Re: Getting a kitty to eat
Heh, I had a funny bread story happen last night. I was trying to make toast for a sandwich. I put two slices of bread in the toaster, turn my back and when I turn back around, my little scamp of a lynx point kitten had grabbed one of the slices out of the toaster and was chowing down on it. I took the remains away from him and threw them away, went to the microwave (where I am keeping the bread as they haven't figured out how to open it yet) and got another piece of bread. I turned back around and sure enough, he had grabbed the other piece. So this time I stood by the toaster while the toast was toasting. Crazy kitties! On 12/18/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I let my Doobie cat sometimes eat the middle out of a piece of white bread, he loves it too! No ill health effects so far, of course, it's an occasional treat, not an everyday thing. It could be he's missing some nutrient found in bread, most commercially prepared breads are made using enriched flour, which means they add several vitamins and minerals to it. Could be something in there. Of course, there's also just plain weird cravings too, Doobie also LOVES marshmallows... but there's NOTHING in them he could possible be missing in his diet, LOL (unless sugar and cornstarch have something in them I'm not aware of)! I do give him the occasional mini marshmallow too. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: Getting a kitty to eat
Hi Jennifer, Thanks for all the great info. I think my biggest question is about them craving what they are missing - mine crave BREAD. If I bring bread into the house I have to lock it up immediately - just putting it in a cabinet with the door closed does NOT work because they will open the door. I think they would rather have bread than anything. But it is bad for them, yes? Being made of grain and all On 12/17/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I highly recommend a teaspoon of Nutri-Cal or Vita-Cal twice a day. It boosts the calories, and most cats eat it by choice. You can also increase the fat in her diet by adding high fat supplements (like those made for good coats and skin) or Feline Missing Link (which I use myself with great results). http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177N=2002+113617 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=2014N=2002+113617 A digestion aid can help her to get more calories out of what she does eat too: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391N=2002+113753 Also consider a liquid supplement Like Cat Sure, Rebound, or Clinicare: http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070Show=ExtInfo You wont have to get her to eat much more if you add enough calories to the amount she's already eating. I've never had a problem with mixing Missing Link or Vita-cal into the wet food, the cats LIKE the flavors, at least mine have not refused to eat it with it in there. I have a tub of a supplement called Wild Trax, it's for supplementing wild hybrid cats that get raw meat with bones as their primary food, anyways, I got it for the bengals when I did that rescue 2 years ago. Sometimes I just unscrew the lid and leave the jar open on the table, and the cats come up and lick some of it out if they want (it's a very meaty smelling powder). Like all animals, they will crave what they are missing (think a salt-mineral block for livestock). If she doesn't eat the powdered supplements, you can always syringe her the Vita-Cal mixed with the Rebound, and add a liquid vitamin supplement like Lixo-Tinic or Pet-Tinic. There's not much you can't find in the supplement world if you look hard enough. So, that's what I would do, try the Missing Link and Vita-Cal mixed into her wet food first, if she refuses it, then get the Rebound, and Pet-Tinic, and mix those with the Vita-Cal and then syringe the liquid. You can't syringe the Missing Link, it's too grainy and doesn't dissolve in liquid. I'm not sure about the digestion aid stuff, I've never used it personally. It appears that it might dissolve in liquid, and it looks crystalline in the photo. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: Getting a kitty to eat
WalMart has a vitamin supplement in a spray bottle in the cat food section.. It samon and other fish oil and etc. but it seems to help one old FeLV+ that has a craving for strange stuff, licking news paper etc. And it seems to improve the flavor for others that are picky eaters... I thought my old guy was starting his down hill slide a year ago when he started the licking.. Some say its a sign of anemia... But I have been giving him probably double the recommended amount on the label and he is still hanging in there about the same as he was a year ago with only occasional interferon and antibiotics Tad Kelley Saveika wrote: Hi Jennifer, Thanks for all the great info. I think my biggest question is about them craving what they are missing - mine crave BREAD. If I bring bread into the house I have to lock it up immediately - just putting it in a cabinet with the door closed does NOT work because they will open the door. I think they would rather have bread than anything. But it is bad for them, yes? Being made of grain and all On 12/17/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I highly recommend a teaspoon of Nutri-Cal or Vita-Cal twice a day. It boosts the calories, and most cats eat it by choice. You can also increase the fat in her diet by adding high fat supplements (like those made for good coats and skin) or Feline Missing Link (which I use myself with great results). http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177N=2002+113617 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177N=2002+113617 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=2014N=2002+113617 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=2014N=2002+113617 A digestion aid can help her to get more calories