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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 655994" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Until this, we couldn't get Captain to eat anything but dried food. He would lick butter off of bread (not toast) and salt off of tortilla chips (not any other type of chip), and he would eat lasagna, but those are the sum total of things he willingly at other than his dry food and an occasional cat treat - but only the crunchy treats. My dad tried to give him a soft cat treat once and Capn acted like my dad was trying to poison him, lol! Why lasagna? Who knows. He would not eat any type of cheese, anything else with tomato sauce, any type of meat, any type of pasta, but mix them into lasagna and he became very very happy. </p><p></p><p>The vet is VERY pleased. His hematocrit came up from 17 to 30 in just 10 days. 40 is perfect, 30 is almost normal. She thought it would take a month or more to get up to where we are. He also gained half a pound, which is a lot when you only weighed 8 pounds and were not eating.</p><p></p><p>He ate again today, so that is 2 more meals where he ate. I hadn't thought about the can hurting him, I just worried about bacterial growth from one meal to the next. That is good to know because husband thought I was being a worrywart over the can thing. He thought they were 'designed' to be safe to eat out of. He gives manufacturers a LOT more credit than they deserve, and not on this alone. He can be very trusting. </p><p></p><p>He was playing this morning for the very first time since he came back to us. He lurked behind a doorway and pounced on Jess in the bathroom. Poor Jess. She was shaving her legs and sliced a 1X1.5 inch piece of skin of her leg. She didn't even yell though because she was so happy to have him want to play. She amazes me. </p><p></p><p>I do think we may have an issue with Capn in the future. he has discovered baby wipes. We have been using them to help clean him because he hasn't been up to that and because the grime from his time away was very hard to remove. Yesterday he walked over to a container of baby wipes and meowed until I wiped his face and head and his feet off. I think he wanted them cleaned off but didn't want to groom himself. For now it is okay, and rather funny. I am not sure I want it to be a permanent thing though, Know what I mean?? I guess it is better than demanding makeup. Freckles, a cat we used to have, LOVED her makeup. I used food coloring markers (Wilton) after speaking to the vet. It was originally for a halloween photo, but then she would bat the marker over to us and insist we redo it about every week or so. It was really funny and rather odd. The food coloring was safe, according to the vet, so we let her do it. We do tend to have unique individuals for pets.</p><p></p><p>The vet wants to keep him on the steroids for another week and a half, but then if he won't eat when we take him off of those, she will give him the appetite stimulant medication. She doesn't want him on too many medications at a time, which I appreciate. I am using natural oils to keep fleas off rather than his flea medicine because of his liver. I don't want to put any more stress on it. Thankfully I have neem oil (a VERY safe and natural pest control oil - it is actually safe to eat for humans and pets, and great for your skin though i hate the scent), lavender oil and rosemary oil, all of which are awesome at pest control. I use the rosemary and lavender on his bedding and he seems to like them, esp the rosemary. I dilute the neem and wipe it on him every few days if I see any hint of a problem. I may keep up with this after he is better as it seems to work well. I strongly dislike most flea medicines. The sprays and powders make me sick, and I cannot help but wonder if they make the pet sick if used long term. </p><p></p><p>We truly appreciate all the help and ideas, ToK. This has been an emotional rollercoaster for us. </p><p></p><p>Cedar, it is hard not to fall in love with Captain. He is amazing and sweet and hilarious. Siamese cats are a lot of fun because they have giant personalities and are usually very vocal. They have strong opinions and believe their servants (us) should always know them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 655994, member: 1233"] Until this, we couldn't get Captain to eat anything but dried food. He would lick butter off of bread (not toast) and salt off of tortilla chips (not any other type of chip), and he would eat lasagna, but those are the sum total of things he willingly at other than his dry food and an occasional cat treat - but only the crunchy treats. My dad tried to give him a soft cat treat once and Capn acted like my dad was trying to poison him, lol! Why lasagna? Who knows. He would not eat any type of cheese, anything else with tomato sauce, any type of meat, any type of pasta, but mix them into lasagna and he became very very happy. The vet is VERY pleased. His hematocrit came up from 17 to 30 in just 10 days. 40 is perfect, 30 is almost normal. She thought it would take a month or more to get up to where we are. He also gained half a pound, which is a lot when you only weighed 8 pounds and were not eating. He ate again today, so that is 2 more meals where he ate. I hadn't thought about the can hurting him, I just worried about bacterial growth from one meal to the next. That is good to know because husband thought I was being a worrywart over the can thing. He thought they were 'designed' to be safe to eat out of. He gives manufacturers a LOT more credit than they deserve, and not on this alone. He can be very trusting. He was playing this morning for the very first time since he came back to us. He lurked behind a doorway and pounced on Jess in the bathroom. Poor Jess. She was shaving her legs and sliced a 1X1.5 inch piece of skin of her leg. She didn't even yell though because she was so happy to have him want to play. She amazes me. I do think we may have an issue with Capn in the future. he has discovered baby wipes. We have been using them to help clean him because he hasn't been up to that and because the grime from his time away was very hard to remove. Yesterday he walked over to a container of baby wipes and meowed until I wiped his face and head and his feet off. I think he wanted them cleaned off but didn't want to groom himself. For now it is okay, and rather funny. I am not sure I want it to be a permanent thing though, Know what I mean?? I guess it is better than demanding makeup. Freckles, a cat we used to have, LOVED her makeup. I used food coloring markers (Wilton) after speaking to the vet. It was originally for a halloween photo, but then she would bat the marker over to us and insist we redo it about every week or so. It was really funny and rather odd. The food coloring was safe, according to the vet, so we let her do it. We do tend to have unique individuals for pets. The vet wants to keep him on the steroids for another week and a half, but then if he won't eat when we take him off of those, she will give him the appetite stimulant medication. She doesn't want him on too many medications at a time, which I appreciate. I am using natural oils to keep fleas off rather than his flea medicine because of his liver. I don't want to put any more stress on it. Thankfully I have neem oil (a VERY safe and natural pest control oil - it is actually safe to eat for humans and pets, and great for your skin though i hate the scent), lavender oil and rosemary oil, all of which are awesome at pest control. I use the rosemary and lavender on his bedding and he seems to like them, esp the rosemary. I dilute the neem and wipe it on him every few days if I see any hint of a problem. I may keep up with this after he is better as it seems to work well. I strongly dislike most flea medicines. The sprays and powders make me sick, and I cannot help but wonder if they make the pet sick if used long term. We truly appreciate all the help and ideas, ToK. This has been an emotional rollercoaster for us. Cedar, it is hard not to fall in love with Captain. He is amazing and sweet and hilarious. Siamese cats are a lot of fun because they have giant personalities and are usually very vocal. They have strong opinions and believe their servants (us) should always know them. [/QUOTE]
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