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Solo
06-01-2001, 09:06 PM
Hmmmm.....
My kitties seem to be fat.....
How 'bout yours? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

aly
06-01-2001, 09:40 PM
Shiloh only weighs 8 lbs but her fur sure makes her look fat.

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/011/Oo/sz/O7/cp66131.jpg

Pam
06-01-2001, 09:45 PM
My Trevor tips the scales at 20 1/2 lbs. In his defense, he is big boned. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Truthfully his frame and bone structure are larger all the way around than his "sibling" Andy. It didn't help that in the past he often ate canned IAMS which is more fattening than he should have been fed (my fault, being the feeder). For the past few months he has only eaten dry IAMS Less Active. Hopefully it is making a difference. One of these days we will get weighed. I'm holding off since I weigh both of us, then myself alone and then subtract to get his weight. Haven't really wanted to weigh myself lately. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/021/wg/o8/6t/r932317.jpg

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4 feline house
06-01-2001, 10:56 PM
Well, I guess every member of the big cat club will weigh in http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif on this topic! My momcat weighs eight pounds. She's the only slim one of the bunch. She gave birth to one who just got her annual check up and tipped the scales at 9 lbs. Not too large but larger than average, and she's got a small frame and was the runt. Her sister weighed 10 1/2 last time she went to the vet, but on the bathroom scales last month she managed to make the needle go to 12. The real porker is the boy, 20 lbs. But like Trevor, he is a large cat with a head the size of a grapefruit!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

tatsxxx11
06-02-2001, 05:48 AM
"Mr. B" is a big bruiser! Like Trevor, he is "big boned!" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif And his long fur makes him look even bigger. He does love to eat. (He gets "less active" formula) But seems to have settled happily at this weight. 17 lbs!!! What a big bundle of love to hug!


http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1622062&a=12388499&p=46373129

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1622062&a=12388499&p=46492317


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Pam
06-02-2001, 08:16 AM
Sandra...I love that top picture. Mr. B looks like he is demanding his morning cup of coffee! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif (noticed the carafe is missing so it seems he is waiting for you to put on a pot! LOL)

Solo
06-02-2001, 10:30 AM
Hey! My kitty has small bones, but she is a grand spanking 15 lbs! Uh......I read in cat fancy that this will shorten her life expectancy. Also, since I'm only 12, my mom feeds the cats. My sister is Maylo (we have our nicknames, don't ask please), and we also have a Tabby cat named Tabby. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Can food makes 'em fat, right?

aly
06-02-2001, 12:57 PM
Sandra, Mr. B is so beautiful. I would love to brush that cat. Every time I see an orange and white longhair at the shelter, I immediately grab a brush. Maybe its because I came really close to adopting a female orange/white DLH who I really bonded to by brushing her. Shiloh, the little stuck up princess, will not share her home with other felines though. I'm still trying to talk her into keeping Julius but she won't budge!

Pam - I just LOVE Trevor's markings and green eyes.

aly
06-02-2001, 12:58 PM
Solo - canned food is more fattening. I feed Shiloh dry but will occasionally give her wet as a treat. It is hard to switch cats to dry food once they are used to wet though.

Logan
06-02-2001, 01:43 PM
In our home, it is just me and the dogs who have to watch our weight. At her heaviest, Mimi was 6 1/2 pounds. It will be interesting to see how she does when she goes in for her annual visit in August. She eats much more since Butter came along!! And Butter was 10 pounds in January, shortly after he arrived, and I'm sure he has gained weight, but he is still all lean and healthy...not an ounce of fat on him. Too bad for Honey, Lilly and Mom, who have to watch every calorie!!!
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tatsxxx11
06-02-2001, 05:16 PM
Thanks guys! Mr. B is my big baby! I forgot to mention that he is 17 lbs! I just love his long white and "butterscotch" coloring. He doesn't like the heat, and with his asthma, he gets his yearly lion cut in the spring! He just got his new "doo" last week! How cute!!! I can see how really muscular he is. My little "B" the body builder http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Oh, I just love him to pieces!!! And yes, he WAS demanding his morning cup!

Pam...What a gorgeous picture of Trevor! He really is a beauty; those eyes! I can't believe he weighs more than the "B-ster!"

Aly...Tell Shiloh that Mr. B says it will be painless! After a while, they'll be best buds. Go little Julius. He is such a little doll http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif


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Pam
06-02-2001, 06:43 PM
Sandra...please post a picture of Mr. B with his lion cut!! I'd love to see it. My daughter's ragdoll, Gabe, also has his lion cut now. You can see him on my webshots album.
http://community.webshots.com/album/12699937hspWSJYaah

Solo
06-02-2001, 06:50 PM
I like kitties. Your cats are cool.

Solo
06-02-2001, 06:51 PM
I like kitties. Your cats are cool. I know. I have a great vocabulary! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif

Maylo
06-02-2001, 07:15 PM
Hey solo. It's your sis.

My cats are fat too.
Don't feel bad
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tatsxxx11
06-03-2001, 06:24 AM
Pam, Gabe is adorable!!! What a beauty; and what a great cut! They really left him with a mane. Mr. B looks like he went through a buzz saw. But cute still. He always mats around his neck (mane) so they only left him with a little fur tuffie atop his head! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif They did leave little fur booties around his back feet though! I will take a pic and post it soon; before it grows back. It's so nice to feel his beautiful, strong body hiding beneath all that fur! Mr. B says Hi!

Pam
06-03-2001, 09:15 AM
Gabe gets mats on his back. He apparently always sleeps on his back and does lots of rolling around on his back. He is not the most cooperative kitty about being brushed so in order to help alleviate his mat problem they had to give him a "summer hairdo" and couldn't just shave his back. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Can't wait to see Mr. B! Gabe had to be medicated (put in "lala land") for his haircut. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif How about Mr. B?

nsweezie
06-03-2001, 12:02 PM
Pam, your cat Trevor is just the nicest looking cat. What beautiful eyes too. I just love orange cats, and he is a perfect example.

tatsxxx11
06-03-2001, 04:38 PM
Hi Pam. They say the B man is a real gentleman at the salon! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif The only place he doesn't like to be touched is his hiney! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Who would?? Pics of B coming soon. Oliver goes in for a tubbie Wednesday. But he LOVES water, so I think he'll have a ball. He's only 10 months with long very cottony fur and actually mats weekly, EVEN WITH BRUSHING! Think I should "doo" him too?