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Hi all. I'm the mom to a sweet black sleek fur baby named Mouse. Mouse was a foundling on our back porch when he was less than 2 weeks old and we bottle fed him and taught him all he needed to know about life. He even saved us from a house fire once by screaming at me to wake up and saved us all.

So, after all this, he has been diagnosed today with diabetes (BG 315mg/dl). He's not eating at all now and even though he got a bolus of fluids today and perked up a bit, he's now weak and sleeping. Vet didn't want to begin insulin till tomorrow when his thyroid tests come back (though I wasn't happy about it).

Coming home with this scared me. Both hubby and I have medical backgrounds--he's a retired paramedic and I am a retired medical lab scientist. This was hard news for us, but welcome in a way considering I thought he had renal failure (and his BUN/Creat are very good, so guess not).

Anyhow, I've learned a LOT from this site already and know that I can do the monitoring at home and inject him at home thus giving him less stress in his life.

Not sure how this will turn out, but wanted to say thanks for a good and informative site that was there just when I needed it. Though I'm still stressed and scared, I'm informed....and that helps.
 
Welcome! It is concerning that he is not eating. What have you tried? Has he been eating wet or dry? If wet, sometimes heating it helps, or putting Parmesan cheese or tuna juice on top. Sometimes they will eat baby food - Beechnut is popular here - no spices or onion. Sometimes having him eat off your fingers will get him eating again. Did the vet consider pancreatitis? Does his belly seem sore?

I would urge you to get some ketone strips and test his urine. When a kitty is not eating and may have high bg levels, DKA is a scary possibility.

It's good that you and hubby have medical backgrounds. The insulin may be the easiest part of this, once you get the eating down.
 
Here are suggestions on getting your cat to eat below but you should address this with your vet tomorrow in case there is another issue. Can you smell his breath and see if you can smell ketones? (Nail varnish smell) if so, call the vet now.

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 :
FortiFlora -- a probiotic you can get at vets or online. is very smelly and cats love the taste of it.
parmesean cheese
smashed crumbles of dry food
bonito/tuna flakes (Can be found at Asian markets or sometimes in the Asian food section of a large grocery store.)
halo chicken treats (freeze dried chicken) -- crumble into dust over food -- my Wolfie loves this stuff.
pour 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 and it shouldn't contain soy -- 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 or Gerber Stage 2 -- you want a baby food that is only a protein + broth (although the Gerber contains cornstarch). It should 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

If enticements don't work, you should consider:
-assist feeding ( syringe or make little meatballs and place in mouth)
-and/or talking to your vet about appetite stimulents ( mirtazapine or cyproheptidine)
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Welcome!

See my signature link Secondary Monitoring Tools for some ways to do the urine ketone testing, as well as ways of monitoring your cat's health in general. And let us know how the 5Ps are - a 'whole cat' report.

An oral baby syringe may be used for syringe feeding and hydrating short term. Long term issues with dehydration may require giving subcutaneuous fluid injections - like a subQ shot, but you have to hold it in place until the fluids have gone in. And long term issues with eating are sometimes addressed with a feeding tube.
 
Update: Mousie is in the emergency hospital. He went into DKA last night. His BG went up 100 mg and his urine ketones were outrageous.....

Well, long story short, vet decided they were "too busy" to see him, I insisted. They wanted to 'watch him to see if he'd eat or drink" and he'd done neither for almost two days. So, I pitched a fit (which is very unusual for me) and they agreed to see him---I think it was mostly the office staff that was there today (hubby called them the "B" team). So, he got insulin finally after we bypassed the office staff, and we thought we were on a good path UNTIL we get ready to go to the emergency hospital. They found out that his potassium was nearly gone (he should have died from it) and we still do not have the T4 back (not our first concern, but still......). I had to force the vet staff to copy his chart, and they just don't seem interested in my baby's care.

We're going tomorrow to interview two new vets the emergency hospital recommended. One works WITH the hospital directly, and one is closer to us than that one, but has good reviews. Both are experienced with diabetic cats and both have full service labs and overnight capabilities till the weekends. SO....assuming my little Mousie lives through this, we'll have a new vet.

I cannot abide ineffective and uncaring office personnel. Guess it's like with human doctors....the office staff can truly ruin a good relationship, right?

