I have a new foster cat. She was a stray in my area. I saw her weeks ago but she would always run away from us. Finally, we started feeding her and were able to catch her. Initially, I thought that she was a kitten, she was so small and thin.
But according to the vet tech this morning, she's a malnourished adult cat. We also checked for a microchip and she wasn't chipped. She turned out to be front declawed, so is probably also spayed. Poor thing. I live in a rural area, so it was a declawed cat on a rural road, trying to survive. She seems very grateful to be out of the wild and in the house. I have her crated until she can be FIV/Leukemia tested.
Normally, I feed only wet food to all my personal cats and fosters, but when in the process of catching her, I purchased some grain free dry food, since it draws less flies than wet food. So, right now, I'm feeding her all the wet food that she wants, several times a day, plus free feeding the grain free dry food. I'm using this type of dry food: https://www.chewy.com/i-love-you-naked-essentials-chicken/dp/119093
Any recommendations on what to do to get some weight gain on her?
But according to the vet tech this morning, she's a malnourished adult cat. We also checked for a microchip and she wasn't chipped. She turned out to be front declawed, so is probably also spayed. Poor thing. I live in a rural area, so it was a declawed cat on a rural road, trying to survive. She seems very grateful to be out of the wild and in the house. I have her crated until she can be FIV/Leukemia tested.
Normally, I feed only wet food to all my personal cats and fosters, but when in the process of catching her, I purchased some grain free dry food, since it draws less flies than wet food. So, right now, I'm feeding her all the wet food that she wants, several times a day, plus free feeding the grain free dry food. I'm using this type of dry food: https://www.chewy.com/i-love-you-naked-essentials-chicken/dp/119093
Any recommendations on what to do to get some weight gain on her?