11 June 2009

Hill Repeats, 3 Fat Cats, 1 Sick Cat

I weighed my cats today. The last time I'd done so was in August of last year. Yes, they are fat, except Mary. I don't know what to do about it other than tie them to the treadmill. They eat light food and don't get treats or people-food.

Marvin: 18.6, previously 18.0, previously 16.2.
Mary: 13.8, previously 15.8, previously 16.6.
Rooney: 16.6, previously 15.8, previously 15.4.
Simone: 16.0, previously 15.6, previously 15.0.

I took Mary to the vet today & she was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. They gave her subcutaneous fluids & sent me home with some Royal Canin special food for cats with kidney problems, my pocketbook $167 lighter. The cat I had before these four, Zubie, had kidney failure & after a few months had to be put to sleep. :-(

Workout

June 11, Thursday
6:45 a.m. CT
Warm up: .5 mile walk
Run 23:09 - HR ave 142, max 154, pace 11:11
Hill Repeats 18:06 - HR ave 144, max 174
               HR     HR     HR     HR
Lap Time End Max Avg Min

Run 0:45.8 167 168 149 124
Walk 2:04.6 114 168 134 110

Run 0:47.1 171 171 154 118
Walk 2:05.3 113 173 139 113

Run 0:46.1 171 172 152 113
Walk 2:16.1 122 173 145 122

Run 0:52.5 168 169 156 129
Walk 2:22.8 121 170 139 119

Run 0:50.0 170 171 156 125
Walk 2:15.4 125 172 145 124

Run 0:50.3 172 172 157 125
Walk 2:10.1 119 174 146 119
Run 22:54 - HR ave 159, max 167, pace 11:03
Distance: 4.14 + 1.32 = 5.46 miles
Duration: 1:04:09
Cool down: .5 mile walk
@start: 68, 93%, cloudy, WNW@3
@end: 68, 94%, cloudy, SW@5
Shoes: Pegasus 25

Gack! The weather was definitely less than optimal today, although it was better than yesterday. I guess dry and 50's is gone for a while. Bummer. The 4th trip up the hill liked to killed me. Ugh. Was surprised to do the trip back home more quickly than I did the run to the hill. The first mile after the hills was pretty tough, but then things just seemed to start feeling better.

Food

My Food Diary on CalorieKing.com

Morning Stats

weight: 150.8, post run 149.0
bf: 29%
pulse: n/a
bp: n/a
bg: n/a

1 comment:

Amy said...

Sorry to hear about Mary.

For the others, could you just set food down once or twice a day so that they aren't continually grazing? That's what our vet recommends for dogs, I don't know why it would be different for cats?