At any rate, the emergency vet said he shouldn't be alive, so I guess he's a fighter. We're hoping for a miracle.
 
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear this. The ER is the best place for him. We have had lots of kitties who have recovered from DKA. The vet's office was disgusting. Once things settle, you might want to write a letter to the vet and the veterinary board.

One thing that might help is to take a tshirt that you have worn (so it smells like you) for him to sleep with while he is away from home.

Best thoughts for you and Mousie.
 
Thanks to everyone for your ideas. I'm starting a notebook with all the ideas in them. Figure I'll do that and go ahead and start making his emergency kit for low BG just in case. I want everything ready for when he comes home. I hadn't thought of taking a shirt for him. That's a super idea. He's been jostled around so much that this would be quite good for him, I think. You guys are super!!
 
Just want to welcome you to the boards and I hope Mousie starts feeling better soon. He sounds like a very speical friend. Sending a garden of healing vines your way!
 
Good for you for insisting, and it sounds like mouse is a real fighter.. Let us know how he gets on.. We are thinking about you!
 
He's at the ER, correct?
When you mentioned his potassium really low....
DKA can really mess up his levels of potassium and phosphorus, if I remember correctly. They'll probably supplement as needed while administering lots of fluids. It sounds like your little guy is a fighter, and I can understand your stress. My cat, Bob was also DKA and spent 3 days in emergency care. He made it, and I'm praying that Mousie keeps fighting.
Bob, along with many other kitties here are "DKA survivors".
Great for you that you were insistent! And for finding a new vet.

Please keep us updated,

Carl
 
Today's update: I keep posting this here just in case anyone comes in behind me with a new onset and maybe be helped by this. If this is wrong, then, let me know.

Mousie had to be transferred to the "day vet" in the next town this morning, then we go back to the emergency hospital again tonight for the rest of the weekend. However, he is doing somewhat better. Still critical, but better. He an hold his own head up now and move around some. He's not been to the litter box without help, but I'm not surprised.

His potassium is coming up slowly and they're keeping his sugar at around 300 till they get these ketones flushed out some, then they say his target BG will be around 200 first week till everyone (even him) adjusts then we'll see from there.

The really good thing about all this today was that I think we've found a better vet. The "day vet" came highly recommended by both a good friend of mine (also a kitty mom) and the emergency hospital. In fact, it's the only day vet this hospital will use. We met with one of their two "kitty docs" who love to work with the oddities of cats, and we liked her. AND her staff seems really knowledgable.

The only thing is that they use humulin insulin for the most part. They will use the other two if you insist, but their staff and the vets there like humulin for some reason. They gave me a bunch of things to read on it. So, if anyone has any thoughts on that, I'm all ears.

Thanks for the support and help and info. This is a really wonderful resource for us newbies who are overwhelmed. :)
 
This is good news! Glad Mousie is holding his own and improving gradually. If they will use other insulin, that is important. I do not know why they like Humulin; it does work with dogs but is not successful for cats. It is less expensive but is very hard to regulate with. It is not slow acting and tends to be harsh - sending the kitty down low in the early part of the cycle and not lasting the whole cycle (usually more like 8 hours) That means the cat tends to be high for a longer time. In most cats, it is like a roller coaster. Here is an article by a vet that you could share:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/pet-insulin.htm

As long as your new vet is willing to use one of the milder longer lasting insulins and you share how they are used most successfully (using the information on the support groups here), I would be hopeful. Do they also support a wet low carb diet and hometesting?
 
Thanks for the article. I think they use humulin because of cost....but if kitty can't get good control, then it's not worth it even if it's free to me. The more I've read about Lantus, the more I think it will eve be better for ME because of its "timed release" (probably not the right term here) properties. I don't want that initial up/down thing and not know when to panic IF Lantus can quell that even somewhat.

They're willing to use others, so I think I'll try to get Lantus. They also do advocate wet low carb and home testing (after a brief monitoring period WITH them).

