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From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: fat cat
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 03:30:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 03:30:50 1985
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Re: cats who are MASSIVE. If your kitty has a BIG BOD and is not eating
more than 1/4 c of Science Diet, I suggest you check out your neighbors.
I have met meny cats at my back door, bumming victuals.

Also, sometimes a pendulous tummy may just be loose skin. I have
(a now, no doubt, infamous) cat who had been 6 lbs when I met her.
She is "petite". She had 5 kittens (looked like she swallowed a melon)
and weaned them all. She balooned up to 12lbs post-spay and is now 7-8
lbs of fighting furry fury. She has a very loose paunch. No tummy
tucks for alley cats. 

Maybe when she passes on, I wil have her made into a handbag. (A very
baggy one).

E
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