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I have a one year old female (spayed) cat. She used to love eating wet food growing up as a kitten. A few months ago, I noticed she was not finishing her meal of wet food. I brought her to the vet and tests came back normal. They gave her Mirtazapine to stimulate her appetite. It worked for a couple of weeks. Then, she’s back to just sniffing her wet food and walking away. After two months of trying, I decided to bring her again to the vet. I was worried there may be intestinal obstruction since she always chews on pretty much anything. The bloodwork again came back normal on all parameters. X-ray is also good. She has no vomiting or diarrhea/constipation, she is also actively playing like a normal cat. But she wouldn’t eat her food! The vet said it may be she is developing a preference to certain flavor or texture of food. So I tried giving her different brand, flavors, and textures. I tried also mixing wet food and her dry food. But she will not eat it. A few days ago, I had success trying to get her to eat by hand feeding! It worked. But I don’t want her to develop a habit of eating by my hand. Plus, she only nibbles about 30 grams of dry food throughout the day and I’m not sure that would be enough. She is about 8 lbs now. I give her scheduled meal times three times a day. I can’t leave any food out for her to graze all day because my other cat about her age is an overeater! He will devour any food he finds.
Any advice or similar experience? Please help! I’m going crazy!
Any advice or similar experience? Please help! I’m going crazy!