Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-31 Thread gblane
Those are great suggestions, that I haven't heard of - I've got to remember that! Gloria On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:16 PM, maimaipg wrote: Valium was prescribed by my vet for Ebony when he was in the process of leaving this world. It helped a lot. High protein foods appealed to him the

RE: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-31 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Welcome back, Cherie! -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cherie A GabbertSent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:14 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Won't EatPlease Help WooHoo I finally got a messageI

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread maimaipg
Valium was prescribed by my vet for Ebony when he was in the process of leaving this world. It helped a lot. High protein foods appealed to him the most--salmon, eggs, chicken and turkey. In very small pieces of course and small amounts at a time so as not to overwhelm him. Try Willard Water

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread jenmeyer
Hi Lisa! Have you tried giving him a little l-lysine? If he's having a problem smelling his food (one reason that he may not want to eat), then lysine might help clear up anything sinus-wise (and maybe even eye-wise) so that he can smell his food again! That said, you may want to try anything

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Lernermichelle
I have found that mine like Gerbers better than Beechnut, probably because it is junkier! Michelle

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Lernermichelle
Also try the liver shake, posted recently. Cirpiheptidine, also called something else I can not remember, is an appetite stimulant that works very well with some cats. And if he really is not eating, I would syringe feed him some to get food into him. It often jump starts their appetite too,

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Nina
Hi Lisa, I can hear the panic in your voice and how very much you love your Kitty. You are right, you need to get him to eat. It is wonderful that he has been so healthy and has a few extra pounds to help him maintain right now. He is in danger of HL if he goes without eating anything in

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread maimaipg
- From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: Re: Won't EatPlease Help Hi Lisa, I can hear the panic in your voice and how very much you love your Kitty. You are right, you need to get him to eat. It is wonderful that he has

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
WooHoo I finally got a messageI will give my two cents on a subject I am assuming is still open...I use cooked hamburger, or 95% raw hamburger...also you can try yogart, plain I am excited to be backyeah Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found that mine like Gerbers better than

RE: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:55 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Won't EatPlease Help Hi Lisa, I can hear the panic in your voice and how very much you love your Kitty. You are right, you need to get him

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread catatonya
might trycatnip (organic or a plant if you can find it). I have used both withfrightened, angry, upset cats successfully.- Original Message - From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:55 PMSubject: Re: Won't Eat.

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
keep putting it on your finger or syringing it, he may get his desire to eat back once he gets some food into him and starts feeling better. you are right overweight kitties are more suseptable to getting HL and a lot faster than a normal weight cat might. Getting food into him right away

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread maimaipg
several times. Ideas only. Maybe one will work for you. - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:11 PM Subject: Re: Won't EatPlease Help keep putting it on your finger or syringing it, he may get his

Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

2005-08-30 Thread Lernermichelle
And sour cream off your finger. Simon loved that for a while even when he would not eat other things. Michelle