Royal Canin Wet Food Pouches

This costs $45.00

What the wet food looks like. It smells quite appetising and feels firm to the touch. There is also some water in the pouch and Megat loves the water/gravy...

Megat eats about 1/2 of the contents quite happily. He does not miss the FussieCat salmon and chicken...

I bought the whole box at a*** last Tuesday but did not give any to Megat or Fatboy then. R, the assistant at a*** T said that one of the clients had a cat that would only eat the wet food and had now refused to eat anything dry. I was a little concerned as I wanted Megat and FatBoy to eat a combination of both as they both had problems with their teeth. Of course Megat's bad teeth is no more as the vet had removed all his bad teeth the first time I left him at the vet for neutering.

Then I decided that it was the best thing to do as Megat has asthma and I am still trying to eliminate possible sources of irritants for him. I have already removed the rugs and now I am changing his diet. I am in the process of figuring out the litter problem. I would probably explore recycled newspaper as the pellets seem easier for the pads for the kitties. I saw the crystals but they seem sharp. I know the amigos do not like anything that feels too strange on their feet. I would probably buy the pellets tomorrow after work and mix some of it with their regular litter and see how it goes.

Anyway we gave FatBoy the other half of the wet food and he just licked the gravy and ate one or two pieces. Then he refused another morsel, went to get a drink of water and waited patiently for his regular food! So we had to give him his FussieCat as I would rather he eats something of what he likes than nothing of what is good for him :) Of course we will try to persuade him to eat more of the wet food alternative.

To kcbc
Probably it is best that you try one of the pouches from us before you buy for XX ...just in case.

FatBoy FanClub

Waahhhh...an exciting gift for FatBoy...

We were more excited than FatBoy about the gift...

FatBoy ate only a little bit of the renal wet food, a few mouthfuls...

Yup, he opted for this quiet yet busy place for dinner...

Yesterday we received a surprise package from FatBoy's fan :) When we saw what was inside the gift, we made sure FatBoy knew that he had a present but FatBoy was not so interested as he is used to getting a great deal of affection from the residents. He showed some interest in the renal wet food but did not even finish half of it. I think he is not used to the taste.

FatBoy's Review

Before - FatBoy eating Fussiecat tuna and chicken plus antibiotics...

I went down with Cousin R to give FatBoy his dinner and to bring him to the vet. When he saw me with the carrier, he was a little hesitant and brought Cousin R on a different route to his dinner area. I guess he thought I might not be able to follow him. He was very clever!

I did not place the carrier in his line of sight but I did sit with him and watched him eat his dinner. He ate /4 of the 80 g and decided to flee as he instinctively knew he would have to go to the vet. he tried to walk away but Cousin R caught him. I opened the carrier door and the both of us pushed him in.

He was not angry but just said, "Nyom..nyom...nyom.." and sat quietly in the carrier. This was a great surprise he it was the frst time that this whole operation was very easy. So we got to the vet in good time.

FatBoy loves J and allowed her to give him many scritches. Dr Tay spoke to him softly and allowed him to relax. Dr Tay told me that Dr Lim had noted that he could be feisty :) But he showed none of his testiness yesterday. J said this was because he wanted to photograph well :)

Dr Tay decided to get his blood from his forelegs and FatBoy was not bothered too much about this. He allowed Dr T to swab his arm and only looked at the vet once or twice.

Dr T was able to get enough blood for his Critical care indicators and FatBoy did not even flinch. It was all over very quickly and he got a blue bandage for his troubles :)

Then it was time for his SubQ. He really loves J and sat close to her...

When we got home, we gave him another can of Fussiecat which he polished off quickly. Then he drank quite alot of water and rested to watch the night activities.

His indicators:
ALT: 82 (20-100)
GLU: 100 (70-150)
BUN: 141* (10-30)
CRE: 7.6* (0.2-2.1) down from 8.2 at MP
NA+ : 151 (142-164)
K+: 4.0 (3.7-5.8)
C-: 113 (112-126)
tCO2 : 11* (15-24)

PCV: 37%
Tp: 9.8 g/ld
SERUM: Clear

So at least his CRE was lower than before. So some good had come from the twice weekly SubQ. The vet recommended that we do daily SubQ but I do not want to stress him 5 daily with bringing him to the vet. But I will try to steel myself to do the SubQ for him at the end of May, by which time I think he would be used to sitting in his carrier and I can do the SubQ myself with Cousin R's help. For now I will still bring him to the vet twice a week.

Dr L had also recommended that we give him a capsule daily of some good bacteria but I am not doing that as he would be averse to swallowing capsules - a big one, daily. I am trying a homeopathy treatment that I can put in his food and also we have to give him s small amount of potassium.

Dr Tay asked me if MP had done high blood pressure test on FatBoy but I was not able to tell him. He said Fortekor is for high -blood pressure mainly and we could do a test after he had run the couse for this session of Fortekor. I thought Fortekor increases their appetite , quality fi life and survival time.

