The Atticus Diaries

[WitchyWoman]

Question Witchy? I have always cut Elsa's chicken up into VERY SMALL pieces... Any chance of Chocking on the larger pieces and what about the bones? I have always fed Elsa the Chicken Fingers (boneless)?

Elsa is certainly big enough to tackle meat on the bone. She'll crunch through the ones she can and leave big bones alone. Raw bones, remember, never cooked. As far as choking, anything can happen. Occasionally one of mine will eat too fast and hack out a wad of food but I've never had to perform the heimlich maneuver on one.

Atticus picked every atom of meat from the leg, ate the gristle, and left the bone alone.

 

[John Campbell]

Elsa is certainly big enough to tackle meat on the bone. She'll crunch through the ones she can and leave big bones alone. Raw bones, remember, never cooked. As far as choking, anything can happen. Occasionally one of mine will eat too fast and hack out a wad of food but I've never had to perform the heimlich maneuver on one.

Atticus picked every atom of meat from the leg, ate the gristle, and left the bone alone.

Earlier, based on your pictures, I cut a piece into quarter size vs very small and she seemed to do ok... She has a little more left to finish with this style and then I will give her a try with a bone...

I hope she does not need the heimlich maneuver, as I do not know how to preform it, but I will watch her closely... Thanks for the advice

 

[WitchyWoman]

I hope she does not need the heimlich maneuver, as I do not know how to preform it, but I will watch her closely... Thanks for the advice

Google heimlich maneuver for cats. It's a good thing to know how to do.

 

[John Campbell]

Google heimlich maneuver for cats. It's a good thing to know how to do.

Great info and thanks.. I looked at PetMD and this month they are featuring the Savannah... Check out the article:

http://www.petmd.com/cat/breeds/c_ct_savannah

 

[Patti]

I hope that is not supposed to be a picture of a Savannah! I don't agree with the health issues listed being unique to the Savannah breed, and they got the history a bit wrong (it was Lorre Smith and Patrick Kelly who presented the first standard to TICA, and got the breed accepted), but overall not too bad of an overview of the breed.

 

[John Campbell]

I hope that is not supposed to be a picture of a Savannah! I don't agree with the health issues listed being unique to the Savannah breed, and they got the history a bit wrong (it was Lorre Smith and Patrick Kelly who presented the first standard to TICA, and got the breed accepted), but overall not too bad of an overview of the breed.

I just found and shared the article... Not authenticating it.

 

[WitchyWoman]

Momma gives me cheek & chin rubs as I fall asleep
so I can werk on growin my legs

 

[Sue Armstrong]

ooooooooooooh I has discovered the joys of water

That video is soo cute Deb, but I want you to know I did not teach him that here! LOL I do not send out my babies with bad habits. You are a terrible influence teaching Atticus these things to do.

 

[WitchyWoman]

What? I'm supposed to deny him water? LOL. I did not teach him -- he figured it out all on his own. I have a video of his first plunge into the tub after a robo fish that I'll post tomorrow.

 

[John Campbell]

Momma gives me cheek & chin rubs as I fall asleep
View attachment 12946 so I can werk on growin my legs View attachment 12947

He is in definite violation of Excessive Cuteness and he is doing it on purpose... Great looking Boy, keep the Pics and Videos coming.