Squeak Has An Addiction...

[Pawla]

There's another anti-hairball treat that doesn't have any petroleum. It's called Cat Lube (seriously!) and it's made by Veterinarian's Best. It's psyllium and some enzymes, and chicken flavored.

Smudge used to get horrible constipation and constant hairballs, but when he started getting mucus plugs (the THIRD kind of urinary blockage) he just lost his taste for anything containing petroleum. Wouldn't eat it, even Temptations, which he'd loved before. But he definitely likes Cat Lube (they're big; if Squeak is small you can break them in half). You can also mix psyllium fiber (MetaMEOWcil ) in Squeak's canned food.

Smudge's treat of choice these days is CET (fish flavor) teeth-cleaning treats. They're a bit pricey, but he's 11 and his mouth is perfect! And they're about the size of a small mouse, so he has fun taking them apart too.

Oh, and not long after Smudge refused to eat any more petroleum, his mucus plugs cleared up. Coincidence? Who knows.

Love, Columbine

THANKS!

[Pawla]

The only thing I can think of is when the treats run out, don't buy any more. Squeak might be upset at first, but sooner or later she will forget all about them.

That's how I broke Howard and Luna of their Meow Mix Treats habit.

She gets really upset! I've even tried picking the crunchies out of her dry to try and fool her, but it doesn't work. Every time I go near the kitchen she's standing up, screaming.

[RICHARD]

I mix them up with the dry food, rebag the mix and them toss them out liberally...


Ed knows his colors and letters (and the shapes of the bags....)

Good luck!

[jazzcat]

My guys aren't too bad about treats but I only give them out about once or twice a week at most.

Good luck with breaking the habit (or addiction).

[catmandu]

HI SQUEAK
DO YOU GET THIS MANY TREATS!!!
I AM SAVING UP FOR MY HH LADY EDWINA ROSE AND MYSELF!!
BUT DAD SAYS TO SHARE!!

HAH AHA JOSEPH YOU MISSED THESE.


MOOSE AND JOSEPH ARE SHARING.ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS.

[Pawla]

HI SQUEAK
DO YOU GET THIS MANY TREATS!!!
I AM SAVING UP FOR MY HH LADY EDWINA ROSE AND MYSELF!!
BUT DAD SAYS TO SHARE!!

HAH AHA JOSEPH YOU MISSED THESE.


MOOSE AND JOSEPH ARE SHARING.ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS.

NO! There's NO WAY Mom would leave out that many bags for me! I would find a way to get them open.

[Freedom]

Reminds me of what I am always saying about these cats as well.

If you do something ONCE, and they like it, then it is a RULE, and they expect it over and over and over.

I think you just need to stop cold turkey. Pick A TIME like the 10 AM snack break, give one, and that is it until the next day. Believe me, I know it will take at least two days to get the message through to the cat. The rest of he time you need to be retrainig that hugs and snuggles are GOOD things. (Good luck!)

[Pawla]

Reminds me of what I am always saying about these cats as well.

If you do something ONCE, and they like it, then it is a RULE, and they expect it over and over and over.

I think you just need to stop cold turkey. Pick A TIME like the 10 AM snack break, give one, and that is it until the next day. Believe me, I know it will take at least two days to get the message through to the cat. The rest of he time you need to be retrainig that hugs and snuggles are GOOD things. (Good luck!)

I don't want to stop all together. If I do she will start to throw up hairballs again. The treats are hairball control. I've tried the stuff in a tube, but it's like pulling teeth trying to give it to her. I've been trying to show her that we don't get treats everytime Mom goes into the kitchen, we just get treats once a day.

[catmandu]

A LITTLE WHISKAS TEMPTATION VIDEO FROM THE TIME WHERE THE BIG PACKS WERE ON FOR 1.88.
WERE THEY EVER HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pawla]

Squeak would eat until she died! She would think she was in kitty heaven!

[catmandu]

A FUNNY VIDEO OF THE FOUND CATS GETTING THIER TEMPTATIONS AND A GREAT CLOSE UP OF THE MOOSE ANGEL PURRRING AND EATING.

[catmandu]

KING OF THE TREATS JUKE JOINT JOSEPH.

[kittycats_delight]

Vixen used to go gaga for those damned temptations. Then I discovered they have conservatives that have cancer causing properties. I immediately stopped them. It took me some time to find treats she loved as much as the temptations but I did and actually she loves them more. I give her Gimpet treats. She gets grasbits(made with cat grass), mutli kisses(multi vitamin) and malt kisses(for controlling hairballs). She either gets one of each or she will get a different kind each day.

I found the link for the malt kisses. It is all in german though.
http://www.gimborn.de/katze/pflegege...showUid%5D=155

This is the link for the grasbits again in german.
http://www.gimborn.de/katze/ernaehru...showUid%5D=476

And this is for the mutli kisses once again in german.
http://www.gimborn.de/katze/ernaehru...showUid%5D=478

If you would like to try these let me know. They are a little expensive. But 1 pouch does Vixen a month. As you can only give a limited number.


Michelle

[CultureJunky]

This is the doing of JJJ! He has been a bad influence on all the other PT cats, secretly posting in their inboxes telling them about the great highs you get on Temptations! Shame on you Joseph! lol

[KitCat]

You trained your cat to cry for treats! Your cat is a smart animal and you were rewarding the crying behavior with a treat. Of course that will make it cry more, kitties like treats!

Now you must never give that kitty a treat just because it cried. I give my cat a treat but he must earn it. You need to teach the kitty to work for the food. You can reward the cat for being quiet and not crying, or you can ask it to perform a small task. Standing for food is pretty easy because you can use the food a a lure to make the cat stand, and then when it does, you give it food. That way you are substituting a less annoying behavior for the crying.
Good luck and BE CONSISTANT!