The doc told me this morning that for the first month, they want him brought there once a week for a correlation BG, which works for me. That way, not only can THEY see what I'm doing, but I can see what THEY're doing, too. After the first month, if we agree on our numbers and he's controlled and tolerating the schedule/food, etc, then we'd re-evaluate the once a week thing. She said there are pet parents who come in twice a month and twice a year with everything in between since each case is different. I also liked that she wasn't trying to put every cat into one "box" and creating a one size fits all care plan, too.
 
UPDATE: Mousie's sugar has stabilized around 100 on Lantus. He's not eating, however. They put in a naso-tube and are giving him kitty milk right now and weaning him off his IV. REASON: They want us to bring him home tomorrow to see IF he'll eat at home or not. He's getting jaundiced and they're not sure if he's got a fatty liver from not eating or if he may have cancer. We've seen him not eat out of his "home" setting before so this isn't necessarily "new" to him, and he didn't eat much pre-diagnosis, so she's leaning toward that as cautiously as possible.

BOth hubby and I are medically trained, so we can use glucometers and give injections and all that, so that's not a problem for us to try. If it doesn't work, it's back up there tomorrow night for a quick boost of milk through the nose and back home for another day to try this. IF this doesn't work and he can't get his jaundice under control, we'll have to put him down because the only other alternative for us is specialty care over 4 hours away and it's very prohibitively expensive....not to mention only pallative or at best "diagnostic" neither of which we want.

The other thing is that he's much better looking, more alert, he's urinating well (though not in the cat box), and is fighting them when they try to care for him in ways he doesn't like (like cleaning him after urination), so we do feel he's much stronger. We're also not sure what damage to his heart may have been caused by that low of a potassium. The emergency vet said she'd never seen a potassium in a cat that low ever...much less one that survived the night. So, unless things change, he's due home tomorrow morning.

We have absorbent pads, and medical gear here for him, his bed is set up, and we need to get his litter box moved in by the bed, but we're just waiting. I WAS, however, shocked at how much Lantus cost us at the pharmacy ($188) when I can order it online for about $50 less or so, but he needed it and that was my only option at that point.

So far, that's about all I have to report. I just got back in from the vet hospital about an hour ago from visiting him, so hopefully we can make him eat here at home and get that jaundice taken care of and keep his sugar up...........What a mind blowing experience this is.
 
Mom2Mousie said:
IF this doesn't work and he can't get his jaundice under control, we'll have to put him down because the only other alternative for us is specialty care over 4 hours away and it's very prohibitively expensive....not to mention only pallative or at best "diagnostic" neither of which we want.
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I want to interject quickly here that there are more options available to try first! One of my previous cats had hepatic lipidosis from not eating. When I first took him in, he was in really bad shape and had only a 5% chance of survival. He had to stay at the vet's for close to a week as they got him stabilized by pushing sub-q fluids and food through a feeding tube in his neck. I could have perhaps done some of that from home, but at the time, I didn't know how. I visited him every day, sometimes even two or more times, and I left a shirt with my scent in his cage. The vet techs all said that they think this helped in his recovery because he always perked up a bit after my visits.

After that week at the vet's, he came home and I continued feeding him multiple small meals blended up throughout the day through his feeding tube, followed by water to help flush it down. This all lasted about a month until he started eating on his own again and had the feeding tube removed. He recovered fully and lived quite a long time after that. So, I just want to stress that the key to hepatic lipidosis is consistently getting food into them. If he has a feeding tube, then you have a much better chance of kicking this from his system. Don't give up hope!
 
I'm not sure if the nose tube is the best choice, either. I've not heard of this before, so I can't really say, but see here regarding feeding tubes. My cat was not bothered by his neck tube at all and would actually purr whenever I'd be feeding him through it. It even came out once and he still wasn't bothered. When he started eating on his own, I was actually able to remove the tube myself. One thing that did help is that I bought some baby t-shirts for him to wear so I could tuck the tube under the collar during the day so it wouldn't snag on anything.
 
Oh, yeah! I remember now the vet said she could put in the feeding tube in his neck. (I haven't slept well for about 5 days now, and it's really getting to me). Thanks for that reminder!!! I forgot we had one more option.

The nose tube is only because she doesn't want him to vomit right now. She's feeding him kitty milk to try to build up his appetite so he'll want to eat on his own and I also just remembered she said there's some kind of appetite stimulant she can give him. (she's going to write all that down for me to bring home with me, too).

