cat food for weight gain??

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ensoul - 03 Mar 2005 04:59 GMT

Sam cat is 14 and she has hyperthyroidism plus she's supper picky eater
I've tried several things that were suggested in this book I have on
older cats, microwave moist food for 10 seconds & use salt free chix
broth on dry food. Both worked well for awhile, no longer work. I
have tried melting butter over food, using bacon grease on it, she will
eat if I mix in tuna fish with her food, but then I worry she's not
getting enough nutritents

I see Eukanuba has a Nutritional Stress/Weight gain forumla...only sold
at Vet's office and my vet doesn't carry it

any other suggestions for weight gain cat food?

ensoul

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Phil P. - 03 Mar 2005 06:33 GMT

> Sam cat is 14 and she has hyperthyroidism plus she's supper picky eater
> I've tried several things that were suggested in this book I have on
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> ensoul

Kitten food or Prescription Diet a/d -- a/d is a little lower in phosphorus,
but kitten food is higher in protein.

Phil

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ensoul - 04 Mar 2005 00:08 GMT

thank you so much many great suggestions.

AOL doesn't do newsgroups anymore, so I do it through google, however
they have adds on the right hand side & posts on top of that making
difficult to read

again, thanks

ensoul

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making exciting discoveries.
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Meghan Noecker - 03 Mar 2005 07:56 GMT

>Sam cat is 14 and she has hyperthyroidism plus she's supper picky eater
>I've tried several things that were suggested in this book I have on
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>any other suggestions for weight gain cat food?

When Maynard was down on weight, I was giving him extra treats and a
lot of chicken. I would give him the darker meat (more fat), and use
the white meat on my salads.

Later, I discovered that he really liked the Costco food, and I could
keep him eating more on his own. He doesn't have hyperthyroidism
though.

Also, I would recommend the Royal Canin Foods. They have a mature food
for 10-15 year olds and a senior for 15+.

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Iain Halder - 03 Mar 2005 12:05 GMT

>any other suggestions for weight gain cat food?

You could possibly try Double-Cream, either by itself or mixed into
her cat food. If your puss likes slices of turkey, chicken or ham you
can dip the meat into the cream. This gives body-building protein and
weight gaining fat in a few good mouthfuls.

Our cat, MAGI, swears by it ....

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Phil P. - 04 Mar 2005 21:45 GMT

> >any other suggestions for weight gain cat food?
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> Our cat, MAGI, swears by it ....

Iain, milk and egg proteins are no-nos for cats with HE.

Phil

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