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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004Cat not eating
Can a 15lb inactive house cat sustain itself on the juices in pouch food? Other than that he is eating less than 3 ozs of the solid part per day. I put down a 3 oz pouch in the morning and then again in the late afternoon. There is also a small amount of dry that he may nibble at somewhat, but not much. Most of it goes in the trash when fresh is put down. Thanks.  SignaturePaul O. Absolutely clueless when it comes to cats Learning more every day, but still clueless oplholik@hotmail.com > Can a 15lb inactive house cat sustain itself on the juices in pouch food? > Other than that he is eating less than 3 ozs of the solid part per day. I > put down a 3 oz pouch in the morning and then again in the late afternoon. > There is also a small amount of dry that he may nibble at somewhat, but not > much. Most of it goes in the trash when fresh is put down. Thanks. Paul--have you tried one of the canned foods that are ground or flaked instead of in chunks? And what is your cat's health history? >> Can a 15lb inactive house cat sustain itself on the juices in pouch food? >> Other than that he is eating less than 3 ozs of the solid part per day. I [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >still hoping he comes around to eating it again. I guess that's about it. >Thanks. SignaturePaul O. Absolutely clueless when it comes to cats Learning more every day, but still clueless oplholik@hotmail.com > Can a 15lb inactive house cat sustain itself on the juices in pouch food? > Other than that he is eating less than 3 ozs of the solid part per day. I > put down a 3 oz pouch in the morning and then again in the late afternoon. > There is also a small amount of dry that he may nibble at somewhat, but not > much. Most of it goes in the trash when fresh is put down. Thanks. Nope, I don't think this is enough, esp. for a large cat. I don't remember if he has special heath considerations - other than remembering that he has been a very picky eater - that you'd find something he liked, only to find that he was refusing it a while later. Are there dry foods he may like, besides wet foods, maybe? Anything to expand the possibilities is what I'm thinking. Nutrical, while he's in the not eating much phase may help. And/or maybe Hill's Prescription a/d (a wet food available from the vet) - it's pretty full of calories & a lot of cats consider it to be extra-yummy tasting. As a last resort, the vet may be able to prescribe an appetite stimulant, such as cyproheptadine - it's an antihistamine for people, but works as an appetitie stimulant for cats; maybe even a half-dose would be enough to get him eating again each day. Cathy >> Can a 15lb inactive house cat sustain itself on the juices in pouch food? >> Other than that he is eating less than 3 ozs of the solid part per day. I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Cathy My 16 lb boy doesn't seem to eat very much. He nibbles a bit at the canned food and then tries to bury it. He nibbles at the crunchies also. But he maintains his weight. Paul, what are his teeth like? Perhaps he is in pain when he eats? > My 16 lb boy doesn't seem to eat very much. He nibbles a bit at the > canned food and then tries to bury it. He nibbles at the crunchies > also. But he maintains his weight. > > Paul, what are his teeth like? Perhaps he is in pain when he eats? The next to last visit to the vet was a complete check up and the teeth were checked and cleaned. That was about 4 wks. ago. SignaturePaul O. Absolutely clueless when it comes to cats Learning more every day, but still clueless oplholik@hotmail.com Just a side note here. Just put him on the digital bathroom scales and he weighs 15.0 lbs. Have no idea how accurate these are. A week ago last Sat. when we took him for the last blood test(everything showed good) weighed him on their scales and he was 15.6 lbs. Not knowing the difference in the two scales I don't believe I am going to worry too much about a 1/2 lb. difference at the moment. Will keep a closer eye on the weight tho. Last June or July when he started to have trouble he was a 20 lb. cat. At that time the vet said he needed to lose some weight. I didn't think that 20 lbs. for a Maine Coon male was overweight, but maybe being an inactive house cat, maybe so. At any rate I would like to see him at 16.5 lbs. myself at least. He feels to bony to me after knowing him at 20 lbs. SignaturePaul O. Absolutely clueless when it comes to cats Learning more every day, but still clueless oplholik@hotmail.com Don't ask me. I've got two females at 9 lbs and 11lbs respectively. I'm not sure any cat should weigh 20lbs and 15lbs sounds like a reasonable enough weight to me. Have you varied the food? Sometimes my cats just go off a particular flavor for a while that they gobbled consistently forever. Who knows? Maybe he's just on strike for a change ..... >Don't ask me. I've got two females at 9 lbs and 11lbs respectively. >I'm not sure any cat should weigh 20lbs and 15lbs sounds like a >reasonable enough weight to me. Have you varied the food? Sometimes my >cats just go off a particular flavor for a while that they gobbled >consistently forever. Who knows? Maybe he's just on strike for a change >..... 20 is large but not especially so for a Maine Coon. They are big cats. |
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