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Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Sat May 16, '09 12:32am PST


	You are so very welcome! I still remember coming to the forum asking the same question a litte more than 3 years ago! A kitty with traveling experience helped me out. We stayed best friends ever since! Your humans sounds great, Tully! They're doing everything right for you. I think the most important thing, by far, is to get you guys familiar with the RV. Once you see it as a second home everything will be a piece of cake! Oh! By the way, my human used to live in the Bay Area, too!

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Cats & Travel > RV Travel with Cats

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Fri May 15, '09 3:43pm PST


	Hi Tully, Congratulations you�ll soon become an RV kitty! If you guys don�t mind car rides I think you are definitely better off with your humans on the trip. My humans took me on a 2 (or 3?) week RV trip to the Canadian Rockies 3 years go. It was a rental RV so I didn�t have the luxury of familiarizing myself with the thing. I was scared the first 2-3 days but I came around nicely later on. I hung out with my humans in the camp grounds, had walks on leash with them in the meadows and by the lakes, and slept on the dashboard enjoying the sun. It was fun time! A few things I�d like to bring up for your humans to consider: 1). Definitely familiarize you guys with the RV WAY in advance. Make sure that you get your scents all over the place, except for the places where you�re not allowed to go. Have short �outings� with you guys in the RV every few days, even if it�s only foe half an hour to an hour. Just stay in there with you guys without driving. After a few times they can try taking you guys for a short ride in the neighborhood. 2). RV is noisy! I think the noise really freaked me out in the beginning. The blinds kept hitting the windows and the cabinet doors hitting the cabinet. Find a way to reduce the noise. This will make you feel less stressed. 3). DO bring your carrier/crate. This is important! It was the biggest mistake my humans made on my RV trip. They were running out of space and they thought my back pack would do. NO. I needed security. I needed a roof above my head and two walls around me. Our RV was the type that had an overhead sleeping compartment above the driver�s seat. They ended up building me a �cave� with blankets and pillows in the very corner of the compartment. They�d put me up there whenever we were on the move and I�d just go to sleep there. Make sure that you have a SMALL SPACE that you guys feel safe in. Otherwise you�d dart for underneath the driver�s seat like me! 4). Try teaching you guys to walk on a harness and leash. My humans trained me to do that because of the RV trip coming up. It turned out to be a good thing. I know it sounds funny but I started to turn around after the first time my human took me out for a walk in the meadow. For some reason I seemed to �get it�. I seemed to understand that�s the reason why we suffered all the movements and noise�we were supposed to visit new places. After that, I loved taking a walk with my humans on the trip. 5). Consider buying one (or two) backpacks for pets. The type I have is this http://www2.shopping.com/xPO-Outward_Hound_Outward_Hound_Backpack_Pe t_Carrier Your human can put you on his/her back, or roll you around on wheels. It is very durable and nicely constructed. I�m a big 15lb guy but I fit in it without any problem. 6). As for leaving you guys in the RV, my humans left me in the RV to nap while they were out and about. This was in June so the weather was hot. They made sure that the ventilations were on so the RV didn�t get overheated. Mind you, this was in the Rockies so the hottest day was probably no more than 85 degrees. Also, they only left me for a long period of time while we were in a campground, not just on the side of the road. If you guys can walk on leash or your humans can carry you with them in a backpack they don�t have to worry about leaving you guys in the RV too much. 7). Use products like Feliway and Rescue Remedy to reduce the stress level. I am usually a VERY calm and brave cat who cope with stress very well. Even I was scared for a couple of days. 8). Bring some of your favorite foods along. I�m a health freak (actually, it�s my humans not me). They usually only give me organic raw meats. The first couple of days when I was scared I didn�t want to eat, which was unheard of. Instead of the healthy organic raw meats, my staff gave me Fancy Feast, the kind with the most artificial flavoring, just to make sure that I ate. It�s important to keep you guys eating. They switched me back to my regular food once I started to feel better. 9). Tell your humans to talk to you guys and spend quiet time with you often, telling you why you were there. Their soothing voice will help you relax. Sorry about the long post. I�m soooo excited about you going on a RV trip! Since my RV trip I�ve also been to holidays with my humans, surviving 7, 8 hour drives. It�s going to be fun, trust me! Your humans sound wonderful. They�ll do the best for you! Pmail me if you have any more questions. Let me know how it goes! Nemo P.S. You can probably see some of my traveling pictures in my photo album.

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Cat Health > i highly recommend Interferon for FIV+ cats!

