Cats are so picky about their food. I had gotten Blue Buffalo's weight control which is chicken . They look at it like I was trying to poison them so had to get Rabbit and Duck which are their favorites. Mixed them in with the chicken and they picked out the rabbit and duck and left the chicken. They have the same reaction to salmon, love tuna and if I get them a can of mackeral which smells, they love it. I have found it is best to just get a good drip and pill them and then hold them until they swallow.
---- Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote: > Margo, > > Thanks for the warning about the iron injections. Peaches is very fussy > about her food, so I am not sure if she will put up with Pet-Tinic, but > I might give it a try. She was low on potassium, and even the lightest > sprinkle of potassium gluconate powder in her food would cause her to > reject i, though sometimes she would eat some of it. Tried the K gel > also. Even one drop of fish oil also makes her reject her food, even if > it happens to be fish-flavored!! So I focused on offering the most > nutritious food possible, frequently, and changing it up (both flavor > and texture) constantly to get her to eat more, thus taking in more > nutrients. No sub-q fluids for her, as she is drinking plenty of water > on her own. > > Marsha > > On 10/28/2015 6:36 AM, Margo wrote: > > Hi Marsha, > > > > I've only used Epogen (Erythropoetin) for cats with CRF, > > but it's been a while, and this may be a better option. The Epogen did > > the job for us. > > > > I just wanted to suggest that if you can get the iron > > into her in another way, I would consider that. Iron injections > > (usually dextran) HURT! And yes, I know from personal experience ;) If > > she's getting sub-q fluids, you can add it at the end, and it may be > > dilute enough to be less painful, but iron is absorbed well orally. > > This is what I use, and some cats actually have followed me for it ; > > > > http://www.lambertvetsupply.com/Pet-Tinic-Liquid-Vitamin-Mineral-Supplement-for-Dogs-and-Cats_p_2533.html?preselopt=7142&gclid=Cj0KEQjw5MGxBRDiuZm2icXX2-sBEiQA619bq5hS3AFWV5jo5f133RPoNEAdq7uoC6pc0ciV4_TcV4caAgqg8P8HAQ > > > > HTH > > > > Margo > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
