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Puddy_Tat said:
are you giving them ordinary milk?

contrary to the stereotype, many cats (and for that matter quite a few humans) can't digest the lactose in milk.

alternatives are available. some of the pet food outfits do 'cat milk' which is for not from cats...

get well soon, kitties
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No. I've only given them cats milk-whiskas but not recently.
 
purenarcotic said:
Feed them plain boiled chicken, scrambled eggs, get to a vet ASAP. There are out of hours vets. Where did you get the new cat (can't remember which one is which sorry) from? Might he worth speaking to the breeder to see if they have kitty sickness. A change in food can cause a change in stools but lethargy etc sounds a bit worrying. I would not be waiting till Saturday tbh
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I can't cook. why do you get boiled chicken from? you mean ordinary chicken leg or breast from supermarket, boil it in hot water and serve? What would that do? Also what does the scramble eggs do? Chloe is not active as she was before.
 
ok. I'm off the sainsbury to get eggs. do I put pinch of salt in the eggs or just make them as is? is it ok to use olive oil to heat the pan?
 
Chicken wise, i've always just literally boiled chicken breast meat until it's definitely cooked through - don't forget to let it cool down before serving.
I'd be wary about adding salt to eggs - you need to make sure your cats stay hydrated, not make them thirsty. Not sure about olive oil - Google suggests that it can cause the runs.


The eggs/chicken are suggested as they are relatively easy on yr kitteh's stomach.
Epona may have further advice? Hope your cats get well soon.
 
Don't put extra salt on it ffs!

Cats don't need bloody seasoning and a small amount for you is an enormous amount for a small cat.

We used to stick to boiled chicken, plain rice and tuna in spring water when our cats were poorly.
 
I had the same problem with two kittens several years ago - vet advised white fish & poultry. I got turkey mince & cheap packets of coley fillets from the supermarket. If you try this till you can get to the vet it might ease it.

I remember mine got prescribed some pink medicine I had to administer with a syringe into their little mouths and that wasn't easy!
 
I made the scrambled egg (added salt before was advised against) and they aren't keen on it. But that is all they will be getting anyway until I take them to the vet tomorrow.

Concerning the chicken, I got this:



I take it, I can put this in boiling water. But how long do you leave it in boil for?
 
That's ready cooked, will probably be OK. I had in mind more of a proper roasted chicken. Have you got any fishfingers or battered fish? You can give them that (take off the batter/breadcrumbs first).
 
Jesus, why would you even think to add salt to a pet's food?
Like Geri, I was thinking more like a cooked chicken breast when ready cooked meat was suggested.

Thriller, maybe you should do some research on cat nutrition.
 
Also, if you do give your cats roast chicken, you need to make sure all bones are removed.

Lots of people feed their pet's raw food and uncooked bones are ok but cooked bones are dangerous as they splinter.
 
thriller said:
I can't cook. why do you get boiled chicken from? you mean ordinary chicken leg or breast from supermarket, boil it in hot water and serve? What would that do? Also what does the scramble eggs do? Chloe is not active as she was before.
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It's plain and easily digested so isn't too hard on their tummies. It would be monumentally difficult to fuck up boiling chicken tbh.
 
Go back to the supermarket. Buy a couple of cheap bits of raw chicken. RAW. Boil it in water until it is white all the way through (cut it in half to check). Flake it into small bits once cool (or chop with a pair of scissors)

It's bland and it's pure protein. If the food is making them sick, the chicken is easy to digest and should help. Do you have insurance?
 
thriller said:
I made the scrambled egg (added salt before was advised against) and they aren't keen on it. But that is all they will be getting anyway until I take them to the vet tomorrow.

