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In article >,
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> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 02:39:33 -0600, Katra
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:58:24 -0600, Katra
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article >,
> >> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Tue 01 Feb 2005 08:56:13p, Stan Horwitz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >> >>
> >> >> > In article >,
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to
> >> >> >> all
> >> >> >> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> >> >> >> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> >> >> >> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet
> >> >> >> food
> >> >> >> always tastes like crap.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> >> >> > probably be lunch tomorrow.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> You're going to eat the cat?
> >> >
> >> >LOL!
> >> >That's the way I read that too! ;-D
> >> >
> >> Same here
> >>
> >> >I'm sure he meant "invited to lunch" and he plans
> >> >to feed it tuna, but it sure was written funny!
> >>
> >> I hope so..... Kitty will love the tuna.... My cats get that real
> >> cheap tuna for treats. I wont eat it, but they love it, and it's
> >> often the same price as cat food.
> >
> >I buy the cheap tuna in oil for my older kitties to encourage them to
> >eat more calories. The geriatric cats always seem to get really thin
> >before they die, even with regular vet care. :-(
> >
> >Orchid will probably not be with us much longer. <sigh>
> >And I can't get her to eat the prescription food that would really help
> >her!
>
>
> Does she eat the dry cat food? If yes, pour a little vegetable oil
> over and see if she will eat it. That adds weight. I have done this
> with skinny elderly horses, and it works. Horses do the same thing,
> get real skinny when they are old. I am dealing with a 27 year old
> horse now, and she is looking better. Dont overdo it though or kitty
> will get the runs. I give up to 2 cups per day to the horse. The
> average is horse is 1000lbs This one is probably 750. A average cat
> is 10 to 15 lbs. so that would be 1/75th of 2 cups. I'll let you do
> the math, i am not good at it. However, I'd say a tablespoon would be
> about the maximum per day, start out with half that amount.

She is old with few teeth. She cannot eat dry food.
She is eating fancy feast and friskies canned. She eats ok, just won't
eat the high calorie A&D prescription food. I can try adding a little
oil to her canned food, just don't want to give her diarrhea as that
would make her worse!

>
> I am not a vet, but I am trained in animal care, both small animals
> and livestock. Hope this helps, and some cats love oil. Plain corn,
> soy or the so called "vegetable oil" is all you need. The oil tuna is
> a good idea too, but cats should not get exclusively sea food. I see
> no reason why you cant mix some oil in canned cat food either.

Yeah, the tuna is just an treat. They cannot live on just that...

>
> PS. Oil controls hairballs in cats, and gives then a nice coat too !

:-)
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