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A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Family trait.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Did you remember to pack the cat?
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
veeeeerrrrrryyyyy fufffffffyyyyyyyyyy indeed
philosophical
Well-Known Member
Slippery slope.There's a new little black cat in the neighbourhood that keeps appearing in the front garden and even sometimes staring in at our window from the ledge outside
That’s how Bloom’s exploitation of us began.
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Hmmm! So, rightly or wrongly, I made the decision to not get our three cats regularly injected, we're in a low / zero cat neighbourhood so I'm not concerned of infection, so not looking for a row about this, please
But
We're looking at trying to start getting away, we've got a neighbour who's more than happy to come in and feed them all, but now that FiFi's diabetic she now needs twice daily injections and it's not fair to ask said neighbour to take on that responsibility, which means putting her into a cattery for the time we're away, which then means she needs up to date injections. Which is fine
Except
I have to monitor her daily food intake to adjust insulin which means I KNOW exactly how much she's eating. Up to the first injection she was pretty consistent in what she ate. THE DAY AFTER the injection she started eating a LOT less, gradually picking up after . . . 4-5 days, but still down. Then she had the second injection and her eating level has fallen off a cliff and that was over a week ago
Into the vet she goes . . . (insert joke here using words "shaved" "£220" "Mrs Voltz" "pussy")
Complete set of bloods taken, she was down about 100g from the last injection, 10 days previous (4.85kg - 4.75kg, so still not exactly wasting away, but, yunno, down 100g)
Results came in yesterday - there's no BAD news, some GOOD news and what appears to be a diagnoses
Good New - her kidney function is back to the top end of normal - it had just tipped into the not good zone, so an improvement
News - little dehydrated, her glucose(?) level was a bit high, probably down to the fact that we've dropped her insulin level from 6 units per day down to 2 units per day, but nothing to stress about - all in all not a bad result
BUT what's the problem? - suspected chronic pancreatitis possibly caused by STRESS - not the stress of, say, going to the vet, but the medical "thing" of stress ie the body has been stressed . . . possible cause . . . a recent set of vaccinations which trigger reactions in the body . . . and there's your stress. Hopefully this will gradually sort itself out, but in the mean time her eating levels are a bit of a cause for concern
We have tried:-
Usual diabetic biscuits - used to eat 2 x 30g per day, no problem - now, not so
Dreamies - obviously these work
Glucosamine treats - again she likes these and eats 2 x a day - HAS improved her joint stiffness and, I think, the condition of her fur
Morrisons sliced chicken breast - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand
Tesco sliced chicken - not eating that muck
Morrisons - sliced turkey - not eating that muck
Morrisons - sliced beef - not eating that muck
Morrisons - roasted chicken thighs - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand in tiny small cut up bits - about a teaspoon full at a sitting
Wells Market - skinless chicken thighs, especially cooked for the damned cat - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand
Home Cooked and part of my breakfast - scrambled egg - not eating that muck, whereas I thought it was fine, but what do I know
From the Vet - diabetic wet food - will lick the gravy off
From the Vet (with the assurance that "all cats love this") - some AD food that needs to be mixed with warm water into a puree - might as well have shat in her bowl for all the good that did
Assorted cats foods (getting on for half a dozen different types) - not eating that muck but will lick the gravy off leaving the "icky" bits behind
Other tools in our arsenal include:-
Some paste that needs to be rubbed into her inner ear
An anti nausea meds
Some more vet cat food that's meant to be good for cats who aren't eating
At the moment she's being hand fed, maybe 6-8 times a day, not eating a lot at each session but eating several small amounts - we've just started to creep her insulin amounts up, as of this morning, and I'm hoping that this will encourage her to eat a bit more
Bloody Cats
But
We're looking at trying to start getting away, we've got a neighbour who's more than happy to come in and feed them all, but now that FiFi's diabetic she now needs twice daily injections and it's not fair to ask said neighbour to take on that responsibility, which means putting her into a cattery for the time we're away, which then means she needs up to date injections. Which is fine
Except
I have to monitor her daily food intake to adjust insulin which means I KNOW exactly how much she's eating. Up to the first injection she was pretty consistent in what she ate. THE DAY AFTER the injection she started eating a LOT less, gradually picking up after . . . 4-5 days, but still down. Then she had the second injection and her eating level has fallen off a cliff and that was over a week ago
Into the vet she goes . . . (insert joke here using words "shaved" "£220" "Mrs Voltz" "pussy")
Complete set of bloods taken, she was down about 100g from the last injection, 10 days previous (4.85kg - 4.75kg, so still not exactly wasting away, but, yunno, down 100g)
Results came in yesterday - there's no BAD news, some GOOD news and what appears to be a diagnoses
Good New - her kidney function is back to the top end of normal - it had just tipped into the not good zone, so an improvement
News - little dehydrated, her glucose(?) level was a bit high, probably down to the fact that we've dropped her insulin level from 6 units per day down to 2 units per day, but nothing to stress about - all in all not a bad result
