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hi,
I had always kept a 24 hour kibble buffet down for my cat's up until a couple of month's a go & Teddybear was over weight at 6.2kg
I also used to give wet food which he would only really lick up the gravy & leave the meat
I removed the kibble & have only been offering wet food which he seemed to be eating OK at first although never as much as the other cat's, he would never finish the whole portion on his plate
he was diagnosed with FLUTD at around the same time that I removed the kibble & we seem to have this under control - he has Cysteaze capsules at a maintanence dose now & he drink's well, I havent noticed him cleaning excessively & his urine is of normal amount
but he just isn't eating well at all, he has lost quite a lot of weight, I would say that he is at ideal weight now but if he continues to refuse a proper meal I am worried he will soon become underweight
he is probably eating around 2-3 tea spoon's of food a day, but he would live on treats if he could, I give in to him when he is asking for treats as I think it's better he is eating these than not eating anything at all
I have just ordered a small bag of Orijen dry food as an emergency to see if he will eat this just so that I can see if he actually has no appetite or if he is just not liking the wet food
I really dont want him eating kibble especially with his FLUTD but I think there is a fine line between not eating enough & eating something even if it is kibble
I am thinking of maybe getting some of the Viyo gravy to see if this helps
please can I have some advise from anyone who can help me with my baby
thank you xx
I had always kept a 24 hour kibble buffet down for my cat's up until a couple of month's a go & Teddybear was over weight at 6.2kg
I also used to give wet food which he would only really lick up the gravy & leave the meat
I removed the kibble & have only been offering wet food which he seemed to be eating OK at first although never as much as the other cat's, he would never finish the whole portion on his plate
he was diagnosed with FLUTD at around the same time that I removed the kibble & we seem to have this under control - he has Cysteaze capsules at a maintanence dose now & he drink's well, I havent noticed him cleaning excessively & his urine is of normal amount
but he just isn't eating well at all, he has lost quite a lot of weight, I would say that he is at ideal weight now but if he continues to refuse a proper meal I am worried he will soon become underweight
he is probably eating around 2-3 tea spoon's of food a day, but he would live on treats if he could, I give in to him when he is asking for treats as I think it's better he is eating these than not eating anything at all
I have just ordered a small bag of Orijen dry food as an emergency to see if he will eat this just so that I can see if he actually has no appetite or if he is just not liking the wet food
I really dont want him eating kibble especially with his FLUTD but I think there is a fine line between not eating enough & eating something even if it is kibble
I am thinking of maybe getting some of the Viyo gravy to see if this helps
please can I have some advise from anyone who can help me with my baby
thank you xx