I just noticed that Leroy, my Aby, is literally skin and bones
He's normally skinny and lean but I can now feel every bone and detail of his spine and ribs. They're not protruding but are easily felt with a light hand pass over the skin. His shoulder blades are much more prominent than before. He feels a little lighter, too. I know a trip to the vet is needed and I will call the vet first thing tomorrow morning for an appointment. Last vet visit was in September. Leroy weighed 10 pounds at the time, his normal weight. Energy level is still off the charts
, litter box habits are normal, appetite good.
Leroy was eating NV frozen raw (3oz /day) up to about last August when I was down to my last few bags of the old formula. I slowly switched Leroy and my other cat to ground raw meat with a pre-mix. I use Hare Today (chicken, rabbit, and turkey) and Oma's Pride (chicken frames, turkey neck, duck neck, rabbit) with the Better In The Raw pre-mix. The pre-mix recipie is for 2 lbs of raw meat which works out well since the pet store only carries 1 lb and 2 lb packages of Hare Today and Oma's Pride. Leroy eats about 3 oz every day. He won't eat anymore than that. Treats are pretty rare, maybe a few times a month, and is a piece of freeze dried meat treat. My other cat eats exactly the same raw and also gets a spoonful of canned food before bed (Weruva or NV Instinct). She is still her usual "big boned" self.
Does the raw diet look ok? Any chance that Leroy's boniess is diet-related even though my other cat is just fine?
Leroy was eating NV frozen raw (3oz /day) up to about last August when I was down to my last few bags of the old formula. I slowly switched Leroy and my other cat to ground raw meat with a pre-mix. I use Hare Today (chicken, rabbit, and turkey) and Oma's Pride (chicken frames, turkey neck, duck neck, rabbit) with the Better In The Raw pre-mix. The pre-mix recipie is for 2 lbs of raw meat which works out well since the pet store only carries 1 lb and 2 lb packages of Hare Today and Oma's Pride. Leroy eats about 3 oz every day. He won't eat anymore than that. Treats are pretty rare, maybe a few times a month, and is a piece of freeze dried meat treat. My other cat eats exactly the same raw and also gets a spoonful of canned food before bed (Weruva or NV Instinct). She is still her usual "big boned" self.
Does the raw diet look ok? Any chance that Leroy's boniess is diet-related even though my other cat is just fine?