Get a bowl of pretty hot water. Put the bowl of food in the hot
water. It will take a few minutes but the heat will transfer and you
will not dilute the food. If you want to mix a liquid in it try a
broth (chicken, beef etc). Again, you will be adding to the food.
On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:26 PM, laurieskatz wrote:
Also, our vet recommended against warming food in microwave as it
changes consistency and smell of it. Vet suggested I mix food with
warm (or hot) water to bring it to room temp.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: the good stories
OK, gonna get some yogurt.
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: the good stories
Have his throat and teeth checked. And try a good, organic
yogurt....full fat, plain. Dixie had some gum/teeth issues that
have cleared up.the doxy should help if that is an issue.
On Feb 14, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Lynne wrote:
Diane, my husband slightly warms his food since it's kept in the
fridge. I know how important it is for him to eat. I've warned
him he'll have a feeding tube put in if he doesn't smarten up. To
make it worse, he only wants my husband or "Mister" to feed him.
Boo and I will be sitting on the bed and if he hears one sound
downstairs he stands, does his strange little meow and waits for
Bob to come up. He wants food but then won't eat it. Maybe the
vet has some experience with picky cats.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Rosenfeldt, Diane
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:15 PM
Subject: RE: the good stories
I'm glad your vet is flexible and willing to help. If BooBoo's
snifflies can get cleared up, I know his appetite will improve.
They don't want stuff they can't smell. Have you tried heating his
food so it's stinkier? You may run out of the kitchen gagging, but
he'll think it's great. As I'm sure you know, making sure kitties
keep eating, no matter what their FeLV status, is paramount. We've
been through 3 separate instances of fatty liver disease, which is
the end result of insufficient eating, and I can tell you we are
ever-vigilant to make sure everybody is eating.
Diane R.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
] On Behalf Of Lynne
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:53 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: the good stories
Thank you all for sharing these uplifting stories. I'm tempted to
print them out and show to my vet. I called his office this
morning and asked the assistant if I could possibly fax a list of
questions and suggestions regarding BooBoo's care and then come in
to talk to him. Well he called me back at work and thanked me for
doing that and even mentioned how "intelligent" and "informed" I
was. I told him I had been doing a lot of reading and all these
suggestions came from this group. I thought he might laugh at it
but he was very impressed. He is totally in agreement about the
course of Doxycycline and said tonight we'd sit down and discuss
the use of Interferon. I know it is going to cost us a fortune,
everything does over here, but just by chance my dad gave me a
thousand dollars for my birthday so that will certainly help. He
did mention that they do transfuse animals but the same problem
would surface in time and it can be dangerous anyway. Not even
going to consider that one.
So that's where we stand. He needs to be checked tonight for his
breathing and runny nose and come up with some way to get him to
eat more. Nothing I've offered him seems to meet his approval.
Talk to you all later.
Lynne
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