Re: Getting a kitty to eat

2006-12-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
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

Re: Getting a kitty to eat

2006-12-18 Thread Kelley Saveika
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

Re: Getting a kitty to eat

2006-12-18 Thread Tad Burnett
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

Re: Getting a kitty to eat

2006-12-18 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
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

Re: Getting a kitty to eat

2006-12-17 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
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