It may just be a cat thing----Dixie didn't eat much this weekend either. Hot,
humid. Come to think about it, neither did I. One of the better pet food
companies makes a small can of gravy to put on dog food.........don't tell
Monkee it is for dogs. That, added to the Wellness, might help. I found this
at Metzger's but you may be able to find it elsewhere (it is a long drive out
there). There is a gravy that Susan suggested for a cat once -- she said she
got it at Feeders' Supply. Ask her for the name if Monkee is a gravy addict.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Kaufmann
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: Appetite issues and Monkee update
Hi everyone. I just wanted to update you on Monkee's situation and ask for
some help/advice with his eating. He has been doing really well since last
week. I pretty much just decided to drop his other two vets for now and focus
on getting him care from his homeopathic vet Dr. Maier. Monkee was eating his
raw food really well. We went to see Dr. Maier on Friday and she said he
looked really good- his heart was strong (weak murmur), he was alert and he
weighed 12 pounds. Which was nice to know because every time he went to Dr.
Daley's, I don't think they ever weighed him so I didn't know how much weight
he'd lost with the chemo and anemia. He started at 13 pounds and some ounces,
so he hasn't lost too much yet. Dr. Maier added another homeopathic remedy to
further help detox him. He was so good for the ride out and back from Dr.
Maier's and at her clinic. It was hilarious-- I could tell he was much more
happier and I knew I made the right decision about his care. It was a total
180 from his behavior at Dr. Daley's!!!
However, his appetite started dropping off this weekend. I can't get him to
eat his raw food. I bought him all this Wellness wet food at the pet store to
get him eating organic and he won't eat it at all, so I went back to the
gravy-soaked Fancy Feast. He will only drink some of the gravy. I also tried
putting his chicken livers and raw beef in a blender and liquefying it because
he seems to like gravy so much and I thought the stringy chick livers were too
much effort for him to chew. He really only drank a little of that. I can get
him to eat table scraps of my own food- broiled restaurant fish- but that is
not the kind of stuff he's supposed to be eating to help his anemia.
He also started eating litter-- which has been really hard for me because I
know if he wasn't anemic, he would never do anything like that. He's very OCD
about his litter box and I think if he could think straight, the mere thought
of nibbling on litter would appall his sensibilities. I emailed Dr. Maier
about that and she told me to start him on Silica- which I got from the health
food store and started on Sunday.
I am aware the transfusion may be wearing off. Also, he is no longer on the
appetite stimulant Cyproheptadine because last week he was eating fine without
it.
I have emailed Dr. Maier to let her know and see what she can do for him.
But I also wanted to know if any of you have any other "tricks" up your sleeves
that I can try on him?
Thanks,
Caroline
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