Concerning the chicken, I got this:



I take it, I can put this in boiling water. But how long do you leave it in boil for?
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get some sort of raw boneless chicken, start with about 500g of it, say 2-3 raw breasts, 4-6 raw thighs. approx. if ti's frozen, leave it in the fridge for 8 hours before preparing. throw away skin. cut it up into chunks about the size of a chicken nugget.

put a pan on the hob, put in 2 pints of water, and heat until it boils. add chicken, cook for 15 mins. drain. cool. give them a 'nugget' each to start. give more if they are still hungry. should be 3-5 'nuggets' each for young'uns. twice a day. you might need to mash it up a bit. just pull it apart by hand, it will fall apart.

don't add anyhting else.

how to cook rice.

buy a bag of easy cook rice. get a saucepan. add 1 mug ful of rice and 2 mugs of water int the pan. heat until it boils. turn it off. put on the lid. walk away for 15 mins. then let it cool and serve. a tablespoon each cat at a time.

scrub and rinse their food bowls after each meal. keep all food in the fridge and throw out anyhting unused after 48 hours.

do whatever you need to do to get them to drink. bottled water, rainwater, cat milk?

try saving the water off the cooked chicken and letting them try that when it's cooled....
 
if you're so unused to cooking that this dosen't make complete sense, then ask. don't guess, ask.

fuck whatever arguments we've had in the past, i will talk you through this as much as is needed for you to help your cats.
 
scrambled egg:

get 2 eggs and break them into a microwave proof bowl. whisk with a fork until it's mostly just pale yellow. *microwate on high for a minute and a half. then whisk up again, break up the lumps*. repeat, from * to * once or twice depending on how powerful the microwave is until the egg is all solid. do not add anything to the egg. cool and split between the 2 cats.
 
toggle said:
get some sort of raw boneless chicken, start with about 500g of it, say 2-3 raw breasts, 4-6 raw thighs. approx. if ti's frozen, leave it in the fridge for 8 hours before preparing. throw away skin. cut it up into chunks about the size of a chicken nugget.

put a pan on the hob, put in 2 pints of water, and heat until it boils. add chicken, cook for 15 mins. drain. cool. give them a 'nugget' each to start. give more if they are still hungry. should be 3-5 'nuggets' each for young'uns. twice a day. you might need to mash it up a bit. just pull it apart by hand, it will fall apart.

don't add anyhting else.

how to cook rice.

buy a bag of easy cook rice. get a saucepan. add 1 mug ful of rice and 2 mugs of water int the pan. heat until it boils. turn it off. put on the lid. walk away for 15 mins. then let it cool and serve. a tablespoon each cat at a time.

scrub and rinse their food bowls after each meal. keep all food in the fridge and throw out anyhting unused after 48 hours.

do whatever you need to do to get them to drink. bottled water, rainwater, cat milk?



try saving the water off the cooked chicken and letting them try that when it's cooled....
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OK. Back with this.



Will follow above instructions and see how they react...
 
Idiot cat now has the squits too :(

He's feeling so sorry for himself that I just changed the bedsheets and he didn't make any attempt to chase them :(
 
toggle said:
if they are anyhting like my cat, they will go crazy for it.
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Speaking of Her Divine Majesty, the Empress Moggalicious herself, we're having chicken and, having disappeared all day, guess who just conveniently returned home..?
 
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I vexed my lot tonight by having a poached chicken breast noodly soup thing. Sachin and Wilbur went mental for the chicken but then not so sure about the srirachi sauce I smothered it in :D
 
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well. took them both to the vets. It seems it is a case of upset tummy and trapped gas. got given deworming tablet each. temp checked up both bums :D

adviced to just feed them bland food. cooked chicken as suggested above. No cat treats or milk until their stool is back to normal.

Chloe was checked for fleas (came up all clean). But Bella was caught red handed with the buggers. So both given flea treatment. The vet advised me to clean everywhere they both went. wash all clothes 30 degrees. What a hassle. But the odd thing was Chloe came up clean when they always sleep together and constantly on top of each other play fighting. :confused:

With regards to the food, purchased two of these from the vet:

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/hills_prescription/168755

which they both munched up quick! I'm going to go back tomorrow and get about 10 packs as it will save me the time cooking the chicken everyday.

All in all it cost me £102. Doesn't come cheap-the price a man has to pay to maintain two beautiful ladies. :D
 
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^^ Yup, hooverfest time..
As well as washing everything in sight at 90°, I've just invested in a can of RIP flea spray as well after managing to forget to give my lot their eliminall last month (new batch picked up and cats redosed now, but :facepalm: at self)

I have bare floorboards with significant gaps - really hoping the bitey fucks don't just start hiding down there ...

Glad your cats are OK thriller.
 
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