Squeek

[catlover11]

I may be mistaken but I think I read about Squeek on the CRF mailing list. I know how devastating it is to lose them from our daily lives, especially at such a young age. I lost my Beyli on the first day of this year and he also had CRF. We already have a close bond with out pussycats but it seems that when you are nursing them through a disease like CRF the bond just gets deeper. I know that alot of the cats featured on Cat of the Day are from shelters that are doing their best to survive on a very small budget (donations are the main source of income) so the food isn't always the best (I am a volunteer at a few shelters so I speak from experience). Most shelters mainly give only dry food unfortunately and research over the last few years has shown this to be a major cause of diseases like CRF - the organs need more moisture than what is in these dry foods and cats don't drink enough water. To avoid the pain that Squeek's Mom and I are feeling at the loss of our beloved kittycats, you can really help your cat by feeding a diet of mainly canned food and snacks of dry food. It might smell a little more but when you love them, that doesn't matter does it. MANY cats and dogs are dying of organ related deaths from diets of dry food - these animals are carnivores and need meat and moisture to have a long healthy life. We need to read the labels on pet food more carefully.