Cat gained 10lbs in 2 months after falling from tree
rick_h...@hotmail.com
My cat fell about 25-feet from a tree, before he weighed about 20lbs, now
he weighs 30lbs. This happened 2 months ago. He does not look too much
different, a little less active.
Is this normal or ok? He is 7years old. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated.
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konengro
rick_h...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> My cat fell about 25-feet from a tree, before he weighed about 20lbs, now
> he weighs 30lbs. This happened 2 months ago. He does not look too much
> different, a little less active.
>
> Is this normal or ok? He is 7years old. Any advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
It's not normal. It's a dire threat to his health. Discuss a diet with
your vet. A cat that fat can't even move normally, and you're taking
years off his life.
Even twenty pounds is way big for a domestic cat. Bobcats rarely get
that big.
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Paul F. Hoff
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Winston E. Henley, Jr.
You should have your cat examined by a vet immediately. My Molly fell
several stories off a balcony (which nearly scared me to death) and I
took her into the emergency vet's office. One of the things that they
check for is to make sure that the lining around the cat's lungs are
ruptured or not. If they are your cat could be bleeding into his chest
and abdominal cavity. The only way you can detect it if you followup
right away is by x-ray.
And that is only one of many things that could be happening. Such a
weight gain in such a short period of time is a definite indication of
some problem that needs to be taken care of NOW.
--
Winston Henley, Jr. (win...@wwma.com)
by permission of Molly and Casper, the wonder kitties
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does
any harm to ask for what they want. J.W. Krutch
jim and carmen szabo
if *you* gained 100 pounds within 2 months.... would that be a great
concern to you.... <><
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Miche
In article <884889264...@dejanews.com>
rick_h...@hotmail.com writes:
> My cat fell about 25-feet from a tree, before he weighed about 20lbs, now
> he weighs 30lbs. This happened 2 months ago. He does not look too much
> different, a little less active.
>
> Is this normal or ok? He is 7years old. Any advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
Hmmm. Could have sustained a hidden injury that has left him less able
to run about than normal. Take him to a vet and get him checked out.
Even if he didn't injure himself falling from the tree, the weight gain
sounds unusual. Could be indicative of thyroid or other problems.
Miche
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Nightweb
It also depends on the type of cat...Now Norwegian Forest cats can be
huge and gain alot more weight in a short amount of time..compared with
an average alleycat...What type of cat is it?
hillary gorman
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 14:21:10 -0800,<´¯`·.¸¸.¸¸.·´¯`@nowhere.com> wrote:
*It also depends on the type of cat...Now Norwegian Forest cats can be
*huge and gain alot more weight in a short amount of time..compared with
*an average alleycat...What type of cat is it?
My norwegian forest cats have never exhibited the kind of drastic,
immediate weight gain described by the original poster...
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ShenaCat
> Even twenty pounds is way big for a domestic cat. Bobcats rarely get
>that big.
Although I agree that 20 lbs is big for a domestic cat, many cats are simply
large bodied and naturally develop to 20 lbs or sometimes more. I think you're
way off on the bobcat theory though. My dad has caught many bobcats and the
adults were all over 20 lbs. at least.
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R.A.Cord
I'll second that on the weight. I had a couple of toms in the late
eighties, one 23lbs. entire (meaning unneutered) and his father before
him, 25 or more, a sort of tabby-point Siamese that they call
Lynx-point, but that I don't think is officially recognized. Both were
in their prime and healthy and hard as a rock.
Ronn Blankenship
ShenaCat wrote:
>
> Although I agree that 20 lbs is big for a domestic cat, many cats are simply
> large bodied and naturally develop to 20 lbs or sometimes more. I think you're
> way off on the bobcat theory though. My dad has caught many bobcats and the
> adults were all over 20 lbs. at least.
>
My cat Andy is a naturally big cat. Though he approaches 20 lbs, the
vet doesn't think he's too fat. However, on several occasions he _has_
been mistaken for a bobcat because he is so big.
-- Ronn! :)
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konengro
Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> My cat Andy is a naturally big cat. Though he approaches 20 lbs, the
> vet doesn't think he's too fat. However, on several occasions he _has_
> been mistaken for a bobcat because he is so big.
>
> -- Ronn! :)
I've never personally met a domestic cat who actually weighed twenty
pounds (or more.) I have, however, met lots of people claiming cats
weighed in the 20-30 pound range.
Come on, guys. MY cats bigger than your cat and the women love him
better?:o)
The largest domestic cat on record was a guy who weighed 43 pounds; he
was, however, morbidly obese, and though my source doesn't list it, I
can pretty much tell you he didn't die from smoking cigarettes.
PE Patton
In article <6a03v4$d...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, konengro
<kone...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
Paul,
The above post really struck me as mean spirited. Why should this bug you?
This group is for people to come together with a common cause - cats. We
are all here, I hope, to better the lives of our cats. We get advice from
one another about illnesses. We give sympathy when a cat dies. We give
people a "kick in the pants" when they need to take their cat to a vet. We
also like to boast from time to time. We brag about how smart our cats
are, how pretty they are, how funny they are and, yes, how big they are,
among other things.
[Boast begins now.] I do have a cat who weighs 25 pounds. Although, he is
not svelte, he is nowhere near obese. He is a very long (over 2 feet, not
counting the tail), tall cat who carries his weight well. He is solid as a
rock. (My father swears he was the progeny of a panther/wild cat.) My vet
is not concerned, nor am I. He is 7+ years old and very healthy.
Until I had Peeper (the 25 pound cat), I had never met one that weighed
over 20 pounds either. But, they do exist and not as "freaks" of nature.
