On March 6th, I lost my German Shorthair to old age. My cat and she had been companions for the last six years.
In the last couple months, I have watched Scratch get progressively more depressed, to the point where he eats only a little every day now, and only if I insist. So, I insist, several times a day. He does drink daily (I can tell from his cat box, same humongo pee clumps as always) but it's the not eating right that's my concern. I have tried making the food more appetizing, and it seems that sometimes he eats just to please me. Which is fine, as long as he eats SOMETHING.
In the last week, he even stopped grooming himself. So, I started brushing him more, which finally (after a few days of brushing) encouraged him to start grooming himself again.
I've noticed when reading through this forum, that there are antidepressants for cats? Any of you with experience with them, and whether or not they actually work for them?
What's weird is when I first got the dog six years ago, he couldn't STAND her. So while I knew he attached to her, I had NO idea he attached this much to her.
Aside from what I've already been doing (and yes he has been to the vet, but that was about a month ago, he has gotten worse), and his upcoming vet visit, what else should I do for him? I need to find a way to snap him out of his grief, before he dies from it.
In the last couple months, I have watched Scratch get progressively more depressed, to the point where he eats only a little every day now, and only if I insist. So, I insist, several times a day. He does drink daily (I can tell from his cat box, same humongo pee clumps as always) but it's the not eating right that's my concern. I have tried making the food more appetizing, and it seems that sometimes he eats just to please me. Which is fine, as long as he eats SOMETHING.
In the last week, he even stopped grooming himself. So, I started brushing him more, which finally (after a few days of brushing) encouraged him to start grooming himself again.
I've noticed when reading through this forum, that there are antidepressants for cats? Any of you with experience with them, and whether or not they actually work for them?
What's weird is when I first got the dog six years ago, he couldn't STAND her. So while I knew he attached to her, I had NO idea he attached this much to her.
Aside from what I've already been doing (and yes he has been to the vet, but that was about a month ago, he has gotten worse), and his upcoming vet visit, what else should I do for him? I need to find a way to snap him out of his grief, before he dies from it.