18 and still kickin please help
i have 18 yr old cat that eats hard food then throws it up whole.( he
has all his teeth) we switched to soft and he will not eat it he licks the juice then is done.the vet says its his age but he has lost weight and i think he still hasa few years left what i need to know is what can i give him can he drink kitten milk that u wold feed babie kittens and will that be enough to give him the things he need to survive the vet i have want to put him down and i just want him to live the rest of his life comfortable claudia |
18 and still kickin please help
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18 and still kickin please help
On Nov 26, 12:59*pm, wrote:
i have 18 yr old cat that eats hard food then throws it up whole.( he has all his teeth) we switched to soft and he will not eat it he licks the juice then is done.the vet says its his age but he has lost weight and i think he still hasa few years left what i need to know is what can i give him can he drink kitten milk that u wold feed babie kittens and will that be enough to give him the things he need to survive the vet i have want to put him down and i just want him to live the rest of his life comfortable * claudia Is he a long-hair? We have a 13 year old Maine Coon who refuses to be brushed on a regular basis. When he WANTS to be brushed, that's great but when he doesn't he will not put up with it at all. Every so often he will do exactly as you describe with the dry food, but throws up a major hair-ball along with it. We have switched to hairball formula dry food permanently, not just during shed-season and also use the Femalt remedy regularly. But he will still abuse the dry food every month or so. We did check this with our vet practice - they stated that this was a common behavior with long-haired cats and not to worry as long as he did not do it regularly. We are acutely sensitive to this behavior as we have lost several rescues to FIP over the years - and that sometimes expresses initally with vomiting. Have the vet check for a trapped hairball. He may be trying to get rid of it. Especially if he is a long-hair. You might also check for gum disease - how is his breath? What happens in some cases with this problem is that it hurts a bit to eat, so they wait until they are nearly starved - then they gorge until they puke. Then, try warming the wet food a bit. That will trigger his senses and possibly overcome his resistance to it. Lastly, you might try switching to his favorite 'people' food - such as cooked chicken, tuna or similar mixed with _small_ amounts of dry food for bulk and roughage. Add to that a feline specific supplement so you can be sure he is getting enough taurine and other critical trace elements in his diet. Kitten Replacement Milk can trigger lactose-intolerance in older cats - most are actually lactose- intolerant. So, either find a non-lactose formula or don't use it. In general, milk or milk products are not good for cats over a few months old and should be avoided in any quantity - certainly not as the sole or major dietary element. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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