posted 04-01-2003 12:11 PM         

She took to her new litter box just fine. She is unafraid of visitors--unusual for this scaredy cat. She runs and jumps and gets into mischief as normal. BUT: she hasn't eaten any food in the six days since our arrival.

One issue is that she ate a three foot long piece of plastic string (used to tie garbage bags). Part of it has come up in vomit, which she's been doing a few times a day. But no sign of the whole thing yet. I'm not sure if the plastic being bio-degradeable makes a difference.

I also wonder if maybe she just doesn't like the food here. I've bought the same brand she ate in the states, but it smells a bit different. The real test was an offer of chicken from my dinner plate, which interested her for a second but was turned down.

She still drinks water as normal and there is feces in her litter box. She's lost a few pounds, but nothing else about her is different.

posted 04-02-2003 10:47 AM         

I think the only thing that could have made the difference must have been the digestive goo (for hairballs and whatnot). She didn't want to take any from my finger but was highly annoyed when I put some on her coat and licked it all away.

This morning there was the normal pestering for food and after adding a little irrisistible tuna to her regular dry food, she ate the whole thing up.