Good idea about the baby T-shirts. I would have never thought of that. See....it was fate that brought me to you guys. :)

Tomorrow is just a provisional visit home to see IF he'll eat here at all. He may not. However, dear little Mousie has NEVER eaten anywhere but home. When he was neutered he wouldn't eat...brought him home and he ravaged his bowl. We had to evacuate once due to a weather anomaly, and he wouldn't eat the two days we were gone. So the vet said that we should try this tomorrow to see if he WILL eat here. He may not. FIgured it can't hurt to try.

I hope I can get some good sleep soon...just too worried about the little guy, but it's good to know you all have my back! You guys ROCK!
 
Just read the feeding tube article: Excellent info there! Makes perfect sense, too.

One thing I did notice, though, was that it took a bit of general anesthesia....guess that's the reason for the nose tube. His potassium was so low, he's probably not a candidate for general anesthesia quite yet since it just started stabilizing at normal today. He should be in a few days, though, provided it remains up and nothing untoward happens.

Glad I have this info and video to follow if needed. Let's just pray it's Mousie being Mousie and he'll eat tomorrow.....though I'm not holding my breath on that.
 
Mom2Mousie said:
Oh, yeah! I remember now the vet said she could put in the feeding tube in his neck. (I haven't slept well for about 5 days now, and it's really getting to me). Thanks for that reminder!!! I forgot we had one more option.

The nose tube is only because she doesn't want him to vomit right now. She's feeding him kitty milk to try to build up his appetite so he'll want to eat on his own and I also just remembered she said there's some kind of appetite stimulant she can give him. (she's going to write all that down for me to bring home with me, too).
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I'm glad I could remind you of that. :-D When my old kitty was first diagnosed with hepatic lipidosis, this was waaay back in the late '90's/early 2000's and he wasn't put on appetite stimulants (maybe they didn't have them back then confused_cat ), so even though it took him over a month to start eating again, it might take your Mouse less time than that. And using the nose tube at the moment sounds like it makes sense in relation to the vomiting and anesthesia risks.

Don't give up yet! You still have a lot of good options available and a lot of people here willing to help in any way they can. :YMHUG:
 
Brought Mousie home for the day. The hospital wanted to see what he'd do. He explored a little bit, but he's weak and still has trouble walking (side effects of the potassium and other things). Yet, he climbed about 5 stairs to lay in his favorite spot which I was surprised by. No eating yet, but the hospital had just fed him right before I brought him home, so I wasn't surprised. He ALWAYS wants food when we fix bacon for some reason, so we're planning bacon for brunch to see if that stimulates him to eat. :) BG was 88 this morning and he won't have any more insulin till tonight if needed.

The hospital vet gave me her number where she'll be today and is seeing us again at 6pm tonight to see how it went today. If we MUST, we have syringes for force feeding, but I'd rather not do that if I don't have to. Still hoping he'll eat a little on his own, but not holding my breath. Seems the feeding tube would be easier. :)

Thanks again.
 
Mousie has not eaten on his own at all today. We are syringe feeding him, however, and he accepts it fairly well considering. (better than I would) He's also not drinking, yet water is in his syringe feeding. We're giving him appetite stimulants in the hope that he'll begin eating on his own. He's jumping on and off his perch (though off seems to be a bit problematic since he's a little weak still) and going upstairs, grooming, and purring. The vet said that his muscles probably were seizing up due to the lack of potassium and it may be awhile before he'd get back to normal, but she's amazed at how much "regular" behavior he has. She also said he seemed less "yellow" tonight at his visit, but his BG was 500.....We only gave insulin once today due to lack of eating. Until he begins eating on his own and one can per day, we're going to continue the one injection per day (which she gave me two to three days to get him eating on his own).

It seems we're "better" but clearly better is relative. Yet, when you realize that just three days ago my baby had a potassium of 1.0 and a BG of 500, and was so dehydrated there was no urine, well.....guess it's a pretty good improvement. The plan for tomorrow is to continue feeding about every hour, then insulin at the proper time along with his twice daily antibiotics and his appetite stimulant. If he's not better, I call the vet...it he seems to improve, I try day three.