Cats come in all shapes and sizes. Some were just meant to be big. I'm
convinced that Peeper falls into that category. (BTW, I also have 4 other
cats that range in weight from 8 - 15 pounds.)
Patty and the "bums"
Barb + Butch Brooker
My sons cat was weighed last week and he weighed 19 lbs. Most people's
reaction when they first see him is "ohmigod'. Wiley,as he is named, can
look on the kitchen counters with out his hind feet leaving the floor. When
he was small his head looked as though it didn't belong on his body but
after reaching maturity he is in proportion. Just BIG!
konengro
> The above post really struck me as mean spirited. Why should this bug you?
>
pound housecat? He can beat me two falls out of three for the car keys,
and he never fills the tank when he goes out.
Regards,
Hackman
hillary gorman wrote:
>
> On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 14:21:10 -0800,<´¯`·.¸¸.¸¸.·´¯`@nowhere.com> wrote:
> *It also depends on the type of cat...Now Norwegian Forest cats can be
> *huge and gain alot more weight in a short amount of time..compared with
> *an average alleycat...What type of cat is it?
>
> My norwegian forest cats have never exhibited the kind of drastic,
> immediate weight gain described by the original poster...
>
Thank GOD! (aren't NFC big enough already 8;)
Nightweb
hillary gorman wrote:
>
> On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 14:21:10 -0800,<´¯`·.¸¸.¸¸.·´¯`@nowhere.com> wrote:
> *It also depends on the type of cat...Now Norwegian Forest cats can be
> *huge and gain alot more weight in a short amount of time..compared with
> *an average alleycat...What type of cat is it?
>
> My norwegian forest cats have never exhibited the kind of drastic,
> immediate weight gain described by the original poster...
>
> hillary gorman...........Official Token Female..........hillary@netaxs.com
> "So that's 2 T-1s and a newsfeed....would you like clues with that?"
> hil...@hillary.net: for debugging your net or deworming your pet
> Net Access...The NSP for ISPs....The NOC that rocks around the clock.
Mine did...I got them outside of Stockholm..and they drastically gained
weight over the years...:) So big they killed a police dog once...but
then that is another story :) And yes they were purebreds :)
Bev Hudema
My Bosley is a big cat at 18lbs. and he's also not fat. His sister is half
his size at 9 lbs.
They're both domestic short hairs with black and brown blotch tabby
colouring.
--
Bev.
hud...@cadvision.com
hillary gorman
On Tue, 20 Jan 1998 18:49:15 -0800,<´¯`·.¸¸.¸¸.·´¯`@nowhere.com> wrote:
*hillary gorman wrote:
*>
*> On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 14:21:10 -0800,<´¯`·.¸¸.¸¸.·´¯`@nowhere.com> wrote:
*> *It also depends on the type of cat...Now Norwegian Forest cats can be
*> *huge and gain alot more weight in a short amount of time..compared with
*> *an average alleycat...What type of cat is it?
*>
*> My norwegian forest cats have never exhibited the kind of drastic,
*> immediate weight gain described by the original poster...
*
*Mine did...I got them outside of Stockholm..and they drastically gained
*weight over the years...:) So big they killed a police dog once...but
*then that is another story :) And yes they were purebreds :)
gaining weight "over the years" is *not* the same as gaining 10 lbs in 2
mos...
h.
R.A.Cord
What is a Norwegian Forest cat? Is this for real? Are they
domesticated?
Hackman
R.A.Cord wrote:
>
> What is a Norwegian Forest cat? Is this for real? Are they
> domesticated?
They are for real...a very beautiful cat.
make that a beautiful LARGE cat.
yes...they are very domesticated!
hillary gorman
On Wed, 21 Jan 1998 02:37:57 -0800,<rac...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
*What is a Norwegian Forest cat? Is this for real? Are they
*domesticated?
a) a natural breed, indigenous to the forests of norway
b) yes
c) yes
see http://www.hillary.net/kangaru.html for more info, and a link to the
NFC FAQ.
Nightweb
I did not see anything about the time period they gained that
weight...which was about the same time as the cat who fell down from the
tree...this did nto occur "over the years"...but anyways should we not
be getting back to the subject which was the help this guy out...rather
than have people wondering how come my cats are so big?
Elizabeth A Blake
Bev Hudema wrote in message <34cc4fbf....@news.cadvision.com>...
>My Bosley is a big cat at 18lbs. and he's also not fat. His sister is half
>his size at 9 lbs.
>They're both domestic short hairs with black and brown blotch tabby
>colouring.
Someone I used to work with had a big cat, around 22 pounds (or more). But,
this cat *was* fat, in a very unhealthy way. He brought that cat to work
one summer (a bookstore) because he was living in a residential hotel
(single room) and it was extremely hot and he was worried that Krisper would
be too uncomfortable. When Krisper arrived at the bookstore, he could walk
only a few feet at a time before he had to rest. He could not jump up onto
anything, even if it was low to the ground. After a couple of weeks,
another co-worker noticed something nasty hanging from Krisper's butt. The
poor cat was so huge he couldn't clean himself properly and his butt was all
infected. We made his owner take him to the vet who prescribed, among other
things, a lite cat food and strict instructions on feeding him. By the end
of the summer, Krisper had lost some weight (not a whole lot) but he was
able to walk without stopping, and even run. He could jump up onto low
shelves in the stockroom and was much more active. I don't know how he
turned out in the long run after he was taken home, but I have a feeling his
owner went back to his old ways of feeding him cheap brands of food, and
lots of it. This cat would pretty much eat anything - vegetables, potato
chips, muffins. You name it, he ate it.
Liz