Kitten food/milk advice please

[Debs]

Hi Sam

  for that. Hope your little lad Zephyr never has that happen again, little darling 

So much to learn, did not know cats could not reach there. Teoh had some more milk earlier and had a big splodge of milk in his fur after which he could not clean himself. He rubbed it onto his Daddys work boots instead 

I will buy a flannel also now and work a nice pampering session into Teohs routine... 

Going back to work tomorrow, have been home since he arrived on the 18th of May and am worried sick about leaving him 

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

Hi Debs,

Following on from the feline acne thing ... it's not that bad and can be treated easily enough.  It's not like human acne but looks like little flecks of dirt under the chin.  My vet says it's sometimes a problem because it's the one place a cat can't groom themselves efficiantly.

My little lad Zephyr had a really bad case of acne a few years ago which he kept scratching, and sscratching until he made himself bleed ... then he got a secondary infection  but we sorted it eventually and he is fine now.  Since then I make sure he has his chin washed every couple of days with warm water and his own flannel  so we don't have a reoccurence.  It's now part of his regular pampering session.

This website will give you more detail on acne: http://www.breeder-pages.com/blog/?p=9

[Debs]

Teoh sounds one spoilt little babe having the boss bowl as well as prince charming  


Yep 

He is our baby and nothing will be too good for this very well loved young man 

[Debs]

http://www.redpixel-it.co.uk/acatalog/brand_mason_cash.html

They dont do the pink princess ones 

xx

Just found one pink princess bowl on ebay if you would like it, seems a bargain!   

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pink-Princess-Small-Dog-Cat-Feeding-Bowl-Dish-NEW_W0QQitemZ200114271227QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20747QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Love Debs xxx

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

Teoh sounds one spoilt little babe having the boss bowl as well as prince charming  


my cats have only got the cheap plastic coloured dishes at present so they r more than due some new dishes  

[Debs]

http://www.redpixel-it.co.uk/acatalog/brand_mason_cash.html

They dont do the pink princess ones 

xx

Hello Smudgepickles

If you dont mind paying what I paid  my original site sells pink princess ones

http://thepetextraordinarium.co.uk/product.asp?c_id=2&s_id=12&p_id=341

Love Debs xxx

[Debs]

Sounds like a fabby shopping list to me Lisa

I am now reading Helens far better and cheaper site in case I fancy some more things for our boy  

I have the boss for teoh also Lisa!!!! Its a bit big and dark though, he uses it as a paddling pool 

I cannot believe I said to Jules I was too   shy to join a forum

I had better go back to him and Teoh and give them some fuss now 

  to all of you for being soooooo flipping lovely

Feeling really happy  

Love Debs xxx

[smudgepickles]

http://www.redpixel-it.co.uk/acatalog/brand_mason_cash.html

They dont do the pink princess ones 

xx

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

on that site helen gave the link for
ive seen a nice dish for the dog too saying "the boss" 

and i lve the dog tag saying top dog

he already has one of those letter tags attached to his collar 

that site has some well nice stuff on

im off to check out the site debs posted now 

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

thanks helen and debs

so 7 times £5.50 

i wonder if the oh will treat the cats when he gets his money 

ive already made a list of things i want
laptop
3 piece leather recliner suite
new phone
and now new cat dishes 

[Debs]

Goodness!!!!  

What a lot you have got Lisa  

They are £9.99 each from the pet extrodinarium website.

http://thepetextraordinarium.co.uk/product.asp?c_id=2&s_id=12&p_id=341

Helen has just found a far cheaper site yay!!!!!

 

The service was amazing, they even popped in some free mice for teoh, i was very imnpressed  



So so cute aren't they. So glad you like them. Teoh loves his!  

Love Debs xxx

[Tiggy's Mum]

I'm going to need two of those!  Lisa, before Debs posted the link I found a site that sells them for £5.50  http://www.redpixel-it.co.uk/acatalog/brand_mason_cash.html

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

id need 5 pink ones and 2 blue ones  

how much r they debs ?

[Debs]

I love Teoh's bowl    Where did you get it from?
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Here is a close up of Teohs bowl...



I bought it from here Helen and Lisa 

http://thepetextraordinarium.co.uk/product.asp?c_id=2&s_id=12&p_id=341

Love Debs xxx

[Debs]

Have to say that all the kitties on this thread are beautiful 

[Debs]

So relieved about his paw Helen 

I love Teoh's bowl    Where did you get it from?
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Thank you Helen 

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww his bowl is well cute

i want i want 

You can have one Lisa!!!!

Its a mason cash 'posh paws attitude' design

They make a pink one with 'princess' on it also if you have little girl and lady kitties 



They are very well made, beautiful and dishwasher proof too, yay!!!!

Love Debs and Prince Charming Teoh Tiger  xxx

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

Have to say that all the kitties on this thread are beautiful 

yea too cute for words 

[Bazsmum]

Have to say that all the kitties on this thread are beautiful 

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww his bowl is well cute

i want i want 

[Tiggy's Mum]

Aww, bless you for worrying about him!  That's the ball hanging down from their climbing frame, my friend took that photo and held it up to him -  Riley is reaching out to grab it but I can see how it looks like a big bandaged foot now 

I love Teoh's bowl    Where did you get it from?

