I went to a seminar by a cat behaviorist (Dr. Barry @ TLAC0 and she said
that when cats "get stressed" , their brains tell them to shut down all
unnecessary activities.
And for some reason, eating falls in this category.
Explains why cats stop eating in shelters, but in homes, that's another
question.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
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Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Appetite issues and Monkee update
Is it possible to give him an appetite stimulant? Caroline gets one
and I think it is all that makes her eat anything at all. She's not
FELV+, though - the vet suspected it but she's been tested twice,
negative both times. No one knows what's wrong with her.
On 7/11/07, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Well, he's not eating at tonight. It's so frustrating. I tried baby food
> and kitten formula cat food and the buffalo again. He seemed interested
> in
> the buffalo, but when it came time to actually eat it, he just kind of
> "air
> nibbled" over it? It seems like he's not making the connection that he
> needs to eat. Yet, he wants to go outside and walk around. And I just
> can't let him do that because I know it wear him out way too much-
> especially with not eating. So he just sits out on his porch and watches
> the colony of street cats eats his premium cat food voraciously!!!! Ugh.
> When he was healthy, I swear, that would have driven him right over the
> edge! He's still bright eyed. And while he still has wants and desires
> (even if they are mostly to go outside!), I think that's a good sign.
> He's
> also sleeping well-- which when the anemia kicked in, pre-transfusion, he
> was not sleeping well at all. I wake up many times each night and I
> always
> check on him and if he on my bed, laying on his side with his legs
> stretched
> out, all passed out....I breath such a sign of relief!
>
>
> I did give him his Nutrical, colostrum and some baby food (with water) via
> a
> syringe (my mom brought me a 12 cc one). He doesn't LOVE it, but he's so
> good for me when it comes to handling (for what was originally a
> super-skittish stray?), and he swallows fine. I got 3 syringe fulls in
> him.
>
>
> I will try not to "sound the alarm bells" about the not eating. It's hard
> though because this is my first time in this realm and I do feel like a
> nursing mother who has a baby that won't latch on or something! It's like
> I
> have all this anxiety about it that pops into my head all the time!
>
> Thanks for calming me down.
>
> -Caroline
>