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Mon Oct 20, '08 10:56am PST


	My cat Nemo is FIV , too. We adopted him from the SPCA almost 3 years go. We found out that he was FIV a month after we adopted him. He was (probably) in the very early stage of FIV then. I found out about Interferon on the internet and talked to Nemo�s vet about it. We decided to postpone the Interferon treatment because Nemo appeared to be quite healthy. We believe his FIV virus was in dormant and we plan to keep it that way for as long as possible. In the past 3 years, we�ve been focusing on boosting his immune system by giving him supplements recommended by his homeopath: NuCat Senior, Feline Immune System Support, and probiotic. We also make sure that we provide him with the most nutritious foods (in our opinion�raw food). He is now healthier and stronger than ever! We continue to have regular checkups with the traditional vet and homeopath every 3-6 months. They both say that he�s in excellent shape and he�s going to stick around for a LONG time. I guess what I�m trying to say is that if the FIV cat appears to be healthy, boosting his immune system, we believe, is probably the best fight against the virus. Like Mikey, Interferon can be introduced at a later stage. Thank you for posting this message, Mikey�s human. You give us hope for a long, happy life for our FIV cats. We hope to keep our Nemo around until he is at least 20 years old.

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Raw Food Diet > It makes me sad...

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Fri Jul 25, '08 4:59pm PST


	A lot of people won't be completely convinced until they see the results. I switched to raw about 2 years ago. The changes were so evident that we couldn't deny benefits of raw diet even if we tried. I think if you compare commercially prepared raw food with regular cans it is more expensive. In the beginning I was getting a brand of raw rabbit meats that's $6 per 200g. That's about $5 per day! If you make your own raw food or eat varieties of human-grade meats and seafoods it's really not that expensive. As my human staff always say: NO FOOD IN THE WORLD is more expensive than vet bills. Nemo

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Party Time & Virtual Play Dates > Canada Day - All Day Party!

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Mon Jun 30, '08 9:26am PST


	Hi fellow Canadians! Thanks for the invite! I will definitely check in tomorrow! Just hope it won't be as hot as the last couple of days. It's been SOOOOOOOO hot in Vancouver! (yeah we're a bunch of whiners. ) Hope the weather has been nice for you guys!

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Raw Food Diet > What's your ULITMATE favourite?

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Fri Nov 16, '07 10:04pm PST


	I like rabbit and beef...(and chicken and elk and bison and venison and salmon and tuna...heck ANYTHING I can get my paws on!) What I'd like to point out is, are you sure you're feeling alright? I absolutely adore food but there's once I seemed to lose my appetite a little and started leaving food in my bowl. My staffs thought I was just bored with the meats I was taking, too. About a week later my homeopath found out that my stomach/liver/kidney was actually bothering me. He changed my supplements and gave me just one dosage of remedy my appetite completely came back and more! I�ve been eating like nuts whenever I�m allowed.

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Raw Food Diet > What's your ULITMATE favourite?

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Fri Nov 16, '07 10:04pm PST


	I like rabbit and beef...(and chicken and elk and bison and venison and salmon and tuna...heck ANYTHING I can get my paws on!) What I'd like to point out is, are you sure you're feeling alright? I absolutely adore food but there's once I seemed to lose my appetite a little and started leaving food in my bowl. My staffs thought I was just bored with the meats I was taking, too. About a week later my homeopath found out that my stomach/liver/kidney was actually bothering me. He changed my supplements and gave me just one dosage of remedy my appetite completely came back and more! I�ve been eating like nuts whenever I�m allowed.

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Raw Food Diet > Questions about raw diet

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Thu Nov 15, '07 5:43pm PST


	All the postings are excellent so I won�t repeat them here. I would like to add one thing: If you wish, you can take a daily supplement called Nu-Cat. It was prescribed to me by my homeopath. Apparently this is highly recommended by many homeopaths. I have/had (long story) FIV so I�m taking Nu-Cat senior.

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Raw Food Diet > Raw bones

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Thu Nov 15, '07 5:31pm PST


	Fafnir maybe you can start from meat chunks. It's not as effective as bones but it also helps to keep our teeth clean. I'd say beef chunks take more chewing than chicken so it's good. Again, make sure you CHEW. I once tried to swallow a 1 1/2 inch beef cube. I gagged and gagged and finally puked it out. My staff almost fainted. Now I get them on kabobs.

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Raw Food Diet > Raw bones

Nemo

What's for- dinner

Purred: Thu Nov 15, '07 5:23pm PST


	I used to get chicken wings and necks but my homeopath said I needed something more "hardcore" to clean my teeth. Now I'm getting a chicken drumstick or thigh once a week. My staffs get them from the organic section of a human supermarket. One thing to keep in mind: Make sure that you CHEW! I once swallowed a whole chicken wing (the middle part) after just 2 bites. I gagged and gagged and finally puked it out. It scared my staff to death! Now she puts the wings/necks/drumsticks/thighs on a kabob stick and hold the stick sideway for me to eat. This is the only way I'd eat one bite a a time. Sometimes we even have tug-a-war during dinner. What can I say? I LOOOOOOOOVE food!

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