This is from a site that deals with Fortekor: Fortekor affects a complex system of reactions and responses in the body concerned with blood flow through the kidneys, blood pressure, and the total volume of blood in the body. These systems do not work usefully in heart and kidney disease, and Fortekor is able to improve their effects. One of the potential side effects in cats is that they will seem to be hungrier and put on weight. Since most cats with kidney failure tend to go off their food and lose weight, this is probably a good thing and a benefit of treatment rather than anything else from a website about Fortekor). Anyway we will need to do another review in 4 weeks time and so this Friday will just be for the SubQ. I hope J will be on duty as FatBoy likes her and so he would look forward to seeing her at the clinic. The cab driver who drove us home was very friendly with Fatboy and spoke to him all the way - meowmeow...MEow..MOW. We have been quite fortunate in our cab drivers I must say.

Just Because...

Too Hot!

Bujang found a rather breezy cat-free zone to nap...

Tanaka thought the higher the better where napping is concerned...

The breeze is number one consideration for Totoro...

Yesterday was too hot to be doing anything at all and so the boys did the only thing that any sane cat would do - NAP the whole day. Even Bujang did not ask to go out walking in the park. He preferred sleeping on the cool wooden coffee table. The human beans also spent the days indoors drinking lots of water and watching TV. It was a slow Monday for all.

Short Story

Putih taking a break from dinner...

I wanted to write about the cab driver who took FatBoy and me to the vet last Friday but forgot as I wanted to write about FatBoy first. The driver was very chatty and when he heard FatBoy complaining, he told him that all would be alright and he should relax. Then he showed me the picture of his two dogs. They were very beautiful and I told him so.

He told me that he had bought one from a friend for $100.00 and the other one he had adopted from his groomer. It seemed that his groomer knew of a dog in a very bad situation and told him about it. So he went to see the dog and saw that it was thin, mangy and he had only some tufts of hair. It seemed that the previous owner had bought him and then did not know how to take care of him!

The driver said that the owner asked him if he wanted to adopt the dog and so he did. But he already had one and so he asked around to see if anyone has a home for the dog but no one wanted it. After some months and a lot of TLC, the dog became fatter and fitter and the groomer and him and taken care of the fur. The dog became the beauty that it is now. Then many people asked him if he wanted to give the dog up. The driver reprimanded them and told them that this was the exact same dog that he had asked them to adopt some months before. He then told them that there was no way he was going to give his dog up to a bunch of people who had no heart and love for the dog and that they would turn his now happy beauty to something pitiful later.

By then we were at the carpark to the vet's and he wished FatBoy good luck and told him not to be afraid. :)

I m also thankful to the first cab driver who had taken Fatboy to MP on the first day that we had to bring him to the vet. That driver waited for us to close to 2 hours. He could have left to get more fares but he did not. I am glad that there are people like them who are kind to animals.

Goodnight Sunday

Easy Peasy Sunday

Toro doesn't like going out and going for walks downstairs. I tried to take hi once but he panicked and ran about in fear and so I gave up trying to get him to do any more. But he absoloutely likes sitting in the carrier once Bujang comes home from his walks. We think he likes the smell of the grass.

Sunday Walk

The pigeons rested on the grass, quite oblivious to Bujang. They knew that he was not interested in them but rather on eating grass...

Bujang saw some ants. He watched them for quite a while...

Of cos as usual, he was himself being watched...

I was glad to see this kitty at last. I was afraid the family may have abandoned him as the mother said to the auntie that she had too many cats- about 8! I had told her that she should not abandon her cats and I would help her sterilise them. I had also told her that she would have to pay a fine and maybe even go to jail if she abandoned any. I had also spoken to her daughter. But they did not take me up on it. She used to have another cat with a black marks on the nose. I have not seen him for a long time.

neither Cousin R, the auntie or myself had seen this cat roaming the neighborhood so I guess it doesn't not like the outdoors. The orange and white one is the rover!

The cats just followed Bujang's progress as he walked about and ate grass :)

Finally he decided to sit next to his favourite bicycle until it was time to go home...

I hope Bujang had a good time as he did not get to go out at all last week.

FatBoy's Review

FatBoy with Dr Lim...

FatBoy having a post dinner experience at his void deck...

Relaxing after the ordeal...

The review last Friday did not go as well as we had hoped. The vet was very pleased that he was eating and drinking well. Actually he had stopped touching the sides of his mouth with his paws and eats more than usual, although not as much as before.

He did not make much noise in the carrier and sat waiting for us to make a move and did not complain too much in the cab. He was very friendly with the nurse and vet and allowed them to weigh him and to take his temperature. He had lost a little weight from 5. 35 to 4.95 kg. This by itself is not so alarming especially with his renewed appetite and the vet was hopeful that his future would not be bleak if he goes on the way he has been.

However, he became quite devilish and very angry when the vet tried to take his blood. The first try was not very successful. We had to hold him firmly as he kept growling and moving about, there was not much blood that the vet could get from his veins. After this first bout, he was allowed to relax and the nurse scratched him under his chin. He was very pleased with that and after 5 minutes, we tried again but no go! We had to stop the whole exercise and the nurse and vet gave him the SubQ. He was immediately quiet and gentle and even relaxed in the carrier. AIYAH! So we will try again next Tuesday with Dr T. Maybe a new vet would be able to get some blood :) I think he might forget what had happened to him last yesterday by Tuesday :)

When I brought him home, Cousin R gave him some post dinner which he ate hungrily. I have high hopes that Dr T would be bale to get some blood from him and we could get some new indicators.

Goodnight to Labour Day

Toro tried to be wide-eyed for the camera...

But he was too sleepy to make it to Sunday morning...