I'd originally wanted to try Harriet on Wellness Core, but the store
was out, so I got Super 5 Mix. This time, Core was in stock.
Harriet gives it four paws up. I didn't see anything in the
ingredients that looked suspicious, so I think she'll be fine on it.
I'm just hoping that it does not make her smell like smoked meat.
Ugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_-l5GCqnA

Alsotoo, there's a quick shot of Pandora supervising. She's an
insufferable nosypants (aren't all cats?).

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

"Shelly" wrote in message
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I'd originally wanted to try Harriet on Wellness Core, but the store
was out, so I got Super 5 Mix. This time, Core was in stock.
Harriet gives it four paws up. I didn't see anything in the
ingredients that looked suspicious, so I think she'll be fine on it.
I'm just hoping that it does not make her smell like smoked meat.
Ugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_-l5GCqnA

Alsotoo, there's a quick shot of Pandora supervising. She's an
insufferable nosypants (aren't all cats?).


Harriet sure looks good, she's in great shape and her coat is perfect.
Looks like the problems that were plaguing her are a thing of the past.

I couldn't believe she didn't rip the bag open and shred it into little tiny
bits, scattering saliva soaked paper from one end of the room the to the
other. That's how it would have gone down at my house, an event of Olympian
proportions.

I am always so glad to see Pandora. She is looking feline fine!
Karla

"Karla" wrote in
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Harriet sure looks good, she's in great shape and her coat is
perfect. Looks like the problems that were plaguing her are a
thing of the past.

She's much better. I think the Zymox is really helping her ears.
Her feet still look a little moth-eaten, but I'm hoping that that's
just a matter of waiting until the hair grows back on the chewed
bits. She's not chewing at all now, so I think the meds have helped.
I'll know for sure after she goes back for her re-test.

I couldn't believe she didn't rip the bag open and shred it into
little tiny bits, scattering saliva soaked paper from one end of
the room the to the other.

Heavy-duty plastic! It's more durable than paper. She did
eventually manage to tear the bag in half, and there were a couple of
small pieces torn off it, but it held up pretty well.

That's how it would have gone down at my house, an event of
Olympian proportions.

BTDT with paper bags. Better yet, with paper dog food bags stuffed
with trash. You don't do that too many times before you learn to
take the trash out of the house with you when you leave in the
morning. Harriet is a very good trainer.

I am always so glad to see Pandora. She is looking feline fine!

She's sassy! *When* she's awake. Old cats sleep even more than not-
old cats, which is kind of amazing. She's all about the food,
though, and she's engaged when she's awake, so I think she's doing
pretty well, considering.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

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"Karla" wrote in
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I couldn't believe she didn't rip the bag open and shred it into
little tiny bits, scattering saliva soaked paper from one end of
the room the to the other.

Heavy-duty plastic! It's more durable than paper. She did
eventually manage to tear the bag in half, and there were a couple of
small pieces torn off it, but it held up pretty well.

That's how it would have gone down at my house, an event of
Olympian proportions.

BTDT with paper bags. Better yet, with paper dog food bags stuffed
with trash. You don't do that too many times before you learn to
take the trash out of the house with you when you leave in the
morning. Harriet is a very good trainer.

Muttley is very good about keeping out of where he shouldn't be. I've had
his bags of dog food on the floor, and he's never torn into them. Once I
found his head stuck into a bag, but he came out with a mouse in this
mouth. There was also a bag of trash on the floor that I had forgotten to
put outside, and even though it contained some high value goodies, he left
it alone. Good Dog!

I have a gift basket of assorted cookies, crackers, cheese, and chocolates
on a coffee table from Christmas - untouched except by human teeth. I had
some dog biscuits in my shirt pocket while I lay in bed with Muttley by my
side. He sniffed at them to remind me they were there, so I gave him a
piece. He ate that, and I put the rest of them on the night table by the
bed.

They remained untouched the entire next day until I got home, and as I
worked on the computer, he carefully took the biscuits and ate them while I
was there. I guess I am just very lucky to have a dog who has such
self-restraint. It couldn't possibly be my influence and training, could
it?

Paul and Muttley

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Beth in Alaska
Mom to Monk, Owner of Pirate and Toklat
Philosophical Moms - http://www.philosophicalmoms.com

"Shelly" wrote in message
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I'd originally wanted to try Harriet on Wellness Core, but the store
was out, so I got Super 5 Mix. This time, Core was in stock.
Harriet gives it four paws up. I didn't see anything in the
ingredients that looked suspicious, so I think she'll be fine on it.
I'm just hoping that it does not make her smell like smoked meat.
Ugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_-l5GCqnA

the rattling bag is too tempting for kitties to resist
hm we are seeking out a new food as tok is finally, after years of trying
TOO THIN.
I like that foil lined bag - maybe we will try it.
The recommended by Harriet stamp doesn't hurt.

