Of course, with all best wishes and good thoughts too
Try sitting with him some more and see if he'll lick other mushed up food off your finger or a spoon. The reddi whip helped another kitty recently but all of the things on the list have eaten by at least one cat.
18 Awesome Cat Feeding Tips By Thecatsite Staff Members
Also here is a compilation of things;
Try feeding in different locations - and utilize different heights. For example put a couple of books underneath the dish, next time use two thick phone books, or a small-ish box so the heights are varied....
Try some raw egg yolk. Egg white must always be cooked, and some people cook the white and make a slurry of sorts by adding in the raw yolk.
Try making these recipes - they're just as viable for an adult cat as for kittens;
Kitten-Rescue.com
These below can be used on their own or combined with food. Also, if you heat the food a little - stir it so there aren't any hot spots from the microwave.
Or you could heat some water, about a tablespoon, and add that to canned food. A small glass works to stir it all up.
Try sitting with him some more and see if he'll lick other mushed up food off your finger or a spoon. The reddi whip helped another kitty recently but all of the things on the list have eaten by at least one cat.
18 Awesome Cat Feeding Tips By Thecatsite Staff Members
Also here is a compilation of things;
Try feeding in different locations - and utilize different heights. For example put a couple of books underneath the dish, next time use two thick phone books, or a small-ish box so the heights are varied....
Try some raw egg yolk. Egg white must always be cooked, and some people cook the white and make a slurry of sorts by adding in the raw yolk.
Try making these recipes - they're just as viable for an adult cat as for kittens;
Kitten-Rescue.com
These below can be used on their own or combined with food. Also, if you heat the food a little - stir it so there aren't any hot spots from the microwave.
Or you could heat some water, about a tablespoon, and add that to canned food. A small glass works to stir it all up.
- Chicken, beef or ham flavored (pureed) baby food such as Gerber Stage 2 - make sure there is no garlic or onions in the ingredients
- Tuna and/or the juice, a low mercury/low/no sodium brand is called SafeCatch
- Salmon, mackerel
- Sardines (make sure there are no bones)
- boiled cut up chicken or turkey with no seasonings
- canned kitten food any brand
- Try mixing in Kitten Milk Replacer - there are recipes on the internet or store bought
- Fish, tuna or BBQ flavored canned wet food (I personally have never seen BBQ flavors, but...)
- Lickable cat treats or pouch treat 'gravy' poured over the food
- kitten glop (recipes in website link above)
- Bonito flakes
- fortiflora
- fish oil
- green beans, asparagus mushed up, lettuce, applesauce, mashed chickpeas, black olives
- whipped topping such as reddiwhip
- dry pasta
- goat milk, or no lactose cow milk
- whole cooked eggs (the white must always be cooked) or raw egg yolk now and then
- broth with no salt and no garlic or onion or seasonings of any kind
- There are also commercial toppers, Applaws is a brand that can work well as a topper
- Some good treats would be freeze dried Purebites, Orijen, Meowtinis, Meowables, Only Natural Pet, Primal
- There are also Lickimats that you could spread types of soft food onto, even plain unflavored yogurt, and even freeze it. Licking something can help a cat to feel better emotionally The LickiMat - Food Puzzles for Cats
- shredded cheddar cheese, string cheese