elderly cats

[Fluffy]

My poor old cat has trouble chewing these days, so I tend to feed
him on finely chopped chicken and some vegetables these days.
Does anyone else have an elderly cat and, if so, how do you feed
them?

[Mark]

fluffy, there are a few sites which give such advise, I've listed here some of the better ones.

www.allaboutpets.org.uk/sitemap.html   Has good advice and contains many useful links.
www.netpets.com/cats/healthspa/oldercat.html   Netpets has some useful advise for elder cat care.
www.fabcats.org/elderlycats.html   Fabcats has some usefl tips for caring for your elderly cat.
www.moggies.co.uk/catguide/html/elderly.html   Moggies is chock-a-block with useful bits concerning caring for older cats - use the arrows to navigate the site.
www.2ndchance.info/oldcat.htm   2nd Chance provides advice for care for the older cat from a Veterinarian's perspective.

[Fluffy]

Excellent! Thank you so much Mark

[Mark]

You're more than welcome, fluffy. Us 'old cats' have to stick together... ;D

[Fluffy]

the way the poor old boy is snoring in my ear today I will need ear defenders!

[Mark]

Poor thing - think he might have an upper respiratory problem or something?

[Fluffy]

No, I don't think so, its more a case of his purr keeping going when
he falls asleep!

[Mark]

Hmmmm....hope he's ok. Sometimes a cat's purr is a sign of distress as opposed to contentment has been my experience. Has he been to a vet for a checkup lately other than for obligatory annual shots or something?

[Maria]

fluffy said:

the way the poor old boy is snoring in my ear today I will need ear defenders!

Oh Fluffy, my 12 year Baby has turned into the worse snorer these past two years. He always want to sleep right next to my pillow. He actually sometimes wakes me us. That is if my snoring doesn't wake him up first. ;D

[Fluffy]

He is fine Mark, he only starts to purr when he curls up on me, he is eating well, if a tad awkwardly
and still runs about the house when the mood is on him.

[Mark]

Good. One worries about the older ones. So many things can befall them, upper respiratory, feline leukemia, kidney failure, etc, that you have to be watchful.

[Dabbit]

I had a brochure from studio cards and in it was this pet memorial: www.springcatalogue.24studio.co.uk/page.asp?b=SpringSummer2006&p=182&o=1&s=9 # I ordered one for our late cat and it came within a week or so and now sits in our garden.

(Unfortunately the example here decided to use a members name)

[Fluffy]

Thats a nice idea Dave, I like that.

[Dabbit]

It was different jane...And I liked it so thought - why not