We love our cats, but they get sick too. At My Kitty Care, we share our experiences, research problems and provide solutions. We also give helpful suggestions and advice, when taking care of sick cats.
Dr.Turetsky examines Dutch
photo by shari smith dunaif © 2012
Sick cats sometimes need a special diet. They also may have lost their appetite due to the illness they are suffering from. In this case, Bear has CKD (chronic kidney disease) and she has lost a lot of weight, typical for cats who have CKD. We tried many things to try to get her to eat.
This video from mykittycare you tube channel
I also supplement her diet with low salt turkey – which she loves.
Feed me!
My Kitty Care has a new Love Your Cat video on my kitty care youtube
“How to feed a sick cat” is a video by My Kitty Care for Love Your Cat. If you have a cat who is not eating, watch this short video and it will help you take care of your sick cat. Cats stop eating for many reasons, my cat Bear has CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) and wasn’t eating anything. We were so upset and worried. With research, and trial and error, we discovered some useful tips.
My Kitty Care hopes this will help anyone with a cat who doesn’t eat..
Although Bear’s last
urine sample showed that the antibiotics had cleared, there was
still evidence that she was fighting something so a urine culture
was recommended. Sounded so invasive (a needle into her bladder)
but our concerns were minimized by Dr.Lippmann’s patient
explanation of the procedure and test result accuracy.
Procedure took about 10 minutes. Bear was quite calm afterwards.
feeding sick cats
If your cat has loss her/his appetite, especially due to illness –
try this
Bear probably has CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) and isn’t eating, so we tried baby food. Our vet, Dr. Turetsky, recommended a no fruit or vegetable type. Make sure there is no onion or onion powder in it – read the label. We bought both Gerber & Beech Nut: she likes the turkey with gravy (Gerber)/broth (Beech Nut) and beef with gravy/broth. She doesn’t like the ham or chicken, but your cat might. Bear also loves it when we hand feed her – she’s not a spoiled cat, she is just very affectionate and very bonded to both my husband Steve and me.
Our other cat is fat & healthy and eats everything, so we place Bear’s food next to where her napping spots in the house are. We are encouraged: she had been given an appetite stimulant every 3 days but hasn’t had one for a week.
My cat Bear is about 81/2 years old; she’s unbelievably
sweet. She is very thin, but she’s always been a svelte cat. On
Friday, her behavior was different: she was much more sedate than
usual. So we kept an eye on her over the weekend. She was
lethargic; instead of constantly being around us and often in our
laps, she wasn’t around. Typically she stands by the bathroom door,
looks at me, meows then turns towards the bathroom, looks over her
shoulder to make sure I’m following her, leading me to the basin,
because she wants me to turn on the faucet: she likes to drink the
dripping cold water, and repeats this frequently. But she only made
1 feeble attempt on Saturday. She wasn’t eating and by Sunday, if
we saw her, she was wandering listlessly, as if not knowing where
to go. Her fur had a slightly tuffed appearance along the ridge of
her back, plus her usually beautiful shiny black fur was a little
dull. Bear is somtimes talkative, but she didn’t say a word all
weekend. Noticing these symptoms sounds obvious, but it was because
I interviewed Dr. Turetsky, for the video Kitty Care, a chapter of
Love Your Cat, that I learned what to look for in my own cats.
First thing Monday morning we made an appointment with Dr.
Turetsky, of The Veterinary Clinic of East Hampton. Turns out she
was dehydrated and a urine sample revealed an infection, so she’s
on antibiotics. I won’t know about her blood work until tomorrow.
But she already looks better and as soon as we got home, she
ate!
