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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 5/20/2007
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I so empathize with this situation Jan. My cat Socks is just the same, she drinks water from a white ramekin dish in the bedroom and only in the bedroom……same dish in the kitchen…..completely ignored!!!!
When it comes to food….she is a total nightmare. She will eat beef,….. not a slice off the Sunday roast you understand….Oh no! That’s not good enough for little Miss Socks, she wants a slice of beef from a packet from the supermarket (Walmart love her and her fussy eating)!
Apart from that she will eat tuna in brine but just refuses to eat anything that says cat food on the tin!
Good luck Jan, if you ever find the solution to this spoilt kitty problem then please do let me know.
:)
Meg.
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/17/2007
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Nacho -- Thanks so much!
--Best to you, Jan
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 5/17/2007
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very cool. superb. 7+++++++
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/17/2007
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Roby -- Thanks so much for commenting.
--Best to you, Jan
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 5/16/2007
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your next in "indoor"series..
nice one again dear jan!
cheers
roby
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/13/2007
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Thanks, Onie. Funny you mention it. The first think we tried was the Fancy Feast equivalent because to us it looked and smelled the same. (No-- we did not taste it!). Roland took one sniff and walked away from it. We also tried mixing it with the Champion brand shown and darned if he did not pick out the Champion morsels and leave the Fancy Feast morsels. The irony is that the Champion brand was the cheapest but that is what he likes. Go figure. Dreading the coming weeks.
Thanks again for your suggestion and concern.
--Best regards, Jan
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 5/13/2007
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Can totally understand Jan...:))) Poor Roland... How on earth are you, Roland and yourselves, going to get through this without another IV???
Our (Beks since 16 now 32, kids move on, pets don't LOL)) cat, Taylah will only eat a certain brand at 86 cents for an 85 gram tin product of USA , so know what you mean... I'm sure they have a sliced chicken hearts and liver dinner... PURINA Fancy Feast... Probably won't help, but maybe if you mixed ever increasing amounts in with the one Roland eats now... just maybe... LOL... But guess you have already done all that before...
Sure hope it works out for all concerned Jan...:)))
Onie...
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/13/2007
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Bhabesh -- Thanks for commenting and your kind words.
--Best to you, Jan
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Bhabesh Chakrabarti
{K:11394} 5/12/2007
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Very wonderful theme and composition with a very nice about section. Looks like a part of documentary. best regards,
Bhabesh
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biljana mitrovic
{K:48110} 5/12/2007
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My dear Jan,I'm glad you liked my story...now is very funny but then was a real problem find food for Elsa....I adored her and I was doing everyting for her...unfortunately she made seek and died ...Cause I love cats so much Hogar never learn cat is the enemy ... he don't chase cats and he is always confused why little kitty run away from him....
Cause that I wrote you "something like dog"Hogar :))
Big hug and kiss and woof for two of you:))))
biljana
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Michele -- Thanks for your comments and prayers for Roland. I am currently trying to mix some other foods with his "one and only" to see if I can get him off the stuff before the supply runs out. So far he is not having any of the "fake" stuff. He is too darn smart for his own good.
--Best to you, Jan
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 5/12/2007
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Dear Jan, I am sooo sorry to hear about Rolands food being added to the list--- I am so sorry for the entire family...this is such a sad situation...
Prayers for You All,
Michele~
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 5/12/2007
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All for them my dear Jan, all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yours
Srna
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Thanks so much, Srna... for your good wishes for Roland. When his food runs out I will see how things go and post an update and a new picture. It may be a picture of me force-feeding Roland! :)
--Best to you, Jan
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 5/12/2007
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Dear Jan, Biljana already told you everything ... I had a cat too and I do hope you would find the way for Roland my dear friend :) !!!!
Hugs
Srna
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Biljana -- I enjoyed your story about having cat food brought in during hard times. What your story proves is the efforts humans will make for the sake of their pets and it shows how much we love them. Dogs are a different story for sure; they will drink water anywhere, anytime from anything; they will eat almost anything if they are hungry; and most importantly they give so much love back.