[Debs]

Your babies are soooooooooo gorgeous, does one of your kittens have a poorly foot? 

Errr, No - what makes you say that?!

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Well. Jules and I were looking at your bottom pic last night and I said to Jules "look at his beautiful white sock" 

to which he then replied, hope its not a bandage and looked rather concerned 

HURRAH!!!!!! All is fine, our mistake, sorry 

[Debs]

Good Morning Sam

  for your advice on bowls. It is fascinating to read about the colours making such a difference and it all makes sense now thank you  

I think young master Teoh may be just like lady Rossi as he loves the running tap and seems to prefer sneaking a drink from our glass tumblers  

He is also similar to Foxy and Zephyr as he seems to protest to his water being next to his yummy food and does a dance in his bowl!!!!  

He enjoyed his first drink of milk last night, but now we realise that he was happy as he could not see his reflection in his bowl...



Ooooooo there is so much to learn

On another note...

I do have a 'plastic' Felix filling station/pit stop bowl its quite nice....

But Sam? Feline acne????? Sounds awful  

[Tiggy's Mum]

Your babies are soooooooooo gorgeous, does one of your kittens have a poorly foot? 

Errr, No - what makes you say that?!

[Debs]

Yep, I even had the cheek to run out of it for a full 24 hours, I have since learnt by my mistake and we now have 15 bottles to keep us going 

 

Thanks Helen, we are off to Tesco's straight away!!!!! 

Your babies are soooooooooo gorgeous, does one of your kittens have a poorly foot? 

They are too die for     

Love Debs xxx

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

As long as he is eating wet food he will be getting enough moisture (combined with the paddling and splashing  ... I assume he licks his paws dry or does his mummy towel him after a dip!  )

If you are concerned about him not drinking enough it might be an idea to to try different drinking bowls, in different places ... one of mine, Rossi, will only drink water from a running tap or out of her pint glass on the kitchen worktop    ,  Foxy and Zephyr have a water bowl in the bathroon ... they both refuse to drink from a water bowl next totheir food bowl in the kitchen!  Cats also don't like to see their reflection in the wter when they drink apparently so a white bowl or a glass bowl is preferable to a dark coloured bowl!  (of course everyone will now post to say their cats drink from balck bowls with no problems! LOL).

One other point about bowls .. it is better to use china bowls as opposed to plastic bowls as the plastic ones can lead to feline acne.

[Tiggy's Mum]

Oooo Helen

That must make you feel guilty! 

Yep, I even had the cheek to run out of it for a full 24 hours, I have since learnt by my mistake and we now have 15 bottles to keep us going 

We were just so worried as we have not seen him drink his water. He either sits in it or plays with it... Likes to go paddling 

 

I've never seen Lucas drink water either although Riley has always got his face in a bowl whether it be water, milk, biscuits or wet food.  Bengals quite often have a fascination with water, Linda (Bengalbabe) had a big tray filled with water with lots of floaty toys on for hers to play with.  Teoh has probably got enough toys for the time being though , your house looks very similar to mine - a branch of Toys 'r' us - my boys have their own room too although it has been ditched in favour of sleeping on the bed with me instead!

Your kittens are exactly the same age as him too and so sorry about Tiggy  your avatar brought tears to my eyes

Thankyou, she was my special girl 

[Debs]

Oooo Helen

That must make you feel guilty! 

Jules and I were amazed at how much Teoh enjoyed his milk. I bought it as a treat and he sat and drank most of it. Then popped back and finished it. He now keeps going back to his bowl and just like your babies looks at us as if to say "where has it gone? Please may I have some more..."

We were just so worried as we have not seen him drink his water. He either sits in it or plays with it... Likes to go paddling 

Thank you for that advice 

Your kittens are exactly the same age as him too and so sorry about Tiggy  your avatar brought tears to my eyes

Debs xxx

[Tiggy's Mum]

I can't see that it would so him any harm to eat adult food although it would be better for him to have kitten food if he will eat it, kittens have developed perfectly well into adults for years and years when kitten food didn't exist.  If you do try and start him on kitten food then be sure to mix it in gradually over a week or so, otherwise he may have an upset tummy.

Cat milk is fine for kittens, the Whiskas and Felix ones say it's suitable for kittens over 6 or 8 weeks (can't remember which) and Pets at Home do a milk especially for kittens.  Cat milk is a food rather than a drink though, I tried my boys on it as they are growing so fast (they'll be 14 weeks on Monday) I was worrying they weren't eating enough, I've created a monster though - they absolutely love the stuff and look at me pitifully when I give them normal food as if to say 'what's this - where's our milk?'

[Debs]

Hello there

Please can you help me?

I am a new mum to a lovely baby bengal boy - Teoh

His breeder told me to feed him adult felix cat sachets in jelly... But is he missing out on valuable nutrients by not eating the same range but kitten food?

I have been sent kitten packs with lovely kitten sachets and wonder if its okay to switch him to kitten food. His breeder is wonderful but said all her kittens did not like kitten food.

Also, is it okay for kittens (he is 14 weeks old) to have cat milk?

He doesnt seem to drink much water  he just enjoyed a little 50ml bowl of felix cat milk 

 

Love Debs xxx