tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107351117464367473.post1491007402503061956..comments2023-10-03T10:00:24.599-07:00Comments on yes we still have lots of cats. and we are old. and fat. and so are our cats.: Old Lady Cat FoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107351117464367473.post-91024251892677694902014-10-06T20:38:42.526-07:002014-10-06T20:38:42.526-07:00Old kitties tend to develop a hyperactive thyroid,...Old kitties tend to develop a hyperactive thyroid, which raises their metabolism. They will get skinny, and even though they eat and eat, they can't regain weight. They also, just like older people. tend to lose muscle mass, especially in their hindquarters and back legs and middle. That's what happened with Wacket, who was on daily thyroid pills for at least the last couple of years of his life. It'd be cheaper to just keep giving Genie as much food as she will eat, rather than have her vet-checked and prescribed thyroid medication!Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107351117464367473.post-63284091046942475382014-09-29T11:40:00.442-07:002014-09-29T11:40:00.442-07:00All those things that can go wrong with the "...All those things that can go wrong with the "extras"!<br />And that's why I got a regular fridge, though I did insist on one with a pull-out bottom freezer (I got tired of bumping my head when i had to lean down to find things in the old fridge!)<br />I have a container for cubes on top of the cube trays, and when it's empty I refill the trays after dumping the cubes in the container, which seems to work pretty well.Momnoreply@blogger.com