Although I also love cats, I can say that most do not give back as much as they get.
Big hugs to Hogar -- and to you.
--Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Hello, AJ. Unless the rat comes in a can and labeled the way you see it pictured above the answer would be "no". Luckily we have outdoor cats that take care of the rodents.
--Best to you, Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Orazio -- Thanks for your comments.
--Best to you, Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Galal -- Thanks so much for your comment.
--Best regards, Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Robin -- What a great story about the water and Bob. It is a wonder that cats survive when they show such weird behavior. We have a neighbor nearby that has a cat that only drinks bottled water... and only a specific and expensive brand. They try to fool it from time to time but it always knows which water is the one he drinks.... and that is all he drinks.
Thanks so much for commenting!!!
--Best to you, Jan
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Robin W
{K:16308} 5/12/2007
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LOL, thanks AJ! Would you believe me if I told you we also had a bird named Bill?...true story. :)
Robin
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biljana mitrovic
{K:48110} 5/12/2007
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My dear Jan,I can understand you very well...
before Hogar I had a cat....and I know how cat eat(Hogar doesn't that problem...he just don't like to be hungry-lucky me:))
but ...in the bad time for Serbia (10-15 years ago)it was impossible to acquire cat food (witch Elsa loved)and we must beg our friends in Germany to bring it for us in theirs suitcases...
I hope Roland be fine :)big hug,big kiss and big woof:)))))
Biljana
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 5/12/2007
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Bobcat? That's a wicked name, Robin!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 5/12/2007
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Guess Roland is not much of a ratter, then!
AJ
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Orazio Minnella
{K:49417} 5/12/2007
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Nice shot and beautiful composition.Well taken.7+
Orazio
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Robin W
{K:16308} 5/12/2007
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I don't envy you Jan...been there, except with water. Our cat Bob (yes Bob, as in Bobcat) would only drink from the water cooler...even learned how to draw his own. Replaced the cooler with bottled water...oh, what's a cat to do without chilled water? I'll tell you...he refused fresh water in a bowl and started lapping drips from the bathtub faucet. From then on he would sit in the bathtub until someone came to turn on the tap. Bob was a "strange bird"...turned his nose up at tuna, turkey, any kind of real meat...definately strange, but well loved.
Good luck with Roland...hope it all works out for you.
Take care...Robin
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 5/12/2007
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Yeah Jan I reckon that Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs will kick n save the day
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Roger -- I saw your comment and agree with the result but it is up to Roland to decide if he lives or dies. We will provide him with food and water, even if it is not just the right one. Cats are quirky and do not follow the behavioral logic in as predictable a manner as dogs. In other words they can choose to self-destruct.
--Best to you, Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/12/2007
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Galal -- Thanks much for your comments.
--Best to you, Jan
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 5/12/2007
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umm well u know there is a solution kekeke see my comments on Jim Loys Dead Pet pic
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 5/11/2007
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Sharp & clear , well taken .
Galal
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/11/2007
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For the latest list of recalled food in the US:
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressReleaseUS05022007.htm
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/11/2007
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Liz -- Thanks for your concern. There is a large manufacturer of dog & cat food in Canada called Menu Foods. They make many different brands and flavors of many varieties of foods under many label names, including some very high-end or gourmet pet food. Within the last few months massive recalls started for contaminated food that has caused illness and death in both dogs and cats. There are a variety of explanations, one of which is contaminated wheat imported from china that contains melamine (spelling?). I keep hearing different explanations and am not really sure what the real scoop is. Last week, Roland's one and only was added to the list. (see www.menufoods.com for recall info).
--Best to you, Jan
(PS: the last time this happened and we could not get Roland's food he wound up on IV, being force fed and vet bills mounted to $700 or more).
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Liz Wallis
{K:26133} 5/11/2007
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Ohhhh no!!! that is just terrible for Roland! and for you too, having to watch him go through that..sad to hear Jan. What happened with the pet food that it has had to be recalled? (sorry, given that i live here, I have no idea)
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