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That "20" should be a "20 +" smile

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We just got back from the vet today with our two kitties. Hamlet is a cat rescue kitten I got 13 years ago (he's about to turn 14) who has routinely been over 20 pounds - we have him down I think to 17.3 pounds. Juliet was a stray from our back yard and she is I think 7.7 pounds. I can go check for sure once Hamlet gets up from where he is curled up against me.


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One cat is 9lbs, one is 19lbs.

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Our kitty was a "rescue pet" and she weighs about 7 pounds. Whispurr is a gentle, affectionate cat and has learned, over time, to trust and love us. My grandson picked her out from the pet rescue at Pets R Us because she had a broken tail.

Last night, my grandson found a stray cat who is just skin and bones! He brought her home, gave her some food and milk then called the pet rescue and they picked her up. She is so cute, all black with yellow eyes. Grandson took pictures of her. She is bigger than our cat but only weighs about 4 pounds, she is so skinny! Hopefully she will find a good, loving home and put on some healthy weight.


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My kitty was a rescue too. I found him when he was probably around three or four weeks old. He was really hungry and could barely walk when I found him. Now, almost three years later, he is spoiled, very loved, and weighs 15 pounds. He's my baby and I'm so glad I found him!


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Phyllis, milk is actually very bad for adult cats (and cow's milk is still bad for kittens), and can be deadly to a starving cat. Cats are lactose intolerant so it can cause diarrhea which means that all the nutrients as well as water gets flushed out of their body. It <i>seems</i> like a good idea to give a cat milk because of that old image of the cat with a saucer of milk, but in reality it's just not a good idea.

Also, I hate to say that taking in a cat like that was a bad idea, but if you already have a cat in the house if that stray had Filv or any other common contagious cat disease, you could have given that to the cat you already have. Hopefully that stray will be tested and show up negative. frown I'm not being alarmist by the way, I just read a blog where this exact thing occurred. (except that the blog writer took precautions so his own cats weren't infected, thankfully)

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Grey, according to everything I've read MOST adult cats are lactose intolerant, not all.

According to Beastie, she's not most cats. She gets a tiny bit of milk on a saucer (not quite enough to cover the bottom) once every few months as a treat. I don't want to give her too much or offer it too often for fear she'll eventually develop trouble digesting it and I won't know it until she's had too much. So far, no trouble.

But her fondness for it seems to be waning. She loves the smell, but drinks it less enthusiastically than she used to. The last time I gave her milk, she didn't drink much at all. In fact, she shook her paw at it (the international feline sign language for "This @#$% is awful! Take it away!") after giving it a try. I'll probably give it one more shot before I stop giving in to her eager sniffing of my glass of milk and no longer offer her a bit of her own.

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Well when in such small doses as that there's no danger. My aunt used to do the same thing as you with her cat, and it just resulted in farts from the netherworld. >_< (of course the cat HAD to be laying on the table when that happened too) Most people that give cats milk though give them far more than that, and that's when trouble occurs.

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Well, Beastie has a strong stomach, and I appreciate that (from the carpet up!), but I don't want to push my limits. Also, she's overweight, so I watch her food and treat intake pretty closely. Which pulls this conversation back on topic...

Beastie's weight has been as high as 13 pounds, but she's at about 12 now. We're always working on finding ways to increase her exercise and lower her food consumption (without her making us crazy -she's pretty much intolerable when she's hungry!). We're making slow progress in trimming her down. However, I don't think we'll ever want her to weigh less than about 10 pounds. She's a big cat, long body, very muscular, and big boned. Her optimum weight is probably going to be about 10 pounds. The numbers aren't the biggest concern, of course. We just want her to be healthy and have a healthy shape.


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Yeah, so far I'm not concerned about my cat's weight (not even sure how much he weighs since he's just hit one year old and is still growing like crazy). I don't think he'll ever be an overweight cat, food sort of interests him but not incredibly, he doesn't like people food, and he LOVES to play and play hard.

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