I adopted a cat on Friday and she has URI. She ate a tiny bit of kibble that day.
Didn't eat anything Saturday but drank a lot of water.--- just peed once
Sunday she drank a tiny bit and I was able to give her about 5 treat. --- she pooped and peed
Today (Monday) morning I gave her wet food, fish flavor gravy variety (warmed) , She only licked the gravy. I tried feeding her the rest of that can mix with water and used my immersion blender for more 'gravy-like ' throughout the day but it didn't work. Then I tried treats in the afternoon and got 3 in but no more.
Dinner time I tried giving her treats again and she ate three so I thought maybe I could squeeze in some food. I gave her chicken/liver pate , a tablespoon. She licked some, maybe ate some idk. but after following her around and putting the spoon up to her face I think I got her to eat about 1/2 tablespoon overall before she starts putting her head into the bed and refusing. offered water again and got rejected. Offered her treats and she ate two more before pushing me away. -- she only peed in the morning , no poop
I was reading how cats can starve if they dont eat . She's eating a tiny amount but is that enough to prevent the negative side effect.
She's going to see the vet for her first physical on Thursday and I am also taking her back to the humane shelter that same day the get the URI looked at which she probably got from there anyways
Will she be okay until then ? I dont want her to starve and die but I also have to go to class so I dont really have an hour in the morning to keep putting a spoon up to her face .
Is there any food where it's blended completely into the gravy for sick cat ? She seems to like the treat to a degree, does that count as food ?
Didn't eat anything Saturday but drank a lot of water.--- just peed once
Sunday she drank a tiny bit and I was able to give her about 5 treat. --- she pooped and peed
Today (Monday) morning I gave her wet food, fish flavor gravy variety (warmed) , She only licked the gravy. I tried feeding her the rest of that can mix with water and used my immersion blender for more 'gravy-like ' throughout the day but it didn't work. Then I tried treats in the afternoon and got 3 in but no more.
Dinner time I tried giving her treats again and she ate three so I thought maybe I could squeeze in some food. I gave her chicken/liver pate , a tablespoon. She licked some, maybe ate some idk. but after following her around and putting the spoon up to her face I think I got her to eat about 1/2 tablespoon overall before she starts putting her head into the bed and refusing. offered water again and got rejected. Offered her treats and she ate two more before pushing me away. -- she only peed in the morning , no poop
I was reading how cats can starve if they dont eat . She's eating a tiny amount but is that enough to prevent the negative side effect.
She's going to see the vet for her first physical on Thursday and I am also taking her back to the humane shelter that same day the get the URI looked at which she probably got from there anyways
Will she be okay until then ? I dont want her to starve and die but I also have to go to class so I dont really have an hour in the morning to keep putting a spoon up to her face .
Is there any food where it's blended completely into the gravy for sick cat ? She seems to like the treat to a degree, does that count as food ?