On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:44:22 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>> On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:59:24 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>> Animal hoarding is ghastly - they have just rescued 69 cats here off
>> an elderly man - vet bills estimated at $26,000 to fix them up for
>> adoption. Many need dental work due to poor diets etc
I don't
>> understand why people do it, I think it has little to do with
>> sheltering the animals and much to do with some psychological
>> aberration.
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>I don't know how long her owner had been dead but they were all in dreadful
>condition. This is her pic on the Dogs Trust site I fell in love with.
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>http://tinypic.com/r/ddonxz/9
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>Here she is after she had gained some weight and her hair had started to
>grow again on her back.
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>http://tinypic.com/r/112dekx/9
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>In her chair! As you can see she has gained a little <?> weight
The vet
>says she needs to diet
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>http://tinypic.com/r/2mpn78z/9
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>She loves us to bits and hate all other dogs, which is understandable and
>other people too. Maybe one day ...
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>Anyway I bought a toy today and here it is. It is very soft and cuddly. I
>petted it a bit and she watched for a few minutes and then went to sleep
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>http://tinypic.com/r/2n1yvys/9
>http://tinypic.com/r/v81nbs/9
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>Will try later.
Lol it definitely shows what good feeding can do

She just looks
overall fit now. It's surprising how long they can go when an owner
dies, my last cat they reckoned had done ten days after her previous
owner died of a stroke. She likely had dry food and drank from the
toilet because cats can't go long without water, they dehydrate
quickly.