I am currently trying to get one of my cats to put on a little weight; she eats, but not enough. I am in the process of getting appointments for ultrasounds, etc... to get to the bottom of the issue. But she will eat.
Does anyone have ideas for boosting the calorie content of wet food? She was seen by a new vet that pointed out there is some range in calories between the brands/flavors, which I had not thought about, as I had been focused on the ingredients. And, of course, fish flavors are a favorite - but many of these are on the lower end of the calorie scale - drat. I did find some fish mixes on the high end (beef + salmon for example) and the "fishiness" can be increased with a dusting of bonito flakes. She's a classic fussbudget eater: picky picky. "Oh, I MIGHT eat another bite if you stir it up again and make a big fuss..." type of thing.
I had thought about adding some dribbles of warm bacon fat or chicken fat onto her meals, but not sure if higher fat is a good idea. Especially since we don't know if there is an underlying issue. She did get an injection of a long-acting, anti-inflammatory for an allergic reaction recently. I think that's part of the reason for the diminished appetite: it obviously made her drowzy - almost too drowzy to each hence the weight loss.
Have some Forti-Flora on the way...that's the next thing to try to get her to eat more.
Does anyone have ideas for boosting the calorie content of wet food? She was seen by a new vet that pointed out there is some range in calories between the brands/flavors, which I had not thought about, as I had been focused on the ingredients. And, of course, fish flavors are a favorite - but many of these are on the lower end of the calorie scale - drat. I did find some fish mixes on the high end (beef + salmon for example) and the "fishiness" can be increased with a dusting of bonito flakes. She's a classic fussbudget eater: picky picky. "Oh, I MIGHT eat another bite if you stir it up again and make a big fuss..." type of thing.
I had thought about adding some dribbles of warm bacon fat or chicken fat onto her meals, but not sure if higher fat is a good idea. Especially since we don't know if there is an underlying issue. She did get an injection of a long-acting, anti-inflammatory for an allergic reaction recently. I think that's part of the reason for the diminished appetite: it obviously made her drowzy - almost too drowzy to each hence the weight loss.
Have some Forti-Flora on the way...that's the next thing to try to get her to eat more.