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Need suggestions for high calorie canned food for Fatass' assisted feeding...
Well, aside from a handful of treats, Fatass has not eaten for two days
without my assistance. (I am giving her about 40-50ml of IVD canned per day.) I need suggestions for the highest quality, highest calorie dense food that can be fed through a syringe. Palatability is not an issue since it is going in whether she likes it or not. Funny, after work yesterday I was hoping to see an empty or 1/2 empty food dish, but no deal. I gave her 2mg of Cypro, 1/4 pepcid, 250ml of ringers, and 40ml of IVD with the syringe, and she perked up quite a bit, all the way through this morning...I wake up, and she is there purring on the edge of the bed. (this has been a seldom occurance in the past couple of weeks, so I am thinking she is feeling better.) But again, downstairs this morning, the smorgasboard I left for her was again untouched. I gave her more cypro, her daily norvasc, and a small syringe of IVD (I think a teaspoon worth) and hope that I get home tonight and see some freakin' food gone. I am ready to go with another 50ml when I get home from work, but I am thinking the IVD, with its low protien content, is not as dense in calories as others might be. Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. I need to pull her out of this. Thanks, Bluesman |
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Well, I think you want a/d available from the vet. I do not even need to
thin it for syringe feeding and it is calorie dense. wrote in message ps.com... Well, aside from a handful of treats, Fatass has not eaten for two days without my assistance. (I am giving her about 40-50ml of IVD canned per day.) I need suggestions for the highest quality, highest calorie dense food that can be fed through a syringe. Palatability is not an issue since it is going in whether she likes it or not. Funny, after work yesterday I was hoping to see an empty or 1/2 empty food dish, but no deal. I gave her 2mg of Cypro, 1/4 pepcid, 250ml of ringers, and 40ml of IVD with the syringe, and she perked up quite a bit, all the way through this morning...I wake up, and she is there purring on the edge of the bed. (this has been a seldom occurance in the past couple of weeks, so I am thinking she is feeling better.) But again, downstairs this morning, the smorgasboard I left for her was again untouched. I gave her more cypro, her daily norvasc, and a small syringe of IVD (I think a teaspoon worth) and hope that I get home tonight and see some freakin' food gone. I am ready to go with another 50ml when I get home from work, but I am thinking the IVD, with its low protien content, is not as dense in calories as others might be. Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. I need to pull her out of this. Thanks, Bluesman |
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Yup, I have some nutri-cal - and I did have a big can f the a/d, but
Fats hated it...I will get a few more cans from the vet. In the meantime, I just went to Petsmart (what a ripoff) and scoured the aisles for canned foods with the highest fat and lowest phosphorus content...strangely enough, it was all Kitten food. Science, Mother Hubbard, and Nutro. I am also looking into mixing the food with a small amount of olive/vegetable/flax/fish oil to increase calories, as long as it doesn't cause explosive sh!ts or projectile barfing. If anyone has thoughts on the use of oil, let me know. Thanks, Bluesman |
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wrote in message ps.com... Well, aside from a handful of treats, Fatass has not eaten for two days without my assistance. (I am giving her about 40-50ml of IVD canned per day.) I need suggestions for the highest quality, highest calorie dense food that can be fed through a syringe. Palatability is not an issue since it is going in whether she likes it or not. Funny, after work yesterday I was hoping to see an empty or 1/2 empty food dish, but no deal. I gave her 2mg of Cypro, 1/4 pepcid, 250ml of ringers, and 40ml of IVD with the syringe, and she perked up quite a bit, all the way through this morning...I wake up, and she is there purring on the edge of the bed. (this has been a seldom occurance in the past couple of weeks, so I am thinking she is feeling better.) But again, downstairs this morning, the smorgasboard I left for her was again untouched. I gave her more cypro, her daily norvasc, and a small syringe of IVD (I think a teaspoon worth) and hope that I get home tonight and see some freakin' food gone. I am ready to go with another 50ml when I get home from work, but I am thinking the IVD, with its low protien content, is not as dense in calories as others might be. Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. I need to pull her out of this. Thanks, Bluesman Please reconsider your course of action. I read this message and also your previous message when you listed some of your cats values. It is obvious that she is crashing, and I think her only hope if for your to place her with your vet for a couple of days and let the clinic provide the type of care that she needs. This is not a do-it-yourself project, and the longer you delay the more damage will be done. I realize that you hate the thought of leaving her with strangers, but it is something that needs to be done. Would you take an infant or an elderly parent to the hospital in similar circumstances? I'm sure you would, and I think the same action is called for here. Please take her in ASAP and take along some towels or clothing with your scent on them to place with her. You could also make arrangements for visitation while she is there. This may be painful for you, but this way you will know that you have done everything possible to help your kitty through this crisis. Without proper medical care, I am sure that she will not survive much longer. With medical care, she may have a chance. MaryL |
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If she's not eating at all then give her normal food and forget the diet.
Once she's back eating you can perhaps wean her back onto the diet. A CRF cat cannot afford not to eat. I never realised how depressed my cat was until I stopped the diet and gave her normal food. It was thought she was CRF but now turns out she was not - although she does only have one working kidney. The diet was making my cat ill in other ways and the vet was only guessing in the end so I made the decision to stop the diet and we have not looked back since. My cat is happy, active and now a completely different cat. She has also put on much needed weight. It's quality of life that counts. Not quantity. chas |
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: In the meantime, I just went to Petsmart (what a ripoff) What do you dislike about petsmart, and where do you like to shop? Petsmart and Target are two stores near me. Of the two, Petsmart has better selection as well as prices. However, I haven't checked many other stores. |
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I appreciate your thoughts, but she is already bouncing back. And she
is receiving proper medical care. She has been to the vet 5 times in three months, she receives meds and sub-q's religiously...The vet gave hospitalization as an option, leaving it to me to base my decision BECAUSE I KNOW THE CAT. Her appetite and energy levels are better each day than they were last Friday when I brought her in. She ate 6 oz on her own yesterday, no need for syringe feeding at all, even though I was ready to go with it. If she worsens, I will reconsider - but if she continues to improve, she stays at home. The next blood and BP test for her is scheduled for 9/2. (2 1/2 more weeks.) Bluesman |
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