watch the hair, good indication of nutritent assilimation, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> they really are as individual as we are, if he is getting the nutrients
>> he needs now, perhaps he is more comfortable crunching it, barbi doesn't
>> hold her weight either, but that is because she is a very nurvous
>> scaredey cat, and we have even had a couple of overgrooming episodes, and
>> her puking
>> seems to coincide with the over grooming, Lee
>
> Our new cats are quite small. I thought Jazzy was a kitten when I first
> saw her but she was 2. She only weighed 8 pounds when we got her and I
> don't think she has gained. She is very muscular but seems to have no fat
> on here.
>
> Bali is super skinny and she's very long. So much so that when she runs,
> it's as though the front of her and the back of her are going different
> directions. She looks like one of those Slinky Dogs. And sometimes when
> she lays down her front half and back half will be going different
> directions. The Vet said he could tell why we named her Ballerina. She
> likes to stand on her hind legs, put her front legs up high in the air and
> spin in circles.
>
> Both of them seem to eat a lot though. More than Maui ever did. They are
> getting the Fancy Feast Appetizers for breakfast. If I give them tuna or
> tuna and chicken they will each eat a whole package. They don't like the
> other flavors as well.
>
> Still have not found a canned or pouched food that they really like. Odd
> because they would wolf down the Wellness brand when we first got them.
> But then I made the mistake of giving them the Appetizers and they love
> those.
>
> They eat the NOW! grainless dry food. And they always want treats but
> they are picky as to what they will eat. They don't like the soft ones
> and no dairy flavors.
>
> Jazzy's fur has gotten a lot softer since we got her. When we first
> petted her, her fur was very coarse. Then it started to soften a little
> bit but then it would get coarse again. But now it's like a kitten. I
> used to be able to tell which cat I had when they got into my bed just by
> touching them. But now I can't.
>
> They do have different voices though. Bali's voice is changing I think.
> Once in a while she lets out a big cat meow but usually it's the tiny
> little kitten one. Jazzy has a deeper, louder voice but she is far less
> vocal than she was when we first got her. She used to talk to me a lot.
> But now she doesn't.
>