Topic: Lucy - under Desley's wing! (Read 20052 times)

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #76 on:** April 30, 2007, 22:01:30 PM »

Next weigh in - still not a lot according to the scales, yet she is looking better in herself and can reach part of her belly to clean it now, so at least she is seeming better in herself. She has been very active the past few days, I have been making her do things since we got back, so at least I can lose some weight too!!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #75 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:57:42 PM »

Supposedly for her, but I suppose I Could do with teh extra exercise!!!

Would be nice - someone on my American forum is doing that - £1 per lb!! Might just about pay for some of her diet food, as she doesn't like the girls light food so I have to buy it specially for her!!

Liz · « **Reply #74 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:55:29 PM »

Is the stair workout for you or Lucy!

Perhaps we should sponser her diet to encourage her to loose wight to help needy cats - just an idea

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #73 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:53:14 PM »

Sorry to hear she hasn't lost. Looks like more stair work then...

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #72 on:** April 05, 2007, 20:34:37 PM »

Well she hasn't lost, but also hasn't gained, so will have to work a bit more on her!!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #71 on:** March 26, 2007, 07:55:12 AM »

oh yeah - although I get more exercise too at the moment, trying to get her to go from her room to the front room!!

Kelly hasn't said anything more about him, hopefully she will see this and respond

Littlebobo · « **Reply #70 on:** March 25, 2007, 22:00:57 PM »

So glad things seem to be going well Des ..Is she beginning to excercise a bit ??

Any further news on Tom ?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #69 on:** March 24, 2007, 18:50:43 PM »

WEll, we are at the next stage of integration now, she got to spend the full night out of her room, and things went very well, only a couple of growls from Molly, and teh first was my fault trying ot get her to come for a fuss. She is currently on top of hte stairs, Tiger is on the landing (closest they have got without noise) and Molly is on the bed asleep. So all nice and peaceful at the mo

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #68 on:** March 18, 2007, 12:14:59 PM »

she is settling rather well actually, very little fuss from teh girls, as they all seem to find their own spot and not bother each other, so the integration might go a bit quicker than planned. She has a couple of toys that she really likes (and ones that no one else likes, one of the things I love about fostering!!). That and making her work a bit more for her wet food should make a difference, I shall find out next month, think she is up on the 8th.

Baggy · « **Reply #67 on:** March 12, 2007, 23:09:30 PM »

Glad she's settling in - and moving around a bit more!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #66 on:** March 12, 2007, 22:37:18 PM »

She is loving her access to the house, the girls aren't too bad, they have all found their own space!! Tiger was a bit iffy when I was trying to get Lucy to bed, but that could have had something to do with the growling and miaowing as I was convincing her to walk up the stairs, not go through them to get back down!! I hope they all continue to get on, it will make the next few months a lot easier.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #65 on:** March 11, 2007, 19:11:07 PM »

Well, Patches went today, and there has been a difference in Lucy, I have found her exploring the room a bit more. She has also had access to the whole house while I blitzed her room (although she stayed in it most of hte time, even when I was hoovering!!), and has gone downstairs and come back up, which is good.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #64 on:** March 10, 2007, 22:39:25 PM »

Aye, he has his own thread!! They do.

Littlebobo · « **Reply #63 on:** March 10, 2007, 18:56:56 PM »

Crikey has patches found a home ..they seem to be finding homes really quickly at the moment !Great that she has sponsorship !

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #62 on:** March 10, 2007, 18:22:43 PM »

Still too early to tell - will have to see if she starts moving around more when Patches goes tomorrow, and she gets access to the whole house. We have someone on the American forum sponsoring her weight loss - £1 for every lb she loses!!

Haven't heard much more about Tom, when I spoke to Kelly the other day, one of the cats had issues with him.

Littlebobo · « **Reply #61 on:** March 10, 2007, 17:38:17 PM »

How are you doing with her ..Is tom settling in okay in his new home ..?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #60 on:** March 10, 2007, 13:59:35 PM »

It is, the poor babe.

Littlebobo · « **Reply #59 on:** March 09, 2007, 22:08:26 PM »

Crikey Des That is still VERY porky for a female cat though ..

Good luck with the little lady i hope it all goes okay

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #58 on:** March 09, 2007, 07:36:59 AM »

I have Susanne. We will see how well this works. She isn't a large build though, which is why she looks worse at 8 than Tom did at 9. We will have to see with that Gill - I thought the vet was wrong wanting Tom down to 6kg, but he does look OK with it.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #57 on:** March 09, 2007, 01:10:25 AM »

hmmmmmmm so i was right lol.........such a good judge of cats

hoping here that misa has lost a bit of weight, not such a good judge with mine

she is so lovely desley i am sure you will slim her down but wouldnt think she needs to go much below 5kg

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #56 on:** March 08, 2007, 23:08:07 PM »

You've certainly got a hard task there, Desley! Tbh I thought she'd weigh a bit more than that but it's hard to tell from pics when you can't tell the height etc. Try not to let it overwhelm you though. Take it one step at a time. Don't think about getting her down to 4kg, just focus on a more achievable target and aim for that to begin with.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #55 on:** March 08, 2007, 22:20:34 PM »

My wording - meant she is 50ish% heavier than what she should weigh, so a lot of work - and not just in getting her to lose weight, but keeping on top of her fur as well.

