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My 14 year old cat has become a picky eater. He loves treats, but he's not finishing his actual meals. I took him to the vet a few weeks ago, and the vet said he is healthy and an okay weight. He said to feed him what he would eat, but I think he's lost a little weight since then.
I found lists of high calorie foods, and I have switched him to one that has more calories. I'm trying to find out what else I can add. I know there's supplements, but my only experience is with the malt flavored gel kind. My last cat wouldn't eat that. I don't know if anything else works. He usually gets some Temptations treats, and I do give him a very small amount of people food (meat or cheese). Is there human food I can add? I gave my last cat high fat yogurt when she was old. My cats have not had problems with dairy, but I always hesitate to give them much because it is a problem for some cats.
Any ideas are appreciated. I will obviously take him back to the vet if this doesn't improve, but he definitely has an appetite. He is not very active, but there hasn't been any recent change. He definitely still yells at me if he thinks a meal is late or I have food he wants.
I found lists of high calorie foods, and I have switched him to one that has more calories. I'm trying to find out what else I can add. I know there's supplements, but my only experience is with the malt flavored gel kind. My last cat wouldn't eat that. I don't know if anything else works. He usually gets some Temptations treats, and I do give him a very small amount of people food (meat or cheese). Is there human food I can add? I gave my last cat high fat yogurt when she was old. My cats have not had problems with dairy, but I always hesitate to give them much because it is a problem for some cats.
Any ideas are appreciated. I will obviously take him back to the vet if this doesn't improve, but he definitely has an appetite. He is not very active, but there hasn't been any recent change. He definitely still yells at me if he thinks a meal is late or I have food he wants.