Hi everyone,
I’m Sandy’s owner, she’s a senior cat with diabetes who is also overweight. For the past couple years, she’s been on caninsulin and has been doing well. She has 2 units, two times a day, one before every meal.
For the past couple weeks, she’s been doing really great in the litter box, depicting good bowel movement. She has also been eating her Hills Prescription Glucose MD Kitten food with some form of wet food (fancy feast) regularly with no issue. She also has been on fortiflora cycle, about 20 days in.
She was eating all her food normally till yesterday but just today but this morning, as I gave her the fancy feast petite braised chicken, she ate half of a serving but was generally did not want to eat. After I looked at the food, it looked a little off because it was thicker and slimier but I wasn’t sure. I then gave her the MD kibble which she regularly eats and ate a couple bites but ended up refusing that to eat as well. I followed up with two different flavours of fancy feast which she ate a tiny bit of each can but generally refused either. I had went to the vet 2 weeks ago and he said she looked all good with the main concerns being her weight, diabetes and some dental health but gave the green light generally saying she’s doing well. Sandy doesn’t look like she’s in pain when she eats because even the kibble she ate a couple of bites but looked uninterested after. Plus this morning, she ate with good speed and showed no issues. She has no food in between her two big meals either. She looks like she’s still has energy, she went to the litter box and looks playful. But she doesn’t want to eat. The only factor I can say has changed today is my mom came back from another country after 2 months but Sandy doesn’t look startled by her so I’m not sure it’s the issue. It could also be the first serving of the braised chicken she ate wasn’t high “good” so she got nauseous. She was also eating from a low bowl where her whiskers don’t touch the sides.
All this to say, I’m really struggling with Sandy’s food and finding a food that she will eat and enjoy without me having to hand-feed her and that isn’t too high carb. I’ve tried the fancy feast stuff but it’s too inconsistent and I’ve spent so much money on it at this point. I feel like a bad cat parent because I consistently try my best to feed her at her designated meal times so she can get her insulin so when she refuses to eat, it really makes me panic and feel upset. And if she misses a shot, I get very worried. Can someone please help me with how to deal with a picky eater, some good food brands that they can eat with specific products, and some hacks to make food appetizing to them without upsetting their stomach?
I feel just horrible and sometimes it feels like I’m giving my all and it’s just not enough. I don’t have the money and resources to constantly go to the vet and explore different food options.
Any help would be appreciated
I’m Sandy’s owner, she’s a senior cat with diabetes who is also overweight. For the past couple years, she’s been on caninsulin and has been doing well. She has 2 units, two times a day, one before every meal.
For the past couple weeks, she’s been doing really great in the litter box, depicting good bowel movement. She has also been eating her Hills Prescription Glucose MD Kitten food with some form of wet food (fancy feast) regularly with no issue. She also has been on fortiflora cycle, about 20 days in.
She was eating all her food normally till yesterday but just today but this morning, as I gave her the fancy feast petite braised chicken, she ate half of a serving but was generally did not want to eat. After I looked at the food, it looked a little off because it was thicker and slimier but I wasn’t sure. I then gave her the MD kibble which she regularly eats and ate a couple bites but ended up refusing that to eat as well. I followed up with two different flavours of fancy feast which she ate a tiny bit of each can but generally refused either. I had went to the vet 2 weeks ago and he said she looked all good with the main concerns being her weight, diabetes and some dental health but gave the green light generally saying she’s doing well. Sandy doesn’t look like she’s in pain when she eats because even the kibble she ate a couple of bites but looked uninterested after. Plus this morning, she ate with good speed and showed no issues. She has no food in between her two big meals either. She looks like she’s still has energy, she went to the litter box and looks playful. But she doesn’t want to eat. The only factor I can say has changed today is my mom came back from another country after 2 months but Sandy doesn’t look startled by her so I’m not sure it’s the issue. It could also be the first serving of the braised chicken she ate wasn’t high “good” so she got nauseous. She was also eating from a low bowl where her whiskers don’t touch the sides.
All this to say, I’m really struggling with Sandy’s food and finding a food that she will eat and enjoy without me having to hand-feed her and that isn’t too high carb. I’ve tried the fancy feast stuff but it’s too inconsistent and I’ve spent so much money on it at this point. I feel like a bad cat parent because I consistently try my best to feed her at her designated meal times so she can get her insulin so when she refuses to eat, it really makes me panic and feel upset. And if she misses a shot, I get very worried. Can someone please help me with how to deal with a picky eater, some good food brands that they can eat with specific products, and some hacks to make food appetizing to them without upsetting their stomach?
I feel just horrible and sometimes it feels like I’m giving my all and it’s just not enough. I don’t have the money and resources to constantly go to the vet and explore different food options.
Any help would be appreciated
