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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Hello,
My Kitten was sick a week ago. I have brought her to the vet and she received an antibiotic shot and also antibiotic meds to be administered orally. Since then I have noticed a wonderful difference in Samba! Her eyes seem healthy and she has stopped vomitting her food. She vomitted both hard and soft foods. With that said. She used to eat her hard food like crazy and I would give her wet food a few times a week as a treat. But now, since the illness, she doesn't eat the hard food. The Vet stated that whe might have had a sore throat. He said we should see a difference in a few days. I saw no difference. Yesterday, she took a few nibbles of her hard food but not enough to make a difference. What could be wrong? Does she hate her hard food now? I feed her the Nutro brand (indoor kitten food) in both hard and wet. Thanks for any advice. Bigs PS: She almost bit my finger off while giving her meds... *lol* Poor Samba. So her jaw muscles are nice and strong! *lol* |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Bigs wrote:
Hello, My Kitten was sick a week ago. I have brought her to the vet and she received an antibiotic shot and also antibiotic meds to be administered orally. Since then I have noticed a wonderful difference in Samba! Her eyes seem healthy and she has stopped vomitting her food. She vomitted both hard and soft foods. With that said. She used to eat her hard food like crazy and I would give her wet food a few times a week as a treat. But now, since the illness, she doesn't eat the hard food. The Vet stated that whe might have had a sore throat. He said we should see a difference in a few days. I saw no difference. Yesterday, she took a few nibbles of her hard food but not enough to make a difference. What could be wrong? Does she hate her hard food now? I feed her the Nutro brand (indoor kitten food) in both hard and wet. Thanks for any advice. Bigs PS: She almost bit my finger off while giving her meds... *lol* Poor Samba. So her jaw muscles are nice and strong! *lol* It is actually a good thing that she consumes soft food (canned) now, because there is more moisture in the canned which is good for cats. |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Joe is correct. Be happy that she likes canned food - it is much better
for her (although not as convenient for you). ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Bigs wrote: Hello, What could be wrong? Does she hate her hard food now? It's much better for kitty to eat canned food and only have dry as treats. Here's a couple really good articles: http://www.catinfo.org/zorans_article.pdf http://www.catinfo.org/index.htm Lauren See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Thanks everyone for your replies!
Do any of you brush your cats teeth? Does wet food rot their teeth? Samba absolutely flips over wet food. She climbs my leg! ) This is my Samba! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigs73/sets/1203738/ |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Bigs wrote:
Thanks everyone for your replies! Do any of you brush your cats teeth? Does wet food rot their teeth? Samba absolutely flips over wet food. She climbs my leg! ) This is my Samba! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigs73/sets/1203738/ Oh my gosh! What a cutie! Yes, I'm certain some do. Use Google and do a search of the archives of this newsgroup. Phil has offered good advice on the how-to in that area. |
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5-1/2 month old kitten does eat hard food anymore
Bigs wrote: Thanks everyone for your replies! Do any of you brush your cats teeth? Does wet food rot their teeth? Samba absolutely flips over wet food. She climbs my leg! ) This is my Samba! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigs73/sets/1203738/ Samba is really cute! Now is a good time to get your cat used to having her teeth brushed. They make little toothbrushes for cats. I like the CET cat one. For my cats, I give them chicken gizzards which is good for cleaning their teeth and excercising their jaws. I give them raw, but if you want, you could braise them in a little butter. Lauren See my cats: http://tinyurl.com/76tg8 |
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