I was wondering what you thought might be good to feed an elderly cat to supplement his diet and help him keep weight on.
This is a family cat who's 15 and toward the end of his life. He goes to the vet a lot and is being closely observed, but basically he's had a persistent health problem and due to either that or age has been losing weight at a rate of pound or two a year. But he's happy and acts normally, and just seems to stay alive and in good spirits in defiance of the vet's predictions.
He is a massively framed cat and weighed 20 pounds throughout adulthood, with a voracious appetite spurred on by the steroids he takes for his condition. Now he's down to about 14 pounds and is feeling bony. He's lost some teeth and can no longer eat dry food. He's down to just wet food, which he eats a reasonable amount of, but nothing like what he used to. I was thinking that a milk-type or liquid supplement would help him, since he can drink easily. Would something like CatSip be best, or can you feed KMR to a senior cat? With the latter I'm concerned that the nutrient mix meant for a kitten would not be good for a senior cat.
This is a family cat who's 15 and toward the end of his life. He goes to the vet a lot and is being closely observed, but basically he's had a persistent health problem and due to either that or age has been losing weight at a rate of pound or two a year. But he's happy and acts normally, and just seems to stay alive and in good spirits in defiance of the vet's predictions.
He is a massively framed cat and weighed 20 pounds throughout adulthood, with a voracious appetite spurred on by the steroids he takes for his condition. Now he's down to about 14 pounds and is feeling bony. He's lost some teeth and can no longer eat dry food. He's down to just wet food, which he eats a reasonable amount of, but nothing like what he used to. I was thinking that a milk-type or liquid supplement would help him, since he can drink easily. Would something like CatSip be best, or can you feed KMR to a senior cat? With the latter I'm concerned that the nutrient mix meant for a kitten would not be good for a senior cat.