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I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, Thanks, Andrew Blake
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: I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking : for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed : discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information : on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. : I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, : theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about : 230 on flow meter. : Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, : Thanks, Andrew Blake Can you find any triggers to avoid? If you have been on the predisone very long you need to be taking stuff to prevent osteoporosis and having bone scans done. Good luck — Gordon W5RED www.couger.com/gcouger "You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." – Wayne Gretzky
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I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved,
Your need for oral steroids for maintenance and low peak flow [per cent of predicted would be more meaningful] suggest Severe Asthma. Many cases of asthma are triggered either by postnasal drip from sinusitis [or rhinitis], or GE reflux. You might benefit from evaluation at a major asthma clinic in your country [Australia]. You may have steroid-resistant asthma Links: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/library/scan/archive/resist.htm * Steroid-Resistant Asthma: Evaluation and Management Abstract Nov 96 http://www.aaaai.org/aadmc/currentliterature/selectedarticles/ http://www.aaaai.org/aadmc/currentliterature/selectedarticles/1999arc… High dose IV Ig therapy in steroid-dependent asthma ['99] Steroid-resistant asthma may not be asthma at all Thorax 1999;54:352-356. http://www.applied-medical.co.uk/brittle.htm Brittle Asthma Australian links: http://www.asthma.org.au/ Asthma Victoria http://www.lungnet.org.au/ The Australian Lung Assoc http://hna.ffh.vic.gov.au/asthma/ National Asthma Campaign Australia http://www.asthmawa.asn.au/index.html Asthma Fd. Of West. Australia Ellis
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I hope this doesn’t sound ridiculous or like spam but you never know so here goes. I’ve been having serious problems breathing for the past 6-8 weeks; been on predisone, amoxicilin and zthramx (sic) but it just got worst. About a week ago, after being up all night, I found I had gas. I took a bicarbonite and later had to follow up with an over the counter pill for gas. After a few hours I was breathing almost normally. I do tend to suffer from indigestion but never thought it could have impacted my breathing. Niasha Andrew Blake … I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, Thanks, Andrew Blake
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Actually pretty common and quite controllable with a number of prescription medications. One being Prevacid. You ought to discuss with your doctor and be evaluated for gastroesophogeal reflux disease, GERD. For additional info see: http://www.gerd.com/ Your doctor will probably quiz you about dietary habits as an adjunct to help control the disorder. Don’t let it go untreated. Some pretty serious complications can result.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I hope this doesn’t sound ridiculous or like spam but you never know so here goes. I’ve been having serious problems breathing for the past 6-8 weeks; been on predisone, amoxicilin and zthramx (sic) but it just got worst. About a week ago, after being up all night, I found I had gas. I took a bicarbonite and later had to follow up with an over the counter pill for gas. After a few hours I was breathing almost normally. I do tend to suffer from indigestion but never thought it could have impacted my breathing. Niasha Andrew Blake … I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, Thanks, Andrew Blake
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Do you use Pulmo-Aide with albuterol solution 0083% and don’t drink soda and white wine
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About a week ago, after being up all night, I found I had gas. I took a bicarbonite and later had to follow up with an over the counter pill for gas. After a few hours I was breathing almost normally. I do tend to suffer from indigestion but never thought it could have impacted my breathing. Niasha
I had the same problem but after the doctor put me on clindex for indihestion the problems went away.
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I hope this doesn’t sound ridiculous or like spam but you never know so here goes. I’ve been having serious problems breathing for the past 6-8 weeks; been on predisone, amoxicilin and zthramx (sic) but it just got worst. About a week ago, after being up all night, I found I had gas. I took a bicarbonite and later had to follow up with an over the counter pill for gas. After a few hours I was breathing almost normally. I do tend to suffer from indigestion but never thought it could have impacted my breathing. Niasha
You betcha!! First off, if you have gas you very likely have reflux, and reflux often causes asthma symptoms. Second, the pressure of the gas in the stomach reduces your lung volume and also puts pressure on the airways, making it harder to breathe. In severe cases stomach pressure due to swallowed air (which may be part of your problem) can cause actual choking. Note that prednisone may make symptoms worse. Can’t offhand say about the others. Bicarb usually isn’t be best choice for gas or indigestion. Use a buffered antacid (virtually any of the OTC products) or an acid reducer (Tagamet, et al).
