Hey, folks - Just a little update on Skittles. She is going gangbusters - scampering and prancing like there's no tomorrow, continually trying to involve Hobie in play (Hobie remains essentially blind to her), responding favorably to the kids' overtures for snugglin' at every turn, using the litterboxes (yes, plural - we caved and put one upstairs to avoid any future accidents)...Just great.
And gaining weight like crazy - I'll get a picture soon and put it up, but she looks like a different cat. Much more energetic than when she got here - visibly bigger, more filled out.
And in hindsight... Of all the kittens we looked at at the pet store (which was hosting adoptions from the humane society - she's not from a kitty mill), she was the thinnest. I mean, her belly didn't sag at all. I did notice it at the time - I could feel her ribs. But she seemed so happy. And when we got her home, her hips were so bony - I didn't know whether that was just the way she was, or what. But now, a little more than a week later, the pointy tips of her pelvic bones are difficult to find under her now-pliant and loose skin; her ribs are hard to detect; her coat seems shinier...And I wonder: Was she neglected, either at the animal shelter, or at her foster mother's, or at her original home...?
Back to school today.
And that is all I will say about that.
1 comment:
I'm going to guess that if Skittles were skinny, it was probably a problem prior to the animal shelter. They are religious at such places about worming and giving adequate food. I think you should try giving her some canned tuna. I like giving my cats a little bit of that and they seem to have a 6th sense for when the can is being opened. The oil from the fish really works wonders on the coat and they LOVE IT. Also, don't think that if a cat has a belly, it's because they are fat. If you look at lions in the wild, they often have a paunch. I think it is simply a feline thing. I can't recommend strongly enough that you get some cat nip. It's entirely entertaining.
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