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Day
one of the diet (11 Oct 2006)
Weighing
in at 9.5 kg
with
a target weight of 5.5 kg to be achieved in 43 weeks.
Yes,
ok, that means he is 72.8% over-weight - but he's oh so cuddly and
purry.
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After
two weeks he's down to 9.3 kg - bettering his target weight-loss
of 95g per week.
hurrah!
(24
Oct 2006) |
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Four
weeks into diet and the weight loss has slowed down a bit - he's
now 9.2kg
(7
November 2006)
Yes,
I know its a blurry picture - I wouldn't have used it apart from
the fun of seeing apparent movement (hover over it) ... ah, the
simple pleasures of life. |
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9kg
cat - 21 November (6 weeks into diet). On target.
Here
eating at the top of the stairs after a quick run.
(Yes
the bowl does have dogs on it and its still one of Solomon's favourites,
especially with food in.) |
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And
so back to the scales: |
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We didn't
take Solomon's photo last month - maybe something to do with him
failing to loose any weight that time.
But today (13
March 2007) he's at 8.3 kg |
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Solomon making
ripples (13 March 2007) |
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13 May 2007
Slow improvement
(8.2 kg) - but look at the early summer growth around the pond!
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7.54 kilos
- 1 July 2007.
Just over half
way to the target weight.
hurrah. |
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Sappho finds
another nest |
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Solomon at
7.5 kg - 31 July 2007
with a reprieve
from the nurse who now says she'll be happy if he loses just one
more kilo ... |
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Solomon on 28
August 2007 - in his study / dining room ... at 7.3 kg |
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Caught in
the act: Solomon in the utility room trying to get Sappho's food.
September 2007
But don't worry:
remarkably he continued to lose weight and on 5 October he was 7.2
kg.
hurrah! |
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Sun seeking
Sappho or is it Sappho seeking Sun?
4 Nov 2007.
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On 29 November,
Solomon weighed in at 6.9 kg - but I forgot to take a photo.
To make up
for it, here are two from 7 December ...
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the cat's
whiskers.
OK, yes, he
missed the target date but the good news for all of us is that we've
agreed a new target weight of 6.5 kg or maybe 6kg ... |
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Molly
tells us this isn't a surf board, but Sappho and I aren't so sure.
Later
Sappho will try to nest on the pile of fresh ironing as long as
it stays warm.
8
Dec 2007
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Still
6.8 kg - obviously he heard the word "plateau" (of weight
stability) and thought it a comfortable place to lurk for a while
... So, more running up and down stairs for the New Year |
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mid-March
2008 - Solomon is still on a plateau, just can't shed the grams
...
and
a month ago we were getting ready to bury Sappho - but after an
unpleasant visit to the vet (Sappho doesn't travel well) and a couple
of injections she's almost kittenish again - even with wobbly hips
she's back to leaping from kitchen table to sink surround (when
she feels that's better than going out in the rain to drink from
the pond).
but
here they are snoozing happily in their currently favourite chair.
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it
could be that Solomon's discovery that some bird seeds are tasty doesn't
help ... not that we put seed on the ground too often (otherwise Solomon
and Sappho might be snacking on birds as well). |
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never
mind the cat's whiskers, here's a chin full of milk (and a spooky
flash effect in the eyes) |
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Solomon
at the catnip
22
June 2008
(day
after summer solstice)
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and
that's that.
shows
off the new slim line tummy though. a mere 6.6 kg.
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just
to show that Solomon isn't alone in his liking for catnip... |
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Sappho
- old but comfy for now -
she'll
soon be on her way to the otherworld, discarnation and beyond and
back ...
until
then, the sun shines on her and she skips away from wind and rain
and Solomon |
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Yesterday
(17 July 2008) Sappho sleeping comfortably in the hour before the
vet came ... and we said and sang goodbye. |
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Sappho
- age and illness showing in the eyes - and the "M" for
monster on her forehead
(the
cut from the last time she swiped me hasn't yet healed completely) |
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Twilight
at Sappho and Mishmish's neighbouring graves among the bluebells
and not far from a badger city
(we
left the badgers an offering too - to thank them for not disturbing
the cats - and we hope, in turn, that the cavorting cat spirits
don't disturb the badgers).
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