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Hi again,
I am seeing this with Calvin from the afternoon meal on Sunday. When Calvin gets hungry, he screams for food -it is very predictible and he's actually rather adorable when he does that. That is still going on but he is no longer going crazy when I open the can. And that's not him - he loves to eat and is a little on the chubbier side. It's almost like he loses interest instantly. I have tried many of his favorite flavors and it's all the same. However, with Hobbes, he runs to the room where I feed them and starts eating but even before finishing 20% he's done. I try coaxing him a little and try to feed him with a spoon and he'll have some more but not too much. Hobbes finishes his food and tries to eats Calvin's, who will hiss and protect his food but in a bit will walk away. So since he was not eating his wet food, I gave him dry and he ate it (they LOVE their dry food). However, he is the one who does not do well with dry food and he has soft poop and gas on it. But I could not have him not eat. He was having upto 7-8 oz of wet and now having about 3-4 oz.
His poop yesterday was softer (that is before he ate any dry food). The changes I can think of is: a) he had pumpkin on Sunday and LOVED it. I have him 1 tsp but that should do the opposite, right? b) they got new litter. I was not aware that we had to change it slowly and 1 litter box had the remainder of the old (tidy cats) and the new (precious cats original) and the other had all new. He was curious about the new litter first and tasted a little.
I will call the vet's office but it is a rather conservative clinic and they do not suggest you bring over your cat very often. I really like the ladies at the front desk and I have received some great great advice from them but at other times I feel that they give you advice and you cannot reach the vets (eg, when the vet called I told him about Hobbes's hairball issues and he had no idea that I had called about the hairball issues. I was adviced to give him vaseline by the front office and the vet preferred fibre)
So I am a little concerned about Calvin. Any of you experience anything similar or have any idea what can cause the loss of interest once food is served?
I am seeing this with Calvin from the afternoon meal on Sunday. When Calvin gets hungry, he screams for food -it is very predictible and he's actually rather adorable when he does that. That is still going on but he is no longer going crazy when I open the can. And that's not him - he loves to eat and is a little on the chubbier side. It's almost like he loses interest instantly. I have tried many of his favorite flavors and it's all the same. However, with Hobbes, he runs to the room where I feed them and starts eating but even before finishing 20% he's done. I try coaxing him a little and try to feed him with a spoon and he'll have some more but not too much. Hobbes finishes his food and tries to eats Calvin's, who will hiss and protect his food but in a bit will walk away. So since he was not eating his wet food, I gave him dry and he ate it (they LOVE their dry food). However, he is the one who does not do well with dry food and he has soft poop and gas on it. But I could not have him not eat. He was having upto 7-8 oz of wet and now having about 3-4 oz.
His poop yesterday was softer (that is before he ate any dry food). The changes I can think of is: a) he had pumpkin on Sunday and LOVED it. I have him 1 tsp but that should do the opposite, right? b) they got new litter. I was not aware that we had to change it slowly and 1 litter box had the remainder of the old (tidy cats) and the new (precious cats original) and the other had all new. He was curious about the new litter first and tasted a little.
I will call the vet's office but it is a rather conservative clinic and they do not suggest you bring over your cat very often. I really like the ladies at the front desk and I have received some great great advice from them but at other times I feel that they give you advice and you cannot reach the vets (eg, when the vet called I told him about Hobbes's hairball issues and he had no idea that I had called about the hairball issues. I was adviced to give him vaseline by the front office and the vet preferred fibre)
So I am a little concerned about Calvin. Any of you experience anything similar or have any idea what can cause the loss of interest once food is served?