Frustrating cat! Fluffy suddenly decided she doesn't like Evo anymore. . .and that was the only canned food she'd eat at all . For the past week or so she's been refusing all canned food, begging and meowing constantly for food, but refusing to eat when I gave it to her. I tried all the tricks--kibble dust, a glob of baby food on top, etc. I knew her appetite wasn't lacking because she stole everything I was eating :tongue2:. Corn chips, bread, soup, even salad--if I looked away for a second she was all over it. I don't eat much meat at home but I know she likes cooked meat. Her last owners fed her dry Cat Chow, so I gave her some of that, along with turkey baby food, and she ate enough that I was satisfied she wouldn't starve or get hepatic lipidosis, but she was still not eating enough calories to maintain her weight, still begging, and she's not supposed to have dry food because she has FLUTD.
So I found this website: http://www.dogcathomeprepareddiet.com/feeding_a_normal_dog_or_cat.html#cats and made the chicken and beef cat foods. I didn't have clams so I added sardines and taurine powder, but I know that clams have all kinds of great nutrients so I'll definitely get some if I make it again. And I ground up eggshells instead of using bone meal, I used about 1 teaspoon per pound of meat. She ate a big bowl of the chicken and a small amount of the beef (just to see if she liked it), and now, thankfully, she isn't begging anymore and looks quite satisfied! I was getting desperate. Any thoughts on the long-term suitability of the recipes? (obviously I won't make the vegetarian ones or the ones with rice). Any other suggestions for a cooked-meat diet? She won't eat raw, and she's obviously willing to starve herself :/.
So I found this website: http://www.dogcathomeprepareddiet.com/feeding_a_normal_dog_or_cat.html#cats and made the chicken and beef cat foods. I didn't have clams so I added sardines and taurine powder, but I know that clams have all kinds of great nutrients so I'll definitely get some if I make it again. And I ground up eggshells instead of using bone meal, I used about 1 teaspoon per pound of meat. She ate a big bowl of the chicken and a small amount of the beef (just to see if she liked it), and now, thankfully, she isn't begging anymore and looks quite satisfied! I was getting desperate. Any thoughts on the long-term suitability of the recipes? (obviously I won't make the vegetarian ones or the ones with rice). Any other suggestions for a cooked-meat diet? She won't eat raw, and she's obviously willing to starve herself :/.