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Hi all,
My cat, Louie (1.4 years old) had an emergency surgery for intussusception on Saturday. He came back home on Monday afternoon and it has been extremely hard to feed him since then, he mostly just sleeps. I noticed he moved around a bit more today, and his wound seems like it's healing okay (it's not warmer than the rest of his body, there's no liquid in it, no blood). He gets curious about food, goes to his tray (I change the kibble so that it stays fresh, in the hopes that he'll eat it, and I've offered 7 or 8 different types too), but he either eats 1 or 2 pieces and leaves, or nothing at all.
His stomach isn't completely empty, however, because he accepts treats. Yesterday I also gave him a bit of wet food with a syringe, but very little because I was afraid he was feeling nauseous or something.
I'll be honest, his own vet isn't being very helpful with this. I've called multiple times asking about when it should start to concern me, what type of food I should give, and he just said I should prioritise gastrointestinal food (he was eating that before, so no problem). I called the clinic that did the surgery on him and they said I should speak to his vet, so I'm at a loss of what I can do now.
I figure I shouldn't just keep feeding him treats, right? He's my first pet and I'm not very knowledgeable about nutrition, but my research says he should be eating good food to improve his healing process... so I'm worried. Does anyone have any advice? Is there any human food I could give him that might increase his apetite, without being dangerous to him?
Thoughts and discussion are appreciated. I'm very tried after this week taking care of him, and desperate to help him feel better.
P.s.: I'm giving him two different pills in the morning (Kesium and Metrobactin), the same two pills at night + an anti acid medication.
My cat, Louie (1.4 years old) had an emergency surgery for intussusception on Saturday. He came back home on Monday afternoon and it has been extremely hard to feed him since then, he mostly just sleeps. I noticed he moved around a bit more today, and his wound seems like it's healing okay (it's not warmer than the rest of his body, there's no liquid in it, no blood). He gets curious about food, goes to his tray (I change the kibble so that it stays fresh, in the hopes that he'll eat it, and I've offered 7 or 8 different types too), but he either eats 1 or 2 pieces and leaves, or nothing at all.
His stomach isn't completely empty, however, because he accepts treats. Yesterday I also gave him a bit of wet food with a syringe, but very little because I was afraid he was feeling nauseous or something.
I'll be honest, his own vet isn't being very helpful with this. I've called multiple times asking about when it should start to concern me, what type of food I should give, and he just said I should prioritise gastrointestinal food (he was eating that before, so no problem). I called the clinic that did the surgery on him and they said I should speak to his vet, so I'm at a loss of what I can do now.
I figure I shouldn't just keep feeding him treats, right? He's my first pet and I'm not very knowledgeable about nutrition, but my research says he should be eating good food to improve his healing process... so I'm worried. Does anyone have any advice? Is there any human food I could give him that might increase his apetite, without being dangerous to him?
Thoughts and discussion are appreciated. I'm very tried after this week taking care of him, and desperate to help him feel better.
P.s.: I'm giving him two different pills in the morning (Kesium and Metrobactin), the same two pills at night + an anti acid medication.