Beck and Philly
Member Since 2018
Still in the red and still refusing wet food. He happily eats the prescription dry, but I know that isn't ideal.
5/31 Philly AMPS 418, +4 410, PMPS 530, +4 454
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Correct...that isn’t ideal. He won’t let you very slowly transition him? This link gives you ideas even if you are only switching from dry to canned.
It’s possible you might see the bounce clearing tonight or tomorrow.
SingsToCats
Member Since 2020
Does he eat wet food at all? My cat liked wet food as a treat, but didn't want it as a whole meal. It took time, but he only eats wet food now. He loves it and gets excited about it.
One of the tips I tried was putting a few pieces of dry food in the wet food. He really liked that. Snickers just really, really loves dry food, like I love potato chips. But we did finally get him switched over.
One of the tips I tried was putting a few pieces of dry food in the wet food. He really liked that. Snickers just really, really loves dry food, like I love potato chips. But we did finally get him switched over.
Beck and Philly
Member Since 2018
We are only on day five of his diabetes care, and we started transitioning him right away. We also have another cat that is very likely at the end of life stage. We are waiting to get test results from her vet. Keeping her eating has required a lot of attention and a lot of separation because of such different dietary needs.
Philly has never done more than lick at wet food and walk away even though we open many cans twice a day for the gang here. He just doesn't like it. The first thing we did last week was read about lower carb dry options, and bought Tiki Cat Carnivore, which topped the list. The vet sent home the ubiquitous bag of R/C glycobalance. We replaced Philly's previous food with a mix of these. At every shot time, we open a couple cans to try to get him to eat wet. If he refuses, we sprinkle dry on the wet, he normally hides under the bed at this point. If he hasn't eaten by 15 minutes after shot time, we let him eat his special dry.
By this time, my roommate and I have to work. I work from home, so I can try wet at other times through the day. Repeat at 8 pm.
So while not ideal, we are trying. The high carb dry has been gone, and we have over 100 cans of wet to try.
Philly has never done more than lick at wet food and walk away even though we open many cans twice a day for the gang here. He just doesn't like it. The first thing we did last week was read about lower carb dry options, and bought Tiki Cat Carnivore, which topped the list. The vet sent home the ubiquitous bag of R/C glycobalance. We replaced Philly's previous food with a mix of these. At every shot time, we open a couple cans to try to get him to eat wet. If he refuses, we sprinkle dry on the wet, he normally hides under the bed at this point. If he hasn't eaten by 15 minutes after shot time, we let him eat his special dry.
By this time, my roommate and I have to work. I work from home, so I can try wet at other times through the day. Repeat at 8 pm.
So while not ideal, we are trying. The high carb dry has been gone, and we have over 100 cans of wet to try.
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SingsToCats
Member Since 2020
I'm impressed, you are really dedicated!
Since you're doing so much and he just doesn't like wet food, I want to say that cats do go into remission on dry food. My previous diabetic cat went into remission eating Purina DM, and I imagine the Tiki is better than that.
I'm sending good vibes for your older cat.
Since you're doing so much and he just doesn't like wet food, I want to say that cats do go into remission on dry food. My previous diabetic cat went into remission eating Purina DM, and I imagine the Tiki is better than that.
I'm sending good vibes for your older cat.