Yep, only 6, she will be 7 in June, so it does make it easier. That is the daft part Rosella, she isn't that fussed about food, she hadn't even finished her tea an hour ago when I popped in. And she is sharing a room with another cat at the mo, so it is making it a bit tricky, but the rescue are talking to someone about him tomorrow.

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #54 on:** March 08, 2007, 22:08:20 PM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on March 08, 2007, 21:24:23 PM

Well, you were right Gill, she is 8.05 - I was gobsmacked, esp after carrying her, she certainly seems a lot heavier than the scales say she is!! The vet did say though that she is more overweight than Tom was, as she prob should weigh about 3.5-4kg, so 50ish % overweight!!

Er Desley, I think that is 100% overweight not 50% .... errrr sorry can't let it go by...

Gordon Bennett. Poor mite. Now to be a little more positive. Am I right in recalling she is only 6 years old? A mere babe. Just think how much worse it would be if she were an oldie. I assume our girl likes her grub so why not make her work for it? Honest I'm really not this cruel but it's gonna take a really strict regime to get this girlie in shape and a cruel to be kind effort is the only way. She really is gorgeous tho so well worth the effort.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #53 on:** March 08, 2007, 21:34:38 PM »

Your a lot more optimistic than me Christine, but that might help me!! I Really dont know how I am going to manage this, she needs to lose so much more than tom did, and isn't as active as he was - if she stays this active when loose in the house, then she is more like Ginger than tom, and he lost hardly any weight!! We will have to see about the outdoor access, a month might be too soon, as she doesn't seem to be walking too far before sitting down. Certainly a long haul flight

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #52 on:** March 08, 2007, 21:30:16 PM »

Well, you know my attitude - it could be worse Desley. A long haul flight then...

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #51 on:** March 08, 2007, 21:24:23 PM »

Well, you were right Gill, she is 8.05 - I was gobsmacked, esp after carrying her, she certainly seems a lot heavier than the scales say she is!! The vet did say though that she is more overweight than Tom was, as she prob should weigh about 3.5-4kg, so 50ish % overweight!! Vet asked what I was going to do with her,and I said I had no idea, which I dont!! She has had to be shaved under her tail, and will need a lot of grooming, as she has greasy dandruffy fur near her tail cos she simply cannot reach herself to groom, and she will get to see the rest of the house on Sat, as she isn't doing enough in the cat room, and will never loose any weight!! As a result, she isn't eating a lot cos she isn't doing enough to feel hungry. Vet felt the owners were very cruel letting her get that big, and I have to agree with her - she told me it would take a long time.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #50 on:** March 07, 2007, 07:37:36 AM »

:-) - she is very soft and cuddly Gill. Tomorrow evening, we will know exactly how much she weighs, and what the vet would like her to weigh!!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #49 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:01:58 AM »

Oh yes she looks big in that picture LOL and much bigger than Sasa, more soft and cuddly

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #48 on:** March 06, 2007, 21:29:35 PM »

Feel free to put money on, as long as it goes to the charity caring for the cat in question!! I think you are out with 8kg Gill, but I have the advantage of picking her up compared to picking Tom up!! My sis has seen her this eve, she thinks bigger than Tom too - then I showed her the photo album, and she said she looks bigger in this pic than she did in the flesh, poor baby!!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #47 on:** March 06, 2007, 18:04:20 PM »

I dont think we can Lisa

Littlebobo · « **Reply #46 on:** March 06, 2007, 17:28:26 PM »

are we putting money on this i will say 9kg for Lucy not seen smokey though !

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #45 on:** March 06, 2007, 17:01:00 PM »

oooooooooooooo shall we start a book on the weights of smokie and Lucy

I reckom 8kgs for Lucy and 7kgs for Smokie

Ellie · « **Reply #44 on:** March 06, 2007, 08:21:22 AM »

Hi Desley

she is big bless her

I hope to get Smokey weighed this week but the nurses are only in on the afternoons I work so shall have to work something out.

I'll try and measure her tonight

Glad she is friendly and give her a cuddle from me

Kelly thanks for the update on Tom and I am sure they will settle soon xx

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #43 on:** March 06, 2007, 07:25:43 AM »

Lisa - it is a monthly weigh in at my vets, I think weekly is too much, the weight loss will be so minimal in a week. She has her first weigh in on Thurs night, so we will find out just how much she weighs then,

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #42 on:** March 06, 2007, 00:31:28 AM »

A comfortably waistline she has then

Sasa doesnt have a waist lol

Littlebobo · « **Reply #41 on:** March 05, 2007, 21:24:44 PM »

Bless he little chunky munky she is going to be a real looker once she shifts the gut..

Good Luck Des sure you can do it just as well as you did for Tom ..you can do a weekly weigh in at our vets for overweight animals

Millys Mum · « **Reply #40 on:** March 05, 2007, 16:53:20 PM »

Shes a big momma!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #39 on:** March 05, 2007, 07:54:02 AM »

Aww, I do hope it is nothing too serious Kelly.

To put Lucy in a bit more perspective, I got the tape measure out last night - she is about 24/25 (presumably inches) at the biggest part of her - my waist is 29, and I am a size 12!!

Kelly · « **Reply #38 on:** March 04, 2007, 21:05:56 PM »

Update on Tom - he's fine - unfortunately the lovely female who loves to lick faces and be snuggled has apparently turned into Mike Tyson - has swiped at Tom and even turned on her sister! I just hope its the getting to know you phase and she'll settle in a few days!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #37 on:** March 04, 2007, 19:35:14 PM »

OK

I do hope Tom is settling in cos it would be wonderful

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