MummyHen Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 My little cat - 'little' in the sense that he’s the youngest - was hit by a car on 20th Feb; he had an op to wire his jaw on 21st and then had another op on 25th to redo the wired jaw (don’t want to go into details - other than to say a complaint has been made to the RCVS). Since the accident he’s lost just over 650gs in weight and is not eating despite various drugs to try and kick start his appetite. If he continues to lose weight the vet will have to insert a feeding tube – we go for a weigh in on Wednesday. We have tried cooked, raw, standard cat food, posh cat food; blitz, not blitz – but nothing. A couple of licks and then he’s just not interested - Do any of you have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Poor kitty What about kitten food? A tea spoon every hour or so? Hand feeding? Im sure you have tried all of these, but sending snuggles from us and piperkit. Cathy X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Oh dear, poor kitty. Try something with a very strong flavour/smell like sardines or mackerel. I hope he improves soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I wonder is there a high calorie formula milk for kittens that he could lick. Your vet nurse might know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Some cats prefer slightly more solid food with wired jaws. Have you tried feeding Liquivite? It is a specially made smooth cat food for nursing cats like yours. It can be lapped and is extremely palatable. You can dab a little on the front of their paws to get them going, they can't resist cleaning themselves up and once they lick it off they get a taste. Warmed food is always more palatable too so gently frying some tinned fish may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 OK I am going back many years now (about 1970!!!) but we had a cat who had been poisoned and wouldn't eat anything. The vet said to smear a little bit of marmite on his mouth as cats hate feeling dirty and he would lick it off - the taste would then make him drink and eventually he would feel hungry. I was on school holidays and I did it every few hours and he pulled through. He did lick it off straight away each time and the vet said that this had saved his life. Now, it may well be that this would be an absolute no no now due to the salt content in marmite but it certainly worked for him. Just thought I would throw the idea in there for consideration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I hope some of the suggestions you've had have been helpful. I've nothing to add, only to say that I really hope he perks up soon, poor little man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
