I'm guessing you have tried different types of foods, different levels
of warming, liqiud vs ground, minced and warmed raw muscle meat, lunch
meats, broth, baby food, sour cream, pan fried salmon in olive oil, KFC,
etc etc. Sometimes they'll lap at something but won't want to chew.
Gypsy would sometimes take warm goat's milk with a drop of salmon oil in
it for aroma, (yuk, I know). I can't tell you how many times I've
traversed the food isles in the supermarket looking for
something/anything that might appeal to a cat that didn't want to eat.
I even bought some caviar one time, it didn't go over very well, maybe I
should have stepped up and bought the more expensive brand. Sometimes
changing from a bowl to a plate, or changing the place where they
usually eat helps. Are you giving her appetite stimulants? I've used
transdermals with good results for that. Does she have a "forbidden"
food that you might temp her with? A few of mine will eat Temptation
treats when they won't touch anything else. Sometimes just getting them
started with syringing or spoon/finger feeding something tasty will
remind them that it's good to eat and they'll eat off a plate you shove
in their face after an "assisted" taste. I've actually had good results
when I tell them that unless they eat on their own, I'll have to
continue to syringe food into them. Remind me, did Caroline have issues
with nausea? I am convinced that even a food that they used to love
will be on their "unsuitable to eat" list if they have had digestive
issues after consuming that food. They seem to blame the particular
food for their troubles. Does she act like she's interested in eating
and then turn her nose up to it when you place it in front of her?
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Kelley Saveika wrote:
Dr. Samon says physically there is no reason she can't eat or drink.
I'm giving her subq fluids, which is the easy part, but it is
difficult to impossible to get food down her. She hides behind the
toilet, turns her head away, etc.