BUT what's the problem? - suspected chronic pancreatitis possibly caused by STRESS - not the stress of, say, going to the vet, but the medical "thing" of stress ie the body has been stressed . . . possible cause . . . a recent set of vaccinations which trigger reactions in the body . . . and there's your stress. Hopefully this will gradually sort itself out, but in the mean time her eating levels are a bit of a cause for concern
We have tried:-
Usual diabetic biscuits - used to eat 2 x 30g per day, no problem - now, not so
Dreamies - obviously these work
Glucosamine treats - again she likes these and eats 2 x a day - HAS improved her joint stiffness and, I think, the condition of her fur
Morrisons sliced chicken breast - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand
Tesco sliced chicken - not eating that muck
Morrisons - sliced turkey - not eating that muck
Morrisons - sliced beef - not eating that muck
Morrisons - roasted chicken thighs - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand in tiny small cut up bits - about a teaspoon full at a sitting
Wells Market - skinless chicken thighs, especially cooked for the damned cat - will eat if fed "roman emperor style" by hand
Home Cooked and part of my breakfast - scrambled egg - not eating that muck, whereas I thought it was fine, but what do I know
From the Vet - diabetic wet food - will lick the gravy off
From the Vet (with the assurance that "all cats love this") - some AD food that needs to be mixed with warm water into a puree - might as well have shat in her bowl for all the good that did
Assorted cats foods (getting on for half a dozen different types) - not eating that muck but will lick the gravy off leaving the "icky" bits behind
Other tools in our arsenal include:-
Some paste that needs to be rubbed into her inner ear
An anti nausea meds
Some more vet cat food that's meant to be good for cats who aren't eating
At the moment she's being hand fed, maybe 6-8 times a day, not eating a lot at each session but eating several small amounts - we've just started to creep her insulin amounts up, as of this morning, and I'm hoping that this will encourage her to eat a bit more
Bloody Cats
Aladdin
Well-Known Member
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
And you know you can do all that and if you died she’d still only give it a day before eating you.
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
I've assured Casper that he'll be the last one we eat out of the three
FiFi would be tough but cooked low 'n' slow I bet she's got some good eatin' on her
Which leaves Clive - there's a LOT of meat on him, so a true "Not just for Christmas, but cold with pickles the next day, sandwiches for work and and end of the week curry" pet
FiFi would be tough but cooked low 'n' slow I bet she's got some good eatin' on her
Which leaves Clive - there's a LOT of meat on him, so a true "Not just for Christmas, but cold with pickles the next day, sandwiches for work and and end of the week curry" pet
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Just weighed "Stinky" and she's at a steady 4.8kg, so back UP 50g (or as Mrs Voltz put it "Just about the weight of a good poo!")
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I feel your pain, after my fun and games with trying to get Zoe to take pills.
at 'might as well have shat in her bowl'.Zoe has decided she doesn't even like Dreamies
.This is her yesterday after being fed. Contrary to her expression, it was Sheba and not freezing cold poison:
Walking back from town today I bumped into a furry friend I only sometimes meet. He/she saw me from a reasonable feline distance (about 15 metres) and came trotting up to say hello. We proceeded with a lot of nose-rubbing and ankle brushing, before they finally rolled over. That was when I discovered that the tummy was out of bounds.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Having had a cat (my departed Radar) go through a horrendous period of anorexia (from which he recovered, it wasn't that what got 'im in the end), I feel your pain, it's horrendous when they won't eat.
Have you tried to warm food at all? It tends to smell stronger to them and hence is more appetising.
Obviously don't feed it when it is piping hot, let it cool so that it is safe to eat without burning their mouth. You can try this with wet cat food, dry cat food (including prescription food) that has been mashed up with a bit of water so it can be warmed, or a bit of chicken freshly poached in water and allowed to cool a bit but still warm when offered.
No guarantees that will work ofc, a cat that is off its food is a tricky beast indeed, but if you haven't tried that it might be worth a go.
Best of luck and I hope she starts feeling better soon.
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Night night from me and Lilith.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Wait, what? How many?
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
When one of my cats was poorly and not eating, I decided to cook her some liver (which I like as well, but don't really enjoy the mess of preparing it). When I drained off the blood, instead of chucking it down the sink, I poured it over the rejected and now rather stale cat food in the bowl, just to see if it sparked any interest.
And it certainly did. This rather revolting mess was the best soup ever. I still feel queasy thinking about it, and realised that I might eat meat, but I'm not an obligate carnivore.
And it certainly did. This rather revolting mess was the best soup ever. I still feel queasy thinking about it, and realised that I might eat meat, but I'm not an obligate carnivore.
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Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Has she been ok since the other day?
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Yeah she has, thanks for asking! The meds seem to have worked and she's got her appetite back.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
That's great!
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Misty's little face though!
