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You had to put your cat down today? I'm sorry.

Mineral blocks. No I don't use blocks anymore. That's whats so funny about the whole thing. Rusty will eat dirt but won't touch blocks. They just sit there and melt in the rain over time. Rocky on the other hand if given a block will just stand there 24/7 and lick it other then when he is drinking because of being thirsty form licking. Then of course he pee's constantly, so much that his whole run smells horrible. I know one summer he was drinking 40-50 gallons of water a day to conteract his licking the salt block. He does it from boredom. I didn't have much pasture then and he stayed in his run alot. Might work now that he gets out more.

But I talked to the vets about both of them and he said try the loose powdered mineral in their feed. It's made by Purina, 12-12-12 Minerals. Of course when I put it on their feed dry they won't lick it out of the buckets. I also give them a handful of whole corn mixed in their pellets to help their teeth. So NOW I mist a bit of water over the corn because they both love the corn and sprinkle the powder on the corn. So I know they're getting some.

That has been the thing the vet recommended we do for Rusty's anadrosis. He thinks he may have some kind of imbalance. He has gotten better but not come back all the way. When I go to get his coggins this year I am going to get the vet to run blood work. I'm tired of the guess work and want to know for sure if there is something I could be doing that will make him better.

Becky