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I started taking singulair/flovent/serevent at end of April. I feel normal for the first time in my life. I need my rescue inhaler maybe once a week if that. Before the singulair/flovent/servent combo, I was using theophyline and albuterol. I started taking a multi-vitamin (One-a-day) and noticed that it seemed to enhance the medication. Don’t know if this is coincidental or not. Good luck! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, Thanks, Andrew Blake
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Txs, Ed. I was a long time Zantac user but learned to control my Gerd through diet. Occasionally my libido takes over and the Buffalo Wings/chocolatecake/pepsi weekend binges remind me to stay in line. The gas is a new thing, probably attributable to more beans and greens in my diet.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Actually pretty common and quite controllable with a number of prescription medications. One being Prevacid. You ought to discuss with your doctor and be evaluated for gastroesophogeal reflux disease, GERD. For additional info see: http://www.gerd.com/ Your doctor will probably quiz you about dietary habits as an adjunct to help control the disorder. Don’t let it go untreated. Some pretty serious complications can result. I hope this doesn’t sound ridiculous or like spam but you never know so here goes. I’ve been having serious problems breathing for the past 6-8 weeks; been on predisone, amoxicilin and zthramx (sic) but it just got worst. About a week ago, after being up all night, I found I had gas. I took a bicarbonite and later had to follow up with an over the counter pill for gas. After a few hours I was breathing almost normally. I do tend to suffer from indigestion but never thought it could have impacted my breathing. Niasha Andrew Blake … I am am having difficulty getting my asthma back under control. I am looking for lay/technical info on all newer drugs so I can have an informed discussion next time I go to see my doc. Also any well grounded information on complementary medecine and lifestyle stuff. I am on 50 mg prednisolone, plus flucanosate, serevent, ventolin, theophylline, pretty much the works and breathing is only so-so ie about 230 on flow meter. Any. help, info, useful websites will be gratefully recieved, Thanks, Andrew Blake
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The gas is a new thing, probably attributable to more beans and greens in my diet.
Get some beano in liquid form from any drug store. Put on prior to eating and will eliminate gas from beans and certain other food.
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The gas is a new thing, probably attributable to more beans and greens in my diet. Get some beano in liquid form from any drug store. Put on prior to eating and will eliminate gas from beans and certain other food.
add sage when seasoning…has a similar effect…plus it tastes nice — eric "if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing to excess"
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: : The gas : is a new thing, probably attributable to more beans and greens in my diet. : : Get some beano in liquid form from any : drug store. Put on prior to eating and will : eliminate gas from beans and certain other food. Usually after you eat something for a while the bugs in your gut will adapt. The exception are things like pinto beans that don’t break down with the usual enzymes in the gut and provide food for bacteria lower down in the gut. Beano will help this by breaking them down where you gut can get them before the bacteria do.. — Gordon W5RED www.couger.com/gcouger "You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." – Wayne Gretzky
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day?
A *very* rough guide would be about 1 ounce water/pound of body weight. Daily water needs, in milliliters, often are "guesstimated" as equal to the metabolizable energy requirement in kilocalories (kcal). For example, a cat consuming 240 kcals/day has a water requirement of roughly 240 ml/day. Actual water needs depend on the solute load of the diet, environmental temperature, activity, and other factors such as disease. When calculating water needs, be sure to consider the water content of the food. For example, a 5.5 oz (weight) can of cat food that contains 75% moisture contains about 140 ml of water or about 4.5 ounces. Another 13 ml of water is produced by oxidation of nutrients for every 100 kcals of metabolizable energy (or about an ounce/240 kcals). Many owners who feed their cats canned food rarely see their cats drink and worry their cats aren’t getting enough water. In actuality, the cats are getting most of their water needs directly from the food… just as the cat’s ancestor’s did on the plains of Africa where water was scarce. Phil Bucky – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn —
My cat loves for me to give her water with and eyedropper. It is a just before bed ritual. She takes about eight or nine eyedroppers. It started over four years ago when she was ill. The Vet gave her antibiotic and she loved it. I followed each dose with water. This has continued for four years. I really believe it is the highlight of each day. She opens one side of her mouth and I sqirt it in/ Call me Grammy
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — My cat loves for me to give her water with and eyedropper. It is a just before bed ritual. She takes about eight or nine eyedroppers. It started over four years ago when she was ill. The Vet gave her antibiotic and she loved it. I followed each dose with water. This has continued for four years. I really believe it is the highlight of each day. She opens one side of her mouth and I sqirt it in/ Call me Grammy
Wow. That’s gotta be handy if she ever needs medicine again! Karen
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In article If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. Dehydration is not merely a matter of water, but of body salts, etc. If the cat is seriously dehydrated, she needs fluids, not just water. (That kind of dehydration is a major cause of death among humans, btw.)
