If you order Cypro, get the transdermal gel to rub in the ears. The med tastes HORRIBLE!
:) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There are medical appetite stimulants you can try if > you really need to. The > most common one is periactin, generic name > cyproheptadine. It can make them > really hungry, but with some cats it also makes them > incredibly drowsy and out > of it. B12 injections often stimulate appetite and > do not have side > effects, so you can ask your vet to give them or you > can order the stuff yourself > (someone else can tell you how if you are > interested). > > You can also feed something fattier, like duck, > some of the time. > > Michelle > > In a message dated 9/19/2006 8:36:38 A.M. Eastern > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Dear Friends, > > My 5-year old Bubba was sick recently; the vet > could not figure out what > caused the fever and no other symptoms except > occasional sneezing. Anyway, > Bubba lost 5 of his 15 pounds because his appetite > fell off. > > I am trying to fatten him back up because 10 pounds > is not a healthy weight > for him. He eats vigorously when he is especially > hungry, such as first > thing in the morning, but he has to be encouraged to > eat later in the day. I > have been giving him Nutri-Cal and hand-feeding him > "cat pate" but I'd really > like to know what can be done to stimulate his > appetite again. > > Many thanks! > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
