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Feeding sick 8 year old cat

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Lynn - 03 Nov 2003 20:52 GMT
As you may have seen from a previous post, my cat has tumors/masses on
his mesentary lining of the intestines. The outcome doesn't look good
and I have chosen to keep him happy at home until I need to make the
next move. His appetite seems to be okay as he is eating, just not as
much as he used to. I've been enticing him with lamb and turkey baby
food which he loves but also encourage him to eat the canned as well.
Are there any vitamins or supplements that I can give him to spunk up
his appetite more? I know I'm in denial sometimes about his illness
but I just want to do all I can for him. Should I try some sort of
vitamin or supplement or just continue feeding him as I have been with
canned food and baby food? Thank you
Rene - 04 Nov 2003 17:26 GMT
> As you may have seen from a previous post, my cat has tumors/masses on
> his mesentary lining of the intestines. The outcome doesn't look good
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> vitamin or supplement or just continue feeding him as I have been with
> canned food and baby food? Thank you

Aww, poor baby. Have you asked the vet about Hills a/d? It's a canned
food made for sick cats. Others here have posted something about
Nutrical, a high-calorie supplent that comes in a tube. How about
warming up his food a bit to bring out the aroma?

Rene
Toni from T.O. - 05 Nov 2003 02:04 GMT
> Aww, poor baby. Have you asked the vet about Hills a/d? It's a canned
> food made for sick cats. Others here have posted something about
> Nutrical, a high-calorie supplent that comes in a tube. How about
> warming up his food a bit to bring out the aroma?

I second that.   Hill's a/d, 5 seconds in the microwave, it's like foie
gras...it's how I get my cat Timothy (who HATES canned food) to take his
medicine, I just sprinkle the capsule contents and mix it in.  When he was
really sick this summer, with no appetite, I gave him one drop of B12/Folic
Acid supplement every day (available from naturopathic pharmacies as
sublingual drops).  I think it helped to stimulate his appetite: though I
can't be 100% positive, it certainly didn't hurt.

Good luck with your kitty.

Toni
 
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