What is Sorghum?
Some of you may have noticed that the ingredient “Sorghum” has crept into the cat food we are feeding to our cats!
Most of the Iams and Eukanuba range now includes it.
I was a little concerned as I thought it was wheat, which is not an ideal food for cats – but a little research revealed that I was wrong!
The grain sorghum plant looks a lot like a corn plant but is shorter and more colourful. The head is white, yellow, red and bronze.
Grain sorghum, (also called milo), is one of the primary crops grown in Nebraska, where is grows well as it can survive their long dry hot summers.
Grain sorghum is very small – about 12,000 to 15,000 seeds equal one pound of grain.
Sorghum is a major feed grain for cattle. It can also be milled into flour and used in many recipes instead of wheat and other flours.
So Iams and Eukanuba ARE WHEAT-FREE!
KITTENS & ADULT CATS:
Felocell3 $18.00
OR
Felovax4 $18.00
FIV/FeLV testing $67.50
GST Inclusive
Trevor Hing (B.V.Sc 1984)
Western Veterinary
1852 Gt. North Rd
Avondale Auckland
Ph.09 820 9991 Fax 09 820 9994
trevor.hing@maxnet.co.nz
|
|
|
Low allergenic curlie
coats of velvety waves
available in all colours.
Home raised kittens,
show and
companion quality
available to
loving homes.
Gr.Pr. Chatpixie Mr Ripley
|
People orientated cats
with
Purrsonality plus!
Makinwaves Southern Belle
2 Best in Shows with Catz Inc
1 Best in Show & Supreme Exhibit
Metropolitan Cat Show 2003.
All kittens
CATZ registered,
vaccinated, desexed
and sold with
one months free
pet insurance.
|
Dianne Hobson
PO Box 819, Shortland Street, Auckland
Phone 09-849-9173 Email: curliwinks@xtra.co.nz
|
Caesareans
Most vets use gas rather than an injectable anesthetic as gas does much less harm to the kittens and the mother recovers quicker too and is able to look after the babies within minutes rather than hours.
Giving the babies a little oxygen can help revive them at the vets.
I also rely on one drop of Rescue Remedy for reviving new-borns, especially if they have breathing problems which may happen if they are a little premature.
If I am at home and a kitten seems to be dead on arrival – I dunk it into hot, (not too hot), and cold water
|
|
alternately. I have also revived apparently dead kittens by mouth to mouth. By the way, put you mouth over the nose and mouth and breath very gently – jusy a little “huff”. It is very rewarding when you get that little snuffly sound and they start to wriggle.
I always remember this story a cat breeder told me, when she had a kitten that was really not doing well and she decided to put it down. She put it in a wooden box with a wad of cotton wool soaked in chloroform and closed the lid. The next morning she was walking past the box and heard a little squeak! There it was large as life! It got an instant reprieve! (ED)
|
|