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Willow, my former feral, was extremely skittish about food and even when she loved it never ate it all at once. She was also skittish about eating if I was anywhere near. I would leave her remaining wet food out and not pick it up when you leave. It won’t spoil and she may relax and eat it while you are gone. As long as she is eating something I wouldnt give her more dry but I would try other brands, consistencies and flavors.
Thank you both for the encouragement. I stopped after work and picked up several cans of different flavors and brands. I had plans with friends tonight so I served her a wet dinner and left. Came home 3 hours later and most of the wet food was gone. So I took her bowl and replaced it with a tbsp of dry kibble as per usual. Returned to the bathroom 2 hours later and it looks like she only ate a couple of bites.I also leave the wet food out for hours and Cosette takes her time to eat it. Knowing you're gone may be just the thing she needs to eat. I've done it for months and we've never seen signs of sickness from it. I'd try that before giving too much kibble.
Now I know what you're thinking: She ate her wet food, which is a win. That's all well and good but I only work out of the home on Saturday and Sunday. M-F I work remotely from home. I'm just not sure if I can leave for 3 hours every lunch and dinner so my kitty can eat her meals, especially when I need to be in my apartment working on the computer. I live in a one bedroom unit where the bathroom is inside the bedroom and the bedroom opens to the living area and kitchen. So I obviously have the bathroom door closed as well as the bedroom door. And she only ate a couple of bites of kibble tonight because she can probably still hear me moving around on the other side of two doors.
Also remember, her food bowl is in the bathroom. I haven't given her meds yet tonight because I don't want her to associate the towel catch with her not finishing her dry food. The whole reason I waited 2 hours after her wet food was because I hoped she would have finished her dry food and not associate any food behaviors with medicine time. I don't want to give up on the meds but I also don't want my cat to be afraid to eat while I'm home. The vet said technically I could miss a dose here and there and she'd still be okay. It's late, y'all are surely in bed, I might skip today and call the vet in the morning for further guidance along with monitoring my kitty's food intake.
How should I treat tomorrow differently? If she continues eating her wet food, should I towel her and give meds regardless of her dry food intake? I'm hoping she will at least eat her morning wet food. Now I'm rambling. Goodnight everyone.