Hey guys,
My cat Charlie is a 15 year old grey tabby who is having some diet problems. He seems to be in good health and is happy/active. We feed him canned food and have been ever sense he had to have some teeth removed.
A few weeks ago he started to refuse to eat the canned food. We decided to give him a few different flavors to try and he found one he liked. But after a few days, he got tired of it again and refused to eat it. We decided to give him some tuna and table scraps because he was getting so skinny.
Now he refuses to eat any cat food we give him, no matter what brand or flavor it is. He refuses to eat until we give him table scraps or tuna, which is his favorite.
We figured he was just being stubborn and holding out for the stuff he really wanted, which is tuna. So we stopped feeding him any human food and just gave him the canned food. He refused to eat the food for 3 days, until we were finally so worried about his health that we gave him some tuna.
Since then we have been giving him tuna, but no matter how much he eats, he is always frantic to get more. He jumps up on the counters in search for tuna or other meat, which he never did before. Hes always crying to me for food, even if he just ate.
I know I cant keep on feedin him tuna because its unhealthy, but that seems to be the only thing he will eat, and he will starve unless he gets it. I plan on bringing him to the vet soon, but what do I do in the mean time?! Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Any help would be great,
Thanks!
My cat Charlie is a 15 year old grey tabby who is having some diet problems. He seems to be in good health and is happy/active. We feed him canned food and have been ever sense he had to have some teeth removed.
A few weeks ago he started to refuse to eat the canned food. We decided to give him a few different flavors to try and he found one he liked. But after a few days, he got tired of it again and refused to eat it. We decided to give him some tuna and table scraps because he was getting so skinny.
Now he refuses to eat any cat food we give him, no matter what brand or flavor it is. He refuses to eat until we give him table scraps or tuna, which is his favorite.
We figured he was just being stubborn and holding out for the stuff he really wanted, which is tuna. So we stopped feeding him any human food and just gave him the canned food. He refused to eat the food for 3 days, until we were finally so worried about his health that we gave him some tuna.
Since then we have been giving him tuna, but no matter how much he eats, he is always frantic to get more. He jumps up on the counters in search for tuna or other meat, which he never did before. Hes always crying to me for food, even if he just ate.
I know I cant keep on feedin him tuna because its unhealthy, but that seems to be the only thing he will eat, and he will starve unless he gets it. I plan on bringing him to the vet soon, but what do I do in the mean time?! Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Any help would be great,
Thanks!