Posted by KaraS on August 22, 2004, at 20:51:48
In reply to Re: Questions for cat lovers » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 22, 2004, at 18:38:31
> > Mr. Hoover,
> > The breadth of your knowledge never ceases to amaze me!
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> The heighth, too! ;-)
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> > Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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> You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome.
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> > I am so relieved that I have less to worry about now. The dry foods I give them are low ash, moderate magnesium, additional taurine, over 30% protein, often whole grain, usually rice rather than corn. The raw food diet would probably be best but I don't have the money or the energy for that right now.
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> Sounds like you have everything under control already.
>Perhaps but I didn't think so earlier because I wasn't feeding them wet food. My mind is at ease on that now though.
> > I change their water twice a day. I used to have one of those flowing water machines. They loved it but it's broken now. One of my cats prefers to drink water off of my hand as it's under the fawcett. (Can you say "spoiled rotten"?)
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> They like fresh water, eh?
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> > She also likes toothpaste so I have to fight her off everytime I try to brush my teeth.
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> Ummm, I don't even want to try and figure out how you know these things about your cat.
>She tries to eat the toothpaste off of my toothbrush or lick it when it dribbles down my hand while I'm brushing. (It's not rocket science.)
> > Here's another cat question:
> > How safe do you think the anti-flea meds Revolution, Frontline and Advantage are for them? My two little darlings are in-door cats yet they periodically manage to get infected with ear mites. I have done a lot of reading on this and have frequently run across the suggestion of giving them one of these flea treatments for one or two months (to cover the full 3-6 week life cycle of the mites - depending on what article I read) to kill the mites that are on their bodies outside of their ears.
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> The only one of these that is sure to kill mites is Revolution. Frontline will, but that's an off-label use. From what I've read, Revolution is safest for cats.
So you would have no qualms about giving it to a cat of yours?> > I would still need to treat the ears themselves of course which leads to another question. I've used tresaderm in the past but am now out of it. I've been reading that olive oil with vitamin E can do the job by smothering the mites.
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> Yes.
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> > It's just so hard to clean their ears though and I worry about all the crud left behind.
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> Once the mites stop making it (when the Revolution kicks in), you'll get it all.
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> > Do you think it's imperative that I bring them to the vet's office?
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> Can't get Revolution any other way, can you?I think I can actually. I know I can get the other two at an animal feed and supply place in the Valley.
> > P.S. Do you have cat(s)?
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> Used to.
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> Lar
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