With his extensive liver issues and recently low potassium, she's afraid to do surgery for the feeding tube. The liver may cause extra bleeding (and it shows in his ear sticks), and the potassium can give him a heart attack under anesthetic. So, we're going to work hard to syringe feed and hope it helps.

Giving insulin was easy peasy. Heck, giving his pill and antibiotic liquid is harder. So, for those who think you can't give insulin.....stop feeling like that. It truly is easy peasy.
 
Hope he starts feeling better soon. A few thoughts though... How often are you testing his BG? If you are shooting insulin and he isn't eating as much as normal you may want to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't drop too low.

Secondly, do you think he may be nauseous? Does he make lip smacking noises when you put food near him? I always wonder about the impact of appetite stimulants if they are nauseous.. Could be a bad combo. Something to discuss with your vet.

Lastly you may want to discuss sub q fluids if you are worried about dehydration, BUT I stress I don't know what impact that would have on his potassium levels so definitely need to discuss this with the vet too.

Wendy
 
Not testing his BG till tomorrow night since his was so high today and he'll not get anymore till then. Vet doesn't want him on twice a day yet. She wants it to stay "slightly high" at around 250-300 for a couple of days till we get him eating to remove the bilirubin, then we'll work on curving him. We're really not wanting lows right now and eating is his first priority for the moment (next 24 hours anyhow).

He does not seem nauseated at all....disinterested would be more descriptive. He doesn't even sniff food (even warmed). Yet, he'll do well on the syringe, so we don't think he's nauseated.

We've talked about sub-Q fluids, but not yet. She doesn't want them to mess with the potassium right now especially with a potential surgery in his future. I understand that. The really good thing is that my emergency vet is on duty till Thursday, and is available by phone quickly. I don't have to worry about her being "off" right now because she's not, and she's already got her replacement read into our case. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't write my little guy up in a journal IF he comes out of this since that potassium thing should have done him in.
 
Mom2Mousie said:
He does not seem nauseated at all....disinterested would be more descriptive. He doesn't even sniff food (even warmed). Yet, he'll do well on the syringe, so we don't think he's nauseated.
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Yes, this lack of interest in food is from the hepatic lipidosis and why feeding tubes end up being the best for treatment overall if you can't get enough food into them otherwise. Be aware, in my case, it took over a month before my cat regained interest in food, some people it took their cats much longer (up to 3 months) and others, much shorter (in as little as a week). ECID, so don't get discouraged if you end up having to go the feeding tube route. It's a little more time-intensive than diabetes because you're the one having to physically feed Mousie throughout the day and it requires many more and much smaller-sized meals, but it eventually becomes just as routine as BG testing and is a great bonding experience with your cat. :-D

Are you testing his urine for ketones? If not, I suggest you start because you don't want another DKA disrupting the recovery process! I think once he gets his potassium back up and gets more food in him, things will improve even more for you two! There is light at the end of the tunnel. It just requires an extreme amount of patience and perseverance, but it sounds like you're doing great so far on his path to recovery. :thumbup

You might also want to check this yahoo group on Assisted Feeding that a member posted in another thread with someone going through a similar experience.
 
Today's update: Mousie seems to be consistently improving in many ways, yet not in others. For instance, he's not as jaundiced and his ketones are back to normal. I still don't have the glucometer yet, but both vets I'm using right now feel we're ok in that area with the plan we're on since he's improving. His urine went from darker than the yellow of the emoticons on this page to a light yellow, and as I said, ketones are normal.

Syringe feeding has a huge learning curve for both of us. He won't tolerate more than 10cc at a time for whatever reason. So, rather than doing 20cc every 2 hours, we're doing 10 every hour. Far more work for me, but less stress for him. I figure once I get more used to it, he will as well. However, with the decrease in his jaundice, it seems to be working for THAT at least.

I did view the feeding video which was quite helpful, and I'll go over the yahoo groups page tonight. I just got off the phone with one of my vets as I was concerned about dehydration. They're going to show me how to do the home fluids tomorrow or next day depending on how he does. He's still not at all interested in his food, but I know this takes time. I keep hoping he'll hate the syringe to the point where he'll go back to his bowl. :) I am so thankful that he's still here, though. I'm really surprised he's done this well so far.
 
