[Tommi]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Poor Tigger...I hope she feels better soon. That's gotta' hurt. I have never brushed my kitty's teeth ...does that make me a bad cat mom? Never even crossed my mind...

I hear you on the healthy stuff Tommi...when I got diagnosed with diabetes, and all the high blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides stuff as well...I had to go off the soda and fast food habit, and really increase the fruits and veggies and whole grains...plus I try to go for a walk every day. It's made a great difference in my overall health and does become a habit. The transition is tough though....

One thing that helped me was to find some healthy things that I love and feel like treats....like fresh berries and pineapple...and indulge myself with those instead. It isn't the same, I know...but it helps.

Oh...and Banshee says meow and sends a nose rub to Tigger

Banshee nose rubs back attcha. I thought that eating hard food cleaned their teeth. Nope.Tigger is all curled up on a kitchen chair, not her usual top of the Crow's Nest on her cat tree. I just squirted her medicine in her mouth, and she just laid still.. After 10 they are sposed to see the vet for teeth cleaning . I skipped Tigger''s for a year and a hslf cuz they looked fine to me. But, I was not seeing her back molars ,and when the Vet showed me hear gums and teeth, it was not pretty.

WOW. thank you for the post above. Your post sounds like my doctor visit. , :she said I am pre-diabetic..or borderline, my cholesterol is high, my BP is high, and all the stuff that goes with it.

I am a fast food junky ( non-cook no excuse any longer) and I love my Diet Coke. I am going to have to really buckle down and do just what you did,/

" fruits and veggies and whole grains" shopping I must go. Bye, off to work, and no drivethru anymore.