I’ve heard people use pedialyte. Anyone know how much per pound for a cat? Does it work? Karen
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So, are you hydrating the cat orally or per injection of fluids? If the cat isn’t drinking on his own by now, I would be contact the vet at once. At this point, I am assuming the vet is doing labwork to determine what is the cause of the dehydration? Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen
Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
And he hasn’t drunk on his own at all? do you know what the originating problem is? If he isn’t drinking yet, I’d give the doc a call. Hopefully one of the special needs caregivers here could give you some info. It would help them if you told them what all was happening though. Karen
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And he hasn’t drunk on his own at all? do you know what the originating problem is? If he isn’t drinking yet, I’d give the doc a call. Hopefully one of the special needs caregivers here could give you some info. It would help them if you told them what all was happening though. Karen
Karen, The vet knew I was having to make him drink. He had diarrhea and is just slowling and unhappily recovering. BTW, I got the answer. It is approx. 1/2-1 cup of water depending on the cat and whether he eats dry food or not. LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day?
A *very* rough guide would be about 1 ounce water/pound of body weight. Daily water needs, in milliliters, often are "guesstimated" as equal to the metabolizable energy requirement in kilocalories (kcal). For example, a cat consuming 240 kcals/day has a water requirement of roughly 240 ml/day. Actual water needs depend on the solute load of the diet, environmental temperature, activity, and other factors such as disease. When calculating water needs, be sure to consider the water content of the food. For example, a 5.5 oz (weight) can of cat food that contains 75% moisture contains about 140 ml of water or about 4.5 ounces. Another 13 ml of water is produced by oxidation of nutrients for every 100 kcals of metabolizable energy (or about an ounce/240 kcals). Many owners who feed their cats canned food rarely see their cats drink and worry their cats aren’t getting enough water. In actuality, the cats are getting most of their water needs directly from the food… just as the cat’s ancestor’s did on the plains of Africa where water was scarce. Phil Bucky – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn —
My cat loves for me to give her water with and eyedropper. It is a just before bed ritual. She takes about eight or nine eyedroppers. It started over four years ago when she was ill. The Vet gave her antibiotic and she loved it. I followed each dose with water. This has continued for four years. I really believe it is the highlight of each day. She opens one side of her mouth and I sqirt it in/ Call me Grammy
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — My cat loves for me to give her water with and eyedropper. It is a just before bed ritual. She takes about eight or nine eyedroppers. It started over four years ago when she was ill. The Vet gave her antibiotic and she loved it. I followed each dose with water. This has continued for four years. I really believe it is the highlight of each day. She opens one side of her mouth and I sqirt it in/ Call me Grammy
Wow. That’s gotta be handy if she ever needs medicine again! Karen
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In article If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. Dehydration is not merely a matter of water, but of body salts, etc. If the cat is seriously dehydrated, she needs fluids, not just water. (That kind of dehydration is a major cause of death among humans, btw.)
I’ve heard people use pedialyte. Anyone know how much per pound for a cat? Does it work? Karen
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So, are you hydrating the cat orally or per injection of fluids? If the cat isn’t drinking on his own by now, I would be contact the vet at once. At this point, I am assuming the vet is doing labwork to determine what is the cause of the dehydration? Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats
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Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to this group and was hoping to get some information. My cat is dehydrated and I’m having to force water with a food syringe. Does anyone know roughly how much water a cat should be getting a day? Bucky will be grateful for your help. Thanks in advance! LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen
Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If you haven’t been to a vet, you really NEED to go. If she is dehydrated the vet will be of much more help. How much water depends on a lot of things not least of which is food. Is the cat eating? Why is she dehydrated? Please call a vet. Dehydration can be very serious and if it is due to not eating even MORE so. Karen Karen, Thanks, I’ve already been to the vet and he got rehydrated yesterday. I just need to keep him going for a while until he drinks on his own. I was just trying to avoid calling the office and being on hold forever. — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
And he hasn’t drunk on his own at all? do you know what the originating problem is? If he isn’t drinking yet, I’d give the doc a call. Hopefully one of the special needs caregivers here could give you some info. It would help them if you told them what all was happening though. Karen
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And he hasn’t drunk on his own at all? do you know what the originating problem is? If he isn’t drinking yet, I’d give the doc a call. Hopefully one of the special needs caregivers here could give you some info. It would help them if you told them what all was happening though. Karen
Karen, The vet knew I was having to make him drink. He had diarrhea and is just slowling and unhappily recovering. BTW, I got the answer. It is approx. 1/2-1 cup of water depending on the cat and whether he eats dry food or not. LuAnn — Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server – http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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