"Judith Althouse" wrote in message
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Paul said (in part)
They remained untouched the entire next day until I got home, and as I
worked on the computer, he carefully took the biscuits and ate them
while I was there. I guess I am just very lucky to have a dog that has
such self-restraint. It couldn't possibly be my influence and training,
could it?
_____________________________
Paul,
If I understand you correctly you didn't give Muttley the go-ahead on
the biscuits when you got home, right? He just waited till you got home
and then helped himself to the biscuits?

If that is the case I don't know if it is your influence and training.
Either way it is a good thing and the fact that he didn't get into the
garbage that had some tasty morsels in it is a really good thing.

I wouldn't put money on it but with my 3 grown up dogs I am guessing
they wouldn't get the biscuits off the bedside table or the trash
whether I was gone or at home. The puppy is another story the biscuits
and the trash would be gone if I was not present, if I was around even
she knows better. I do mean right around and very close by like in the
same room close by

Good dog Muttley!

I'm very lenient with Muttley but I think he knows his limits, and I think
when in doubt he will wait until I am there before he will get into
anything. Even when he chewed a couple of computer cables some time ago, he
did it in my presence and I think it was because they were on the bed where
he was lying. Yet he did break open a mousetrap once when I was gone, and
I'm sure he would scarf up a plate full of steak if I left it within easy
reach, so he's hardly perfect. But in general he is very reliable and he
has never been very destructive. Even when he occasionally gets things out
of the trash, he somehow fishes them out without tearing the bag. I allow
him to lick and chew on such things (if they are not harmful), and he will
bring them right past where I am sitting and he does not try to hide the
fact that he has found a prize to enjoy. Maybe some would find fault with
his behavior, but I think it is OK.

Paul and Muttley

"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message
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snip of Paul's description of Muttley cruising the garbage

.. Maybe some would find fault with
his behavior,

Oh, dear... Paul, why on earth would you give Muttley permission to use the
garbage as a buffet? Even if he's nice enough not to trash the bag, how do
you know he won't choose the wrong "snack", or won't eat something that's
dangerous or poisonous?

And not destructive? He chewed up cables, while on your bed, while you
watched?? What the hell?

He stole cookies from your bedside, and since you were home, that made it
OK? You have a very skewed view, Paul. I sure hope Muttley doesn't chew up
a light bulb or some such thing in his next sanctioned garbage raid.

You know, funny thing, most sensible people would put the garbage out of
reach of a cruising dog. But from I understand about you, that's just too
much like work, isn't it?

And before you say you trust Muttley to make the right decisions about what
to eat out of the garbage, he's a dog. He shouldn't make that decision. He
can't. He's a dog.
--
Phyrie
Kiba the Cav's Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyrie/...758930/detail/

"Phyrie" wrote in message
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"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message
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snip of Paul's description of Muttley cruising the garbage

. Maybe some would find fault with
his behavior,

Oh, dear... Paul, why on earth would you give Muttley permission to use
the
garbage as a buffet? Even if he's nice enough not to trash the bag, how
do
you know he won't choose the wrong "snack", or won't eat something that's
dangerous or poisonous?

And not destructive? He chewed up cables, while on your bed, while you
watched?? What the hell?

Shadow's brother (he wasn't one of my dogs) liked to chew on cords too -
electrical cords - until one did him in.

Kathy

(Judith Althouse) wrote in
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Paul said (in part)

Usenet bottom, indeed. It kind of undermines all the "Y'all are
meeeeeean to me" whinging when you turn around and solicit a kick in
the balls from someone who is ignoring you. Paul, your kink is not
okay.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

"Shelly" wrote in message
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(snip)
Heavy-duty plastic! It's more durable than paper. She did
eventually manage to tear the bag in half, and there were a couple of
small pieces torn off it, but it held up pretty well.

Hmmm, I think I'm going to follow your lead and give Jake, the Dal, the next
empty plastic bag and see what he can do with it. That should be good fun.



She's sassy! *When* she's awake. Old cats sleep even more than not-
old cats, which is kind of amazing. She's all about the food,
though, and she's engaged when she's awake, so I think she's doing
pretty well, considering.

That is excellent. My two will be eighteen in March and they are starting
to get picky about eating. I have to switch foods around quite a bit to
keep them interested.

If you don't mind my asking, what do you feed Pandora? Do you give her any
supplements?

Mine are still playful occasionally, revving up and racing across the house,
jumping on the backs of chairs and beating them up. I love to see that.

They are still grooming themselves thoroughly, and they love to be brushed.

I adopted a little tortie girl that my neighbors abandoned. She's a very
sweet cat, and has fit in seamlessly. I think she's been good for the
oldsters, added some interest.
Karla