Mom entered Chewy in the ''Most Beautiful DSH Cat Contest 2012'' with this picture for voting on FB:
Then on 06 June we went to Jurong Point Shopping Mall. Chewy was kinda scared by the huge crowd there as Mom usually brings her to walk at quiet places with us. She hate noises too and when people talk too loudly, she lays low and stop walking hoping she's invisible to others.
Chewy didn't win anything of course other than a goodie bag haha! BUT it was an awesome experience for me because I got to be the only thorn dog amongst the roses cats!
I LOVEEEEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! See how happy I was!
Why no cat-fight for me to watch
first cat was the fattest there! i'm in awe... o_O
who let the cat out
the pilot and air stewardess
actually dad & i didn't wanna go on stage but the lady sitted next to
us kept urging us to go
the winner! Scar-face
yea i was still busy watching!
my attention span never fades when it comes to my fav. kitty cats
Mindee Ong with one of her puppies!
Anyways we took a free picture too like the above and our pix was short-listed as part of a contest for i-weekly magazine. I think they did a not-so-good-job by cutting half of MY face outta it! Hmph!
And the results below! Chewy and Mom got 7th place and ended up with some S$200 shopping vouchers.
So so so so sooo happy to be there! Can't say the same for Chewy. Hah
This is how the white one plays with the kitty. Just for everyone's info in case you think why you're not seeing any posts of me playing with Chewy and think I'm a stuck-up bitch... you see... I only like SMALL/BABY animals ie lovebirds (my fav. late Sunset), guinea pigs (my three late piggies), chinchillas (my pair of late chinchillas), KITTENS (a once-chewy) and PUPPIES. I don't fancy them once they're PHYSICALLY grown up like kittens and puppies.
Chewy and I used to be pretty close when she was still a cute KITTEN when Mom & Dad picked her up at around 4 months young... ie some of the pix below of once-sweet-us...
her infamous pissed face when we FIRST met & me briefing her
on our house-rules
i'm 5kg and she was a tiny kitten then.
she's 3.2kg NOW so u can imagine her size difference
7 months young Chewy. still acceptable... still pretty cute.
my cutie somehow grew into this monster.
3.2kg monster cat VS 2.2kg Chihuahua.
2yo VS 11yo
who also self-invites & tries to squeeze into anyone's slping space
EXCEPT MINE ok!
So white monster will fight with cat monster. I only like to hang around kittens. New kitten for me, mom?
Scallop the big-boy miniature schnauzer came for boarding from 01 June to 10 June. Mom (and basically everyone else) thinks he's a small lil' cutie boy in a big bod... well, not that big.
He's a young boy, but not a pup. So I won't play with him or let him play with me like I allow puppies and lil' cute kittens to.
We take awhile to be nice to doggies that come here for boarding. We barked and Cotton growled at Scallop initially when he was dropped off here. But after awhile we'll be nice. It's just us. So don't be scared when we do that to you especially Cotton. Mom describes her as... like a child with zero manners.
first day and Cotton is already as usual... revealing herself
who can say no to this face
Pics were taken with a mobile camera so quality's pretty low.
the stare-off
look who's below the cat, in case you haven't noticed
We all know that humans are recommended to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, which sets out to be around a minimum of 2L per day. My humans are vegans & into raw foods as well... some raw-vegans drink up to 5L of water (pure plain water excluding fruits/veg juices which can go up to 3L) per day.
So how much should us dogs and cats actually drink per day?
''Are your dogs/cats drinking enough water everyday? Do you know a dog is
made up of approximately 70 percent water? This careful balance is
maintained by the regular consumption and loss of water through
urination, respiration, and evaporation.'' ''Size: On the average, a healthy dog drinks about 1/2 to 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight per day.'' (1 ounce = 29.57ml, 1 pound = 453g) ''Normally, a cat will require 2-4 ounces of fresh water in addition to its food.''
This means that a 5kg (11 lbs) dog (like me) should get about 162ml to 325ml of
water per day. Or for a 22kg (50 lbs) dog about 700ml to 1500ml per day.
Cotton and me are about the same weight at 4.8kg to 5kg. So that means we should be getting about 162ml to 325ml of water a day each. We get a fixed 250ml of water each per day added into our foods since there's already quite abit of moisture in our raw meats, veg and fruits, and water that we drink on our own from our fountain.
Lauryn is 2.2kg (5lbs) and her recommended intake is 73.9ml to 147ml per day. She gets a fixed 100ml added into her food everyday.
Chewy is 3.2kg (7lbs) and her recommended intake is 59ml to 118ml per day. She gets a fixed 100ml added into her food too. It's best for cats to drink more water because cats are not natural drinkers like us dogs and tend to suffer from kidney issues.
A clear indication of whether your animals are getting enough water would the the color and stench of their pee - Dark yellow, light yellow, clear, very smelly or ok. Pee color that is as clear as water itself is the best. In humans, the color of our pee indicates how hydrated we are - the yellower, the more dehydrated. Likewise for dogs. Most times, we don't drink enough water simply because we're not thirsty. But the fact remains that we NEED to drink because whether you're dog or human, our bodies are mostly made up of water.
Mom believes that water helps in detoxing us and prevents/reduces skin problems seen in most dogs ie rashes, dandruff etc. Water is cleansing and helps remove everyday toxins accumulated in us through simple things like the (polluted) air we breath, weird stuff we gobble down, toxins in our foods (especially factory-farmed meats or non-organic veg) etc.
We get Diamond water which is mild alkaline water. soif you can, feed your animals filtered/alkaline water rather than tap. If you don't have either of those, then at least boil the tap water.
This is how Mom adds water into our organic raw foods: (updated: pls click here for our updated feeding videos/pictures)
get all the stuff in first
This is what we puppies get first (except Chewy) everyday. All plant-based (except for the eggshell powder in the healthy powder mix). Shan't name the ingredients inside because it is simply wayyyy too much.
Next, Mommy will add 125ml of water into the bowl:
filled up with 125ml of water
lauryn's portion is about 50ml here. remaining
50ml will be in her meat meal later
After our greens, we'll get our meats and bones. That would be about an hour later or you can drag it out for a few hours later too. Try not to feed them at fixed timings everyday because once their system adapts to receiving food at a certain fixed time and should you be held-up by events and miss that time-slot, that would activate their brain to release the digestive juices and if there's no food present in their system, there comes the vomiting of bile.
Anyways, so here's our organic raw meats and the remainder 125ml of water added into it. So that makes it a fixed 250ml of water per day for me.
my goodies... before they're cut up
and the final step: fill it up with 125ml of water
from Top clockwise: Lauryn's, Chewy's, Velvet's, Cotton's
Chewy shares a bowl with Lauryn. used a different bowl just for picture's
sake
Chewy's bowl (once a day meal) with her supplements/superfoods
So that's how us puppies get our daily fix of water parade with our organic raw foods. People with cats will know that cats aren't drinkers and most have a hard time trying to get them to drink water. It's even more important for those cats on kibbles to drink and WAY MORE than us raw-fed cats because of the nature of their extremely dry, toxic and processed food. So try to get your cats to love drinking water.
This is how Chewy eats:
So remember to get your daily fix of water to cleanse your body! How to measure the amount of water? Very simple, get a measuring bottle/cup like this!
One last thing, remember to NOT let your dogs run, play or roll around too much after a heavy meal with the amount of water (like in the above pictures) because that might cause twisting of the stomach especially for bigger breeds. Always let them have a good rest after meals and no vigorous activities right before or after meals. This goes for any meals in fact... kibbles, home-cooked-food (HCF) or raw.
