On 4/8/2014 11:03 AM, Jane B wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, Buglady. Except for the raw food, I have tried the other tricks.
They don't work.
.........maybe rotate tricks and keep trying? I know all about stubborn
cats! The pet food store used to have freeze dried liver bits that I
would crumble to powder over food to increase appetite. You didn't need
much and it was aromatic.

As for the raw, I'll try it but I doubt it will work. She has no
interest in "people" food, even fish.
..........You never know......warm aromatic seared chicken may be
delectable. You could get some deli turkey and see if she likes that.
Think positive. Put the food down and walk away. Pick it up after half
an hour.

What about the tuna? I'm guessing feeding her tuna too often is not a good idea.
............Personally I stay away from a lot of the canned fishy cat
foods. It's as addictive as kibble, which appears to be the issue. And
not believing that they put the "best" in cat foods, who knows how much
mercury is in that tuna.

As I said, it's the only canned cat food she's willing to eat - and
not much of that.

............If she eats it, use it. Only dole out 1 tbsp at a time. If
she's eating even 2 tbsps a day that's enough to keep her going so hang
tough for a couple of days. Pick up the kibble so there's no choice in
the matter.

..........A friend of mine said his cat had no interest in canned food,
but now that's all she'll eat. Don't know what happened. I think it's
not having the kibble dish on the floor all the time, which isn't a
great way to feed anyway, because you never know how much they're
eating. I feed twice a day, then a tiny snack at noon and bed time.
Setting up feeding times can help appetite issues. If there's food
available all the time, they're never really that hungry.

buglady
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