Sorry I didn't realize u posted the pics already, lol...they both look so sweet. Swanie is def on the plump side...I love fat kitties! But Cindy is absolutely adorable. She looks pretty healthy to me.
Thank you! Yep - Swanie is my 25 pound sweetheart soul mate lap kitty, and Cindy is the sweetest little kitty I've ever known (and she is DH's soul mate)..Sorry I didn't realize u posted the pics already, lol...they both look so sweet. Swanie is def on the plump side...I love fat kitties! But Cindy is absolutely adorable. She looks pretty healthy to me.
Thanks for all the links and stuff. Maybe I'll just jot down some of the web sites that need a subscription and the general information and see what the vet(s) think. I am determined to lick this.Oh - the probiotics and weight gain studies were done with "energy dense" diets. Luckily, cats typically do very well on high fat diets - without the side-effects these diets have in humans.
Yes, she said she had FortiFlora I could try and that it wouldn't hurt her, and she would look further into the other study. So, in the interest of getting something started, I got a box of the FortiFlora. As I mentioned, it was very popular with both of them.Yes, Fortiflora is the magic powder that helps cats dig into their food. When using it to transition foods or introduce new food, we call it "Floritification."
Was this based on the probiotics discussion?
If so, I guess the vet figured probiotics wouldn't hurt and didn't look into the probiotics and B12 uptake. Fortiflora has only the strain E. Faecium in it. The probiotic used in the study that indicates "probiotics" help with B12 nutrient absorption was L. acidophilus. I use this one, giving 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 at night:
Cats like it, but it doesn't have the amazing taste power of animal digest.
(There are a zillion different strains of probiotics.).
But it's good to know she likes it (haven't even heard of a cat yet that doesn't!). It can REALLY help when kitties are off their food or you're trying to get them to eat something new.
Poor old Swanie!
Yes, she said she had FortiFlora I could try and that it wouldn't hurt her, and she would look further into the other study. So, in the interest of getting something started, I got a box of the FortiFlora. As I mentioned, it was very popular with both of them.
It was actually kind of funny. Swanie knows he isn't supposed to eat Cindy's food, but at some point he smelled that she had something tastier than he had. So, he went down to the end of the couch, jumped off, went around the recliner chair and tried to sneak up on it from that way. Unfortunately for him, I'm on to his sneaky tactics