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I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She
is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen |
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On 27 Feb, 22:03, "\"kls\"" wrote:
I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen I am not sure that I can give you any advice... You sound like you are doing the best thing that you can do for her, which is to take her to the vet. You would be shocked at how many people ask the same question as you do, but It doesn't occour to them to take their cat to the most obvious place they need to be, which is, there.... By the sounds of things, kitty has a problem. It could be anything, so I wouldn't like to speculate on that one. When a cat stops eating, it is telling you that there is a problem somewhere. Cats can't talk,. more is the pity.... If they could, our lives would be so much easier...!! I wish your mum the best of luck for tomorrow, & it would be really nice if you call by to tell us how she got on with Puss cat? Thank you! S;o) |
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On 27 Feb, 22:03, "\"kls\"" wrote:
I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen I'll bet a tenner it is bad teeth, excessive plaque and tartar build up onthe teeth, that's hat it sounds like from fact hat she is licking the jelly and gravy off the chunks and not touching dry at all, probably because her teeth and gums are too sore to do anything else. not a big problem, the vet with just put her out for a bit and clean the teeth will she is under (not advisable to do when they are awake!), the only lasting damage will be to your mum's wallet. report back and let us know what happened bookie |
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"bookie" wrote in message oups.com... On 27 Feb, 22:03, "\"kls\"" wrote: I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen I'll bet a tenner it is bad teeth, excessive plaque and tartar build up onthe teeth, that's hat it sounds like from fact hat she is licking the jelly and gravy off the chunks and not touching dry at all, probably because her teeth and gums are too sore to do anything else. not a big problem, the vet with just put her out for a bit and clean the teeth will she is under (not advisable to do when they are awake!), the only lasting damage will be to your mum's wallet. report back and let us know what happened bookie Thanks for your help. It is bad teeth. She was given a pain killing injection and some antibiotics to sprinkle on her food (if she eats it!). Mum has to book her in next week for dental work once the antibiotics have kicked in. Karen ) |
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On 3 Mar, 10:28, "\"kls\"" wrote:
"bookie" wrote in message oups.com... On 27 Feb, 22:03, "\"kls\"" wrote: I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen I'll bet a tenner it is bad teeth, excessive plaque and tartar build up onthe teeth, that's hat it sounds like from fact hat she is licking the jelly and gravy off the chunks and not touching dry at all, probably because her teeth and gums are too sore to do anything else. not a big problem, the vet with just put her out for a bit and clean the teeth will she is under (not advisable to do when they are awake!), the only lasting damage will be to your mum's wallet. report back and let us know what happened bookie Thanks for your help. It is bad teeth. She was given a pain killing injection and some antibiotics to sprinkle on her food (if she eats it!). Mum has to book her in next week for dental work once the antibiotics have kicked in. Karen )- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I knew it!!!!! smug little old me!!! |
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I knew it!!!!! smug little old me!!! Can we call you Dr. Bookie! |
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On Feb 27, 7:51 pm, "bookie" wrote:
On 27 Feb, 22:03, "\"kls\"" wrote: I'm in the UK. Mum's cat Molly has always been picky on what she eats. She is 10 and was a rescue cat at about 18 months after having kittens and then being spayed. She has always been fed on wet Whiskas with Jelly, preferring the beef variety until recently! A few weeks ago, she started turning her nose up at the beef and stalking off. Mum has tried her with all the different wet foods and sometimes she eats them and sometimes not. On Sunday she sat in her usual place waiting to be fed and Mum tried three different varieties of canned (not all Whiskas), all of which Molly refused to eat. Mum tried her on Whiskas dry and she ate a half bowl yesterday, but today she has refused to eat anything, only licking the jelly or gravy and not touching any dry food. She seems to be in good health and acting normally apart from not eating. Mum is ringing the vet in the morning for an appointment but I was hoping someone might be able to advise what might be going on. Thanks in advance Karen I'll bet a tenner it is bad teeth, excessive plaque and tartar build up onthe teeth, that's hat it sounds like from fact hat she is licking the jelly and gravy off the chunks and not touching dry at all, probably because her teeth and gums are too sore to do anything else. not a big problem, the vet with just put her out for a bit and clean the teeth will she is under (not advisable to do when they are awake!), the only lasting damage will be to your mum's wallet. report back and let us know what happened bookie I've read that cats with HCM shouldn't be put under for any reason, including teeth cleaning. If a cat is relatively young (1 1/2 in my case), will brushing their teeth be a preemptive measure to a sedated teeth cleaning? If so, how often should the brushing be done? Thanks, Heather |
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on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:23:38 GMT, "zinzee" wrote:
I've read that cats with HCM shouldn't be put under for any reason, including teeth cleaning. If a cat is relatively young (1 1/2 in my case), will brushing their teeth be a preemptive measure to a sedated teeth cleaning? If so, how often should the brushing be done? Discuss this with your vet. If you haven't been brushing your cat's teeth all along, you could do more harm than good. His or her gums won't be used to brushing so they might be injured. That will put a cat with heart disease at great risk of bacterial endocarditis. Your vet may want to put your cat on prophylactic antibiotics before you begin a home tooth care regimine. -- Lynne |
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