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Ginger Cat

Ginger Cat

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Gave him a mirtazapine at 4 am and it kicked in and he ate a little bit and I thought maybe things were improving, but now, pre-shot, is refusing to eat again. Have sent email to my vet and will call the office in a bit.

Vet called me and said she didn't need to see him, but thought lowering his dosage of gabapentin could help so I picked up a liquid form of it. She also agreed that it might be a good idea for him to see a feline dental specialist at Cornell Vet Hospital. I asked her to write up his condition so I can use it when making the appt.

Gave him his first dose and the drooling that took place was epic. Hope he actually ingested some of it before the drooling started. Will try and get it more down his throat the next time vs. just squirting in his mouth.

He ate some FF at noon!

Previous thread: https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...amps-347-5-386-pmps-261-2-206-6-5-210.264884/
 
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not eating tonight except for 2 packets of Churu. Gave him only .5 units. Emergency call into my vet and waiting for a call back.
 
Have you seen this list of options to get a cat to eat?

Do you have any parmesan cheese? If you maybe sprinkle a little of that on her food, she will perhaps eat? usually ondansetron is better for nausea than cerenia but it doesn't hurt to give her the cerenia....it can help.

Can you finger feed her....either see if she will lick food off your finger or will she let you dab some on the front of her tongue or on the roof of her mouth? Just be careful that it's only a small amount and that you don't get it down her throat.

Here's some info Jill often posts when a kitty won't eat:Here are some things you can do do entice your cat to eat:

-sometimes in order to get a cat to eat you even have to resort to dry it is more important that they eat. there are a couple low carb / grain free brands -- EVO and wellness core.

-making a buffet to give him choices
- heating food

sprinkle food with :
- forta flora -- a probiotic you can get at vets or online. is very smelly and cats love the taste of it.
- parm. cheese
- smashed crumbles of dry food
- Purebites Duck Liver -- crushed and put on as a topper.
- bonito tuna flakes
- halo chicken treats -- crumble into dust over food
- poor a little water from tuna in water over food ( I use low sodium/no sodium added as other kinds in water has veg. broth in it and I assume that means onions, which are toxic to cats-- check labels)
-powdered oregano. yep sounds weird . but some cats like it and it will entice them to eat.

other ideas of foods to offer your kitty to stim appy:
- trader joe tuna for cats
-baby food -- beechnut turkey and broth or chicken and broth. they have no onions or other additives. some babyfoods have onions . please read labels if you can't find beechnut.
- kentucky fried chicken
- deli turkey /chicken
- plain cooked ( boiled or baked ) chicken breast
-canned chicken for people (watch the label that their are no onions)
- chicken broth -- low sodium
 
carfurby said:
Have you seen this list of options to get a cat to eat?

Do you have any parmesan cheese? If you maybe sprinkle a little of that on her food, she will perhaps eat? usually ondansetron is better for nausea than cerenia but it doesn't hurt to give her the cerenia....it can help.

Can you finger feed her....either see if she will lick food off your finger or will she let you dab some on the front of her tongue or on the roof of her mouth? Just be careful that it's only a small amount and that you don't get it down her throat.

Here's some info Jill often posts when a kitty won't eat:Here are some things you can do do entice your cat to eat:

-sometimes in order to get a cat to eat you even have to resort to dry it is more important that they eat. there are a couple low carb / grain free brands -- EVO and wellness core.

-making a buffet to give him choices
- heating food

sprinkle food with :
- forta flora -- a probiotic you can get at vets or online. is very smelly and cats love the taste of it.
- parm. cheese
- smashed crumbles of dry food
- Purebites Duck Liver -- crushed and put on as a topper.
- bonito tuna flakes
- halo chicken treats -- crumble into dust over food
- poor a little water from tuna in water over food ( I use low sodium/no sodium added as other kinds in water has veg. broth in it and I assume that means onions, which are toxic to cats-- check labels)
-powdered oregano. yep sounds weird . but some cats like it and it will entice them to eat.

other ideas of foods to offer your kitty to stim appy:
- trader joe tuna for cats
-baby food -- beechnut turkey and broth or chicken and broth. they have no onions or other additives. some babyfoods have onions . please read labels if you can't find beechnut.
- kentucky fried chicken
- deli turkey /chicken
- plain cooked ( boiled or baked ) chicken breast
-canned chicken for people (watch the label that their are no onions)
- chicken broth -- low sodium
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Being vegan I don't have any dairy/meat products (other than cat food) in the house. I've tried Forti Flora, freeze dried chicken and nutritional yeast. I've offered him fishy flavors. I do heat his food and also water it down. Just talked with the vet and I'll be bringing him in first thing tomorrow morning. They will try and get his appetite going and will also run a test for pancreatitis. He's had it before but never this bad. If they can't get his appetite going, then she wants me to bring him to Cornell for an abdominal ultrasound. He is also having issues with his mouth so he's not even eating his Young Again dried treats. I was planning on calling Cornell to make an appt with their dental specialists as I'm sure that his sore mouth is affecting his desire to eat. I just got 3 boxes of the Churu treats so I'll keep giving him those as he's going crazy for them and at least he'll be getting some calories/food into his system.

He just ate a little FF! And some more after getting his gabapentin.
 
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