out of what she does eat too: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391N=2002+113753 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391N=2002+113753 Also consider a liquid supplement Like Cat Sure, Rebound, or Clinicare: http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070Show=ExtInfo http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070Show=ExtInfo You wont have to get her to eat much more if you add enough calories to the amount she's already eating. I've never had a problem with mixing Missing Link or Vita-cal into the wet food, the cats LIKE the flavors, at least mine have not refused to eat it with it in there. I have a tub of a supplement called Wild Trax, it's for supplementing wild hybrid cats that get raw meat with bones as their primary food, anyways, I got it for the bengals when I did that rescue 2 years ago. Sometimes I just unscrew the lid and leave the jar open on the table, and the cats come up and lick some of it out if they want (it's a very meaty smelling powder). Like all animals, they will crave what they are missing (think a salt-mineral block for livestock). If she doesn't eat the powdered supplements, you can always syringe her the Vita-Cal mixed with the Rebound, and add a liquid vitamin supplement like Lixo-Tinic or Pet-Tinic. There's not much you can't find in the supplement world if you look hard enough. So, that's what I would do, try the Missing Link and Vita-Cal mixed into her wet food first, if she refuses it, then get the Rebound, and Pet-Tinic, and mix those with the Vita-Cal and then syringe the liquid. You can't syringe the Missing Link, it's too grainy and doesn't dissolve in liquid. I'm not sure about the digestion aid stuff, I've never used it personally. It appears that it might dissolve in liquid, and it looks crystalline in the photo. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: Getting a kitty to eat
I let my Doobie cat sometimes eat the middle out of a piece of white bread, he loves it too! No ill health effects so far, of course, it's an occasional treat, not an everyday thing. It could be he's missing some nutrient found in bread, most commercially prepared breads are made using enriched flour, which means they add several vitamins and minerals to it. Could be something in there. Of course, there's also just plain weird cravings too, Doobie also LOVES marshmallows... but there's NOTHING in them he could possible be missing in his diet, LOL (unless sugar and cornstarch have something in them I'm not aware of)! I do give him the occasional mini marshmallow too. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
Getting a kitty to eat
Hi all, My Morgana went to the vet yesterday (she's actually mine, not a foster) and I was shocked that the vet felt she was much too thin (I've taken kitties in there I felt were too thin and he's disagreed almost every time! LOL!) She is a Persian and I guess they can be decieving, with all that fur. Right now I have all the cats on free choice Felidae dry, with an additional 2 large cans of Felidae per day. (I'd like to have them all on Innova, but I added up the cost for that and came up with $600 per month, so that is not going to happen any time soon). This kitty has never been interested in food, treats, or anything else - I got some pill pockets for her pills and the other cats seized the bag and started dragging it up the stairs...she was just eh, whatever, more food. She's on an appetite stimulant now, but it doesn't seem to be doing too much. I have a list of all her meds at home, but I'm at work now...she got 4 new meds yesterday. -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: Getting a kitty to eat
I highly recommend a teaspoon of Nutri-Cal or Vita-Cal twice a day. It boosts the calories, and most cats eat it by choice. You can also increase the fat in her diet by adding high fat supplements (like those made for good coats and skin) or Feline Missing Link (which I use myself with great results). http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177N=2002+113617 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=2014N=2002+113617 A digestion aid can help her to get more calories out of what she does eat too: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391N=2002+113753 Also consider a liquid supplement Like Cat Sure, Rebound, or Clinicare: http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070Show=ExtInfo You wont have to get her to eat much more if you add enough calories to the amount she's already eating. I've never had a problem with mixing Missing Link or Vita-cal into the wet food, the cats LIKE the flavors, at least mine have not refused to eat it with it in there. I have a tub of a supplement called Wild Trax, it's for supplementing wild hybrid cats that get raw meat with bones as their primary food, anyways, I got it for the bengals when I did that rescue 2 years ago. Sometimes I just unscrew the lid and leave the jar open on the table, and the cats come up and lick some of it out if they want (it's a very meaty smelling powder). Like all animals, they will crave what they are missing (think a salt-mineral block for livestock). If she doesn't eat the powdered supplements, you can always syringe her the Vita-Cal mixed with the Rebound, and add a liquid vitamin supplement like Lixo-Tinic or Pet-Tinic. There's not much you can't find in the supplement world if you look hard enough. So, that's what I would do, try the Missing Link and Vita-Cal mixed into her wet food first, if she refuses it, then get the Rebound, and Pet-Tinic, and mix those with the Vita-Cal and then syringe the liquid. You can't syringe the Missing Link, it's too grainy and doesn't dissolve in liquid. I'm not sure about the digestion aid stuff, I've never used it personally. It appears that it might dissolve in liquid, and it looks crystalline in the photo. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
