite well with free feeding of Hill’s Prescription Diet Feline K/D. They eat in moderation. She doesn’t. Well, both the groomer, the owner of the Pet Resort, and my Brother said that the cats could get along being fed twice a day, an hour before I go to bed, and an hour after I wake up. During this feeding time, Hestia will be alone in my bedroom (The Slave’s Quarters), with her food bowl, 7/8 cup of food daily. The other three cats will free feed as before from the other four food dishes around the apartment: one in the kitchen, two in the living room, and two in the harem. After one hour, I will put all the food bowls away in a cupboard where they can’t get at it. It may take some time for the cats to adjust, but this will be better for them, I hope. I will go to work today, my last day for over seven weeks. (Six weeks of school, followed by a week of vacation time so I can revisit my old evening AA meetings and celebrate 20 years of sobriety.) This counts as overtime. Monday is holiday pay as I fly to Norman. I hope to use the extra money to build up my account at the Dentist for those six crowns. I have to pay her in advance, as I am not allowed any credit cards whilst in Chapter 13. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->From: >Harry >Saturday Afternoon 14 February 2004 >And so Hestia, the last of the four cats was taken to the groomer’s today. >Anal >glands expressed, claws trimmed, and bathed. Alas, she is still BADLY >overweight. What is worse, she is no longer losing weight. She is such a >sweetie that I would hate to have to give her up. But how do we get her >weight >down? The other three cats get along quite well with free feeding of Hill’s >Prescription Diet Feline K/D. They eat in moderation. She doesn’t. >Well, both the groomer, the owner of the Pet Resort, and my Brother said that >the cats could get along being fed twice a day, an hour before I go to bed, >and >an hour after I wake up. During this feeding time, Hestia will be alone in my >bedroom (The Slave’s Quarters), with her food bowl, 7/8 cup of food daily. >The >other three cats will free feed as before from the other four food dishes >around the apartment: one in the kitchen, two in the living room, and two in >the harem. After one hour, I will put all the food bowls away in a cupboard >where they can’t get at it. It may take some time for the cats to adjust, but >this will be better for them, I hope.
Ah yes..the quandry of dieting a cat whilst keeping the others from rioting. BTDT. Good luck,Harry. Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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>From: frankenmel >quandry
quandary. Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Frankenmel wrote: >>From: >>Harry >>Well, both the groomer, the owner of the Pet Resort, and my Brother said that >>the cats could get along being fed twice a day, an hour before I go to bed, >>and >>an hour after I wake up. During this feeding time, Hestia will be alone in my >>bedroom (The Slave’s Quarters), with her food bowl, 7/8 cup of food daily. >>The >>other three cats will free feed as before from the other four food dishes >>around the apartment: one in the kitchen, two in the living room, and two in >>the harem. After one hour, I will put all the food bowls away in a cupboard >>where they can’t get at it. It may take some time for the cats to adjust, but >>this will be better for them, I hope. > Ah yes..the quandry of dieting a cat whilst keeping the others from rioting. > BTDT. Good luck,Harry.
That must be a feat! Our chow hounds get fed twice a day, and all of them devour their food before the others can get to it. It does make it easier to put one of them on a diet, as needed. FurPaw — Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. To reply, unleash the dog.
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