My Sister had two dogs, but I would think this would apply equally to cats.
If a cat/dog can't smell it's food, it probably won't eat it. Therefore, if your cat/dog has a cold/stuffed nose or allergies with stuffiness, there's always a possibly of a decline in the interest of food. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/21/06 1:05:13 PM >>> Cindy, I totally understand. I am so sensitive to eating habits, because to me it's the first sign of bigger things. My Satch has not approached his food with the gusto that he did before he got this cold. He's fine - he eats, but it's over a longer period and he'll leave a bite in the bowl, where before, no way. He'd stop and eat bits of dirt, buttons, spots on the carpet on the way to his bowl for breakfast and dinner, inhale it, lick it clean to make sure, inspect the area around the bowl, and try to eat everything nailed down and not on his way back to me to tell me that he could handle a helping of seconds. This cat would have been rounder than he is long if given his druthers. So now, even though he's eating okay - it's not his normal and I don't like it. I'm hoping that with the identification and treatment of the cough source that my ravenous beast will be plaguing me again. Anyway, Wysong is good, Solid Gold, Felidae, Innova Evo (which just came out with the wet food a few months ago), Max Cat, Merrill - these are all good foods and I'm sure that there are more. Fancy Feast actually isn't a bad one either. Satch loves his Innova kibble first, used to love my raw food (now leaves some uneaten) second, and then last is canned food. He always has gone in strong, but loses taste for it. So your Smokey could be the same. Only using it as a back up and then variety is my tactic. Raw or cooked chicken (depending on your comfort level) is usually a favorite with most cats (I usually cut off a bit of whatever meat I'm making for myself if there aren't spices involved to give to Satch). Good luck, they can be so picky. Leslie > From: cindy reasoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Smokey > > Hello to everybody I haven't been able to follow all > of the post because work has been very busy. I hope > everyone's babies are doing fine. I had a question > about Smokey. The last few days I have noticed he > hasn't been eating very good. He nibbles but that is > about it. I had been feeding him EVO and can food. I > have tried different foods. I gave him some Purina > Cat Chow and he seemed to eat a bit more of that than > anything. I am not sure how good that food is for > him. Tuesday night my husband took him to the vet to > get an injection of Winstrol to see if that might > help. He wasn't running a fever and he hadn't lost > any weight. Last night I gave him some chicken we had > for supper and he ate all of that. What kind of food > do any of you use? He had a cbc done about 2 weeks > ago and the vet said it looked really good. I hope I > am not being paranoid about all of this. Any advice > would be great. > > Cindy Reasoner _________________________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this e-mail message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at (312) 554-3300 and also indicate the sender's name. Thank you.
