Malimar

[tatsxxx11]

Happy Cat of the Day to you, beautiful Malimar! What a handsome, dashing, debonair Tuxie you are, sweetheart! Such a beautiful boy, inside and out! I'm sorry to hear of your health challenges, Malimar. So many of us here can realte to your Mom's distress at hearing the news. But as well, so many of us know that with the proper diet and treatment, it's possible to live many happy years with CRF! And it's clear your devoted Mommy is committed to doing all in her power to assure that and she will be together for many years to come! (And though she might now admit it, your sister needs you there too, to keep her in line!) Heartfelt congrats, lots of love and cuddles to you on your much deserved day of honor, beautiful Malimar! I hope that you and your fursis Ratzie both, are enjoying a very special day of celebration, being spoiled rotten and loved to pieces...just as you are every day!

[astrid]

Hi handsome boy!!! I love that gorgeous little face of yours, your picture makes me want to give you lots of kisses and smoochies

I hope you stay handsome and bless the life of your human for many more years

Happy COTD Malimar!!!
Love and kisses

[sak]

Hi Malimar's Mum,

What a beautiful cat you have - I too would like to add a little about Kidney failure as did one of the previous Pet Talkers.

I am a retired Veterinary Nurse and am quite dismayed at the level of ignorance in the cat community regarding the correct carnivour diet.

Cats are obligate carnivores (raw meat eaters) and unfortunately we have fallen into the trap of feeding them biscuits and tinned foods which are more convenient to us mainly because of our fast lifestyles today, However these foods are high in salt especially the biscuits, because cats would never eat a buiscuit so there has to be an incentive and that is salt.

Cats in the wild rarely need water, they derive their fluids from their kills (the stomach fluids)! But today we have to give them water because they are so thirsty - and to put it simply their kidneys can's cope with this amount of water, it is a vicious cycle. And this usually leads to kidney failure in our feline friends along with urinary tract infections especially in male cats who have a diet of biscuits alone.

So it is imperative to give your cat raw meats, especially chicken and some fish. They will not be interested in the beef type meats - too strong in flavour. So now because your cat has kidney failure you need to accept the processed foods that the vet has recommended because it has the correct nutrients to sustain your Malimar.

It is a huge task to educate the public about the correct cat nutrition simply because the veterinary profession sell and recommend processed foods because they reap the benefits of animal teeth cleaning and other problems associated with processwed food intake. It may sound cynical but it is a competative world for our veterinary practitioners believe me!

Best Wishes - Sue Kelly.

[susanswatlin518]

HI-I THOUGHT SURE I LEFT A MESSEGE ON YOUR DAY-HMM-WELL HERE I AM. YOU ARE AN AWESOME TUXIE! I ;OVE YOUR NAME-REMINDS ME OF THOSE CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW SNACKS THEY HAVE IN THE STORES-HA HA I AM SURE YOU ARE SWEET TOO-BEST WISHES SUSANSWATLIN518