So glad Mousie is slowly getting better. That dark urine is what I've always called a Jack Daniels color from fatty liver. Great to know the color is lighter now and he is keeping food down. You are doing a wonderful job taking care of him and many get well wishes coming for Mousie.
 
I have a funny bit of news. Hubby and I were cooking chicken for Mousie to try to get him to eat that. Well, hubby was making a bologna sandwich with a side of chips. He walked past Mousie and dropped a chip off his plate. Mousie promptly ate it. (yeah, I know....not allowed, but STILL.....). So, hubby took a small piece off his bologna and Mousie ate that too. Still won't eat the cat food, but he'll eat bologna and chips. LOL.

Anyhow, after that, he went to his bed and began to groom. SO...by the time his chicken was cooked, he was asleep and was NOT interested in it. Yet, somehow, I feel we may have turned a corner....unless he's just a bologna and chip junkie. :)

We're going to try to tempt him tomorrow with some other things, too. The chicken was always his favorite, so I cooked that. Hubby is still awake, so he'll try to give him a little before bed. Hope he'll eat it, but we'll see.

Thought you'd get a giggle at my little scavenger. Guess we'll have to be careful what we drop on the floor. :)
 
That's fantastic news! At this point, who cares if it's not that good for him? It's better for him than no food at all because that shows he's doing better enough to be picky about what little he puts in his mouth. :lol: How is he doing today? Eating more? How did the chicken work out?
 
The lightening of the urine also could be a function of the extra fluid due to syringe feeding - you may be getting in enough moisture for the kidneys to filter stuff easily, so the urine is more dilute.
 
My Tiggy is like that too.. sometimes he turns his nose up at the regular cat food, but if I put his bowl somewhere else where he can discover it.. he will eat it all up ...

Maybe you try feeding Mouse the grilled chicken in the same way as your hubbie did the bologna ie dropping a piece off your plate -..
 
Mousie is up to 2 1/2 syringes per 2 hour feeding now. He ate a small bit of chicken today, but didn't try to eat any more later. That said, he is drinking about a cup of water every 4-5 hours and peeing very well. I pilled him with his appetite pill again today. He even took that well. The insulin injections remain by far the easiest thing to do. :)

The cool thing, for me anyhow, is that we're learning to work together to get food into him. It's far less stressful now. I can make the slurry thicker now, too, which makes it easier. He seems to be gaining strength, but I'm sure he's not out of the woods yet. It seems to take a lot out of him just to eat. He'll eat then have to nap awhile. We're also still having to take him to the litter box, but when we do, he does go. Ketones are still normal.

I have no doubt that he's still dehydrated, and clearly he's not out of the woods. BUT.....this time last week, I wouldn't have given you odds that he'd be alive today, so I'll take it.
 
Forgot to ask: I have powdered oregano in the cabinet, and I plan to try that tomorrow. So, about how much do you sprinkle on the food? Mine is pretty strong, so I'm thinking just a pinch??
 
Wendy&Tiggy said:
Maybe you try feeding Mouse the grilled chicken in the same way as your hubbie did the bologna ie dropping a piece off your plate -..
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Hahaha! That is sooo true! Patrick, the same cat that had hepatic lipidosis, was the pickiest eater ever! The only non-cat food he would eat were carrots and mozzarella. He would also come running whenever I'd open tuna, but when I'd offer it to him, he wouldn't touch it! If I dropped it, however, he would pounce on it like he was trying to catch the fish himself. haha_smiley

Mom2Mousie said:
Forgot to ask: I have powdered oregano in the cabinet, and I plan to try that tomorrow. So, about how much do you sprinkle on the food? Mine is pretty strong, so I'm thinking just a pinch??
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I've never tried the oregano, but the Parmesan cheese works really well. I sprinkle a bit on top whenever Mikey turns his nose up at whatever new brand of cat food I'm trying on him just so I don't have to toss a full can of food out. I also got a new kitten a couple of days ago so I've also been using the Parmesan to entice them both to eat near each other and overcome their wariness and it's working even with that! Who knows! Maybe the new kitten won't be as picky as Michelangelo and will eat whatever leftovers Mikey doesn't like in the future. :lol:

It definitely sounds like Mousie's on the road to a full recovery! You're doing great work and it's paying off. :-D
 
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