Hi!
You just let Tygra come out on her own, right?
She hasn't eaten?!?
I would suggest keeping her separated again for a couple of days to see if she starts eating again. You may need to take her to the vet... EDIT - Tygra needs to start eating today. To ease her stress you should consider keeping her separated for a couple more days.
Here are some suggestions of enticements;
Consider some music for Tygra - classical harp music, there's an app called Relax My Cat, and there's MusicForCats . com.
This might help as well;
18 Awesome Cat Feeding Tips By Thecatsite Staff Members
Try feeding in different locations - really, completely different, and utilize different heights. For example put a couple of books underneath the dish, next time use two thick phone books, or a small-ish box so the heights are varied....
If Tygra will let you, try sitting with her and scoop some food on your finger or a spoon and hopefully your kitty will lick it. Or gently tuck some food inside the cheek.
Try some raw egg yolk. Egg white must always be cooked, and some people cook the white and make a slurry of sorts by adding in the raw yolk.
Also you could try some Nutri-cal or similar product.
Try making these recipes - they're just as viable for an adult cat as for kittens;
Kitten-Rescue.com
These below can be used on their own or combined with food. Also, if you heat the food a little - stir it so there aren't any hot spots from the microwave.
Or you could heat some water, about a tablespoon, and add that to canned food. A small glass works to stir it all up.
You just let Tygra come out on her own, right?
She hasn't eaten?!?
I would suggest keeping her separated again for a couple of days to see if she starts eating again. You may need to take her to the vet... EDIT - Tygra needs to start eating today. To ease her stress you should consider keeping her separated for a couple more days.
Here are some suggestions of enticements;
Consider some music for Tygra - classical harp music, there's an app called Relax My Cat, and there's MusicForCats . com.
This might help as well;
18 Awesome Cat Feeding Tips By Thecatsite Staff Members
Try feeding in different locations - really, completely different, and utilize different heights. For example put a couple of books underneath the dish, next time use two thick phone books, or a small-ish box so the heights are varied....
If Tygra will let you, try sitting with her and scoop some food on your finger or a spoon and hopefully your kitty will lick it. Or gently tuck some food inside the cheek.
Try some raw egg yolk. Egg white must always be cooked, and some people cook the white and make a slurry of sorts by adding in the raw yolk.
Also you could try some Nutri-cal or similar product.
Try making these recipes - they're just as viable for an adult cat as for kittens;
Kitten-Rescue.com
These below can be used on their own or combined with food. Also, if you heat the food a little - stir it so there aren't any hot spots from the microwave.
Or you could heat some water, about a tablespoon, and add that to canned food. A small glass works to stir it all up.
- Chicken, beef or ham flavored (pureed) baby food such as Gerber Stage 2 - make sure there is no garlic or onions in the ingredients
- Tuna and/or the juice, a low mercury/low/no sodium brand is called SafeCatch
- Salmon, mackerel
- Sardines (make sure there are no bones)
- boiled cut up chicken or turkey with no seasonings
- canned kitten food any brand
- Try mixing in Kitten Milk Replacer - there are recipes on the internet or store bought
- Fish, tuna or BBQ flavored canned wet food (I personally have never seen BBQ flavors, but...)
- Lickable cat treats or pouch treat 'gravy' poured over the food
- kitten glop (recipes in website link above)
- Bonito flakes
- fortiflora
- fish oil
- green beans, asparagus mushed up, lettuce, applesauce, mashed chickpeas, black olives
- whipped topping such as reddiwhip
- dry pasta
- goat milk, or no lactose cow milk
- whole cooked eggs (the white must always be cooked) or raw egg yolk now and then
- broth with no salt and no garlic or onion or seasonings of any kind
- There are also commercial toppers, Applaws is a brand that can work well as a topper
- Some good treats would be freeze dried Purebites, Orijen, Meowtinis, Meowables, Only Natural Pet, Primal
- There are also Lickimats that you could spread types of soft food onto, even plain unflavored yogurt, and even freeze it. Licking something can help a cat to feel better emotionally The LickiMat - Food Puzzles for Cats
- shredded cheddar cheese, string cheese
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