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I have a thread on Spoon's health issues, but I'd like to get more insight specifically on getting her to eat. She's been diagnosed (tentatively) with a chronic liver problem. I'm not sure what caused her to stop eating, but she hasn't been. We had her checked over twice and there's no dental problems, or anything else we can find besides her liver.
The problem is she won't eat. She refuses to eat solid cat food - what she's been eating for ten years. She WILL eat tuna. She also eats some canned cat food. But ONLY if it's just opened. If it's been left out for more than an hour she won't touch it. I've tried putting more water in, warming it up, keeping it covered with an airtight seal until she eats it... I THINK she wants the gravy?
I've tried Fancy Feast in every flavor, 9 Lives, Friskies, Blue, and Science Diet. In all kinds (Flaked, pate, shredded) She HATES Pate. The others she will nibble at. I know she's hungry, she jumps up on the food dish stool and looks at it. She also follows me into the kitchen for food. I've also tried food toppers.
I'm at a loss. I'm going through about $30 a week in food she will nibble at. I can't afford to open a fresh can every feeding time. She also refuses solid foods of any kind. Again, we know it's not her teeth. She LOVES the Temptation cat treats, though. She'll pig out on those.
Any ideas on what the heck I can do to convince her to eat? Or what may be causing her dislike of food? I've had a kitty cold running through my herd so I was thinking smell might be a part of it. She does seem to prefer the gravy over everything else. Help? She needs to pack on weight! At this point we don't care WHAT she eats. We just need her eating.
She's had a blood test, a urine test, been checked by two vets. Everything is normal but her liver values. She has some dental problems but nothing that should be causing that. She's always been a weird eater (Preferring to dip her paw into water/milk and clean off her paw. Same with gravy type foods sometimes). She's not in any pain, either.
Honestly, I'm stumped.
The problem is she won't eat. She refuses to eat solid cat food - what she's been eating for ten years. She WILL eat tuna. She also eats some canned cat food. But ONLY if it's just opened. If it's been left out for more than an hour she won't touch it. I've tried putting more water in, warming it up, keeping it covered with an airtight seal until she eats it... I THINK she wants the gravy?
I've tried Fancy Feast in every flavor, 9 Lives, Friskies, Blue, and Science Diet. In all kinds (Flaked, pate, shredded) She HATES Pate. The others she will nibble at. I know she's hungry, she jumps up on the food dish stool and looks at it. She also follows me into the kitchen for food. I've also tried food toppers.
I'm at a loss. I'm going through about $30 a week in food she will nibble at. I can't afford to open a fresh can every feeding time. She also refuses solid foods of any kind. Again, we know it's not her teeth. She LOVES the Temptation cat treats, though. She'll pig out on those.
Any ideas on what the heck I can do to convince her to eat? Or what may be causing her dislike of food? I've had a kitty cold running through my herd so I was thinking smell might be a part of it. She does seem to prefer the gravy over everything else. Help? She needs to pack on weight! At this point we don't care WHAT she eats. We just need her eating.
She's had a blood test, a urine test, been checked by two vets. Everything is normal but her liver values. She has some dental problems but nothing that should be causing that. She's always been a weird eater (Preferring to dip her paw into water/milk and clean off her paw. Same with gravy type foods sometimes). She's not in any pain, either.
Honestly, I'm stumped.
