[Felvtalk] General seems to have a fever

[Belinda Sauro]

      Hi Sidney,
   Hi Sidney, I know you said you are not really familiar with kitties 
and there needs so this is an FYI to help, please don't give any broth 
that you have bought in the store to a cat, it almost certainly contains 
onion as part of the flavoring and onion is very deadly to cats, it 
causes anemia.  Any processed food product that contains things like 
natural flavor or spices, is sure to have onion in it one of those 
things and is very dangerous for any cat.  If he'll eat broth, buy 
chicken, even if you just get scraps from the meat section or the 
butcher, boil it and get broth that way.  FeLV cats most definitely 
don't need to eat anything that cause anemia.  This site has a list of 
other foods that are harmful or just not so good for cats:

http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/humanfood.htm

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=0&aid=1108
and about the garlic mentioned in this one, some people think it is OK, 
but I figure if there is a chance it can be harmful, why take the 
chance, that is my personal opinion only.

http://www.pugsavers.com/onions.html

A safe baby food to give is, Gerber 2nd stage meats they don't contain 
onion, and Beechnut 1st stage meats, the ingredients are right on the 
bottles, check to make sure but I'm pretty sure these are what I use and 
they do not contain onion powder as seasoning.  Fred my CRF kitty wth 
kidney issues gets them to take his medicines.

http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/toxiconions.html

http://www.suite101.com/blog/shaya_weaver/onions_are_toxic_for_cats_and_dogs

Other things to never give cats except in very rare cases under the 
supervision of a vet is aspirins, even baby aspirin or anything 
containing salicylate is dangerous for cats.

http://www.petplace.com/cats/aspirin-toxicity-in-cats/page1.aspx

http://www.cat-world.com.au/AspirinPoisoning.htm

Certain plants are deadly for cat:

 http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html

http://cats.about.com/od/hazardousplants/Plants_for_Pets_Hazardous_and_Safe.htm

This should help you with some of the dont's related to caring for a 
cat, they are marvelous, mysterious creatures and you'll enjoy the 
relationship with General like no other.  I never knew about these 
things back when I was caring for my first dog and cat after leaving 
home on my own, no computers at that time.  I found out thankfully 
before I did any harm to my pets.  Thank you for taking General in and 
caring for him.  Your in for a fun, magical adventure!!

-- 

Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...

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