Until he picks up another pound or two, I recommend you keep him separated from your other cats while you're at work so that he can have access to free choice canned food. You can still give him visual access to your other animals so that he doesn't feel so isolated by filling the doorway of his room from floor to ceiling with baby gates. His gut may not be capable of processing more than small amounts of food at a time, so it's important that he has access to food all day so he can graze.

Good for you adopting a boy with special needs ... for the time being. Hopefully he will continue his recovery and flourish under your care for many years to come.

Laurie

 

Kitten food has a lot more calories than regular cat food so maybe feeding it to him at all meals will help. Also, maybe boiled chicken if he likes it. You could try some calorie supplement from the pet store. It is la bell that you can either put in his food, let him lick it from your hand or use a syringe if you need to. I hope the little guys gets plump soon!

 

I think you are my new hero for adopting this poor fellow. Take it slow, he's gone from nothing much and probably cheap garbage at that to top shelf food he is not used to. He will need to acquire a taste for new things. You could also try supplementing his food with Nutrical. It's a high calorie nutrient supplement in gel form that you place on their paw to lick off. It tastes good and most cats like it.

Kitten food is a good choice. I know Fancy Feast makes a good quality kitten food that cats love. It's not top shelf but will do for the time being if he finds the taste agreeable.

As to plumpness. I spent a year trying to fatten Lacey Mae up. She is just normally a thin, slight girl, and a very picky eater at at hat. This may be the basic constitution of this fellow too. Thanks for saving him.

 

Gotta love those owners that move and leave their animals to die of starvation!!!!!! Idiots!

Thank you for adopting this lil fellow...would love to see a pic! Persians are gorgeous! Give him time...his lil belly isn't used to eating a lot...but I would always have food out for him so he can graze whenever he feels like. Marshall was very thin when I got him....now...well let's just say I call him tubby for short

 

Well done for the adoption. I also suggest kitten food and if you make your own don't watch calories. I would give that a "rider" though - please do it all slowly. The slower the better in some respects - gradual weight gain or loss is always better than sudden.

 

Aw, thank you for adopting that sweet kitty!
I want to say that our adopted ragdoll was underweight, and it turns out he had parasites. Even shelters may miss things from time to time, so it may be worth looking into for your kitty!
Good luck- it's taken months, but Skye has filled out, and no longer feels like a bag of bones.

 

I agree with Speechie. Deworming won't hurt and it may help. We deworm kittens every 2 weeks or so while they are in foster. The only thing it hurts is the worms!

 

He's been dewormed once I know. He's going to the vet in a week, I'll have him checked again. The biggest reason he's underweight is that he was legit starving, someone abandoned him and another cat in a house and left them there with nothing! :cussing

Poor baby. He's got another chance now (that's the name of his rescue too.) And my family is dedicated to his well being!

He's getting kitten food - and an extra meal or two with his brothers shut out of the room. He pretty much gets whatever he wants (including the butter off my toast today lol)

 

What a beautiful boy!

 

I've tried different kibbles on my TNR colony, and the Costco/Kirkland brand seems to make them all gain weight. It's fairly high fat/calorie dense. I'll be feeding them lots of it in October as the weather cools off to get them ready for winter.

 

Plush is so lucky to have been rescued, and get a forever home with you! He's Gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing more pictures of him!