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Bit of an update since it’s been a while. Something happened in February that caused her to just not want to eat even more than normal. that is still going on and in early March she suddenly stopped walking to her food bowl and will only go to it if I carry her. She’s also drinking a lot more...

when my girl cat was younger about ever 2-3 weeks they'd get a quick trip. she had small, thin, needle like claws. she is older and her claws are much thicker and less pokey so she only gets a trim once a month. You might want to get some scratching posts and other surfaces for your cat to...

While I understand that the food companies have to change the formulas from time to time I do wish they would communicate that better. They know how picky cats can be. Hell, my own girl gets a Purina prescription diet (the one advantage of prescription is a higher quality control, more...

my cat hates that too. and basically all forms of food toppers. and all forms of wet food textures other than a very runny pate -- think a slightly melted McDonald's milkshake. dry food she does like slightly better though but we have yet to find a treat she likes.

I have a set of litterboxes for my girl in the dining room. At least for us, if I scoop them immediately after she goes there's no residual smell in the room. Hopefully you have the same luck!

By stepping back, I’m trying to not be as involved in her feedings. Letting her be more self-sufficient. I live alone so no one else will be feeding her. We did get an automatic feeder, but she really doesn’t show any interest in it. Think we’ve had it for four months and I don’t think she’s...

@FeebysOwner there’s a lot of ins and outs in this story so I’ll just fill in the timeline for you a bit. I actually got the prescription food thing sorted out four months after the other cat passed so this would actually be about two years ago this month. So she’s been eating this food for two...

Depending on the severity of the dental it might take longer for it to heal than the vet suggested. They've always told me 2 weeks but I found it was closer to 6-8 before my cats were back to normal.

She had been on the same Purina RX food for a decade and around the death of Muggs we tried getting her on wet food because we ran out of the RX food and there was an issue finding the RX for the food and the vet wouldn't just give her the food she had always eaten because the RX was not in the...

Last September and her bloodwork was immaculate. It was actually better than it was the year before. she doesn’t have any teeth left other than her fangs and the little bitty teeth in between. they do a thorough check, as best as they can, whenever we go in for an appointment, and in September...

@FeebysOwner All good ideas. If I'm not mixing people up, I believe your cat also has a poor appetite. If that's the case, does your cat at least show interest in food like eating is something she wants to do? I ask because my cat has no excitement around meal times and really doesn't give a...

@ForeverGraciesMom Yeah, we tried a small steroid shot back in early December to see if it would help with her appetite. It didn't help with her eating but there was a 2 weeks or so where she might have jumped easier off the couch. Never went back for another one given there was no observable...

After two years, thousands of dollars, every test under the sun, and working with a behaviorist for over a year, I have no idea. She just doesn’t want to eat.

Both great suggestions - thanks!!!!

As you probably expect with me making this post, my cat is fighting even stronger than ever to avoid eating. I'll have to make a vet visit this week to see what we can do - more meds, tube, etc. I just need something to override her brain and force her to eat. I'll bring these ideas up and...

Looking for a stronger alternative to mirataz for an appetite stimulant. Mirataz in comparison is more like a light suggestion to eat and I want something that just dominates my cat's will and can force them to eat regardless of what they want. Does such a thing exist? Or is mirataz the best...

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No, it's a one-time permanent surrender. They normally don't take in cats as old as mine but our behaviorist can "pull strings." I would agree. I have and she went 36 hours without eating or drinking. I had to travel for a funeral and she was going to be there two nights - I needed one night...

That wouldn't give me peace or relief. I'd be worrying about her, lots at first and then off and on until I got word she finally passed. Sometime last year the behaviorist presented the sanctuary as an option because my cat wasn't really responding to the course of action that well. It's the...

There's always appetite stimulants but even those don't "make" your cat eat...they're more of a faint nudge. You might have to play around with the whole feeding routine to find out how to trick the cat into eating. Pay attention to smells that might be in the general area (trash can), sounds...