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Most CRF cats are gassy and nauseous due to the build up of toxins and
stomach acid. How much do you want to eat when your stomach is upset?
Most CRF caretakers know the frustration of opening can after can of food
for an obviously hungry cat, only to have same cat turn up her nose and
stare at you with big hungry eyes. It's heart breaking.
There are things you can try:
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Mix in a little chicken or tuna with the prescribed food.
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Try a variety of foods. If, as in Cleo's case, Friskies Senior Chicken
& Turkey is all she'll eat, then Friskies Senior Chicken &
Turkey it is.
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Put a little of her favorite food on a fork and hold it under her
nose until she notices it. Then try to lead her towards the food,
and bury the food in it.
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If Kitty enjoys eating while sitting on your lap, go for it.
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Try mixing her food with some liquid. Many cats seems to like this
better; Cleo always turned her nose up at the soupy mess.
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Try giving a quarter tablet of Pepcid A/C twice a day, before any
food (or mixed in just a very small amount of food). Just beware —
when I gave Cleo Pepcid, it made her sick (literally).
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If Pepcid doesn't work, try Slippery Elm Bark. It's available at
health food stores.
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Try mixing some tuna and water together.
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Try clam juice.
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Try tuna dash, which is just dried tuna. You can get it at Cat
Claws.
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Try a little bit of baby food; many cats really like turkey or chicken
baby food. Just make sure it has no onion in it. Onions can cause
Heinz anemia.
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Try force feeding. Sometimes once they get a little food in their
stomachs, they'll start to eat on their own.
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Try warming the food.
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Try getting kitty to lick your finger.
- Try an appetite stimulant, like Cyproheptadine or Valium.
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