I have a cat who is negative, but he doesn't want to eat either. My homeopathic vet recommends a supplement called Amino B-Plex. It has amino acids, B vitamins to stimulate the appetite, potassium, iron, a few other things that aren't familiar to me. It's a liquid, and they seem to like it. You just squirt it in their mouth.
It doesn't have sodium benzoate, which is a preservative that isn't OK for cats (even tho a lot of cat products use it) I don't know how high calorie it is, but I am wondering how many calories are in a tablespoon of nutrical and what that actually translates to for a cat? The website listed on the bottle is www.naturaldvm.com if anyone is interested. Janine --- Elizabeth Paz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've never heard of Nutrical, is it a food > supplement? This sounds very > good and quite easy to give, at this point I am > willing to try anything. > Thank you so much, I will be picking up a tube > tomorrow. > > <BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: > 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 > 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font > style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr > color=#A0C6E5 > size=1> > From: <i>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</i><br>Reply-To: > <i>felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</i><br>To: > <i>felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</i><br>Subject: > <i>Re: RE: > Lisa--Nutrical</i><br>Date: <i>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 > 12:16:34 > -0500</i><br>>This is a good way to administer > Nutrical, if it hasn't > been suggested<br>>already! It's a high-calorie > gel that comes in a tube > (can also be<br>>found at Petsmart, etc.)...just > put some on your finger > and scrape<br>>against the roof of kitty's > mouth...I've also put some on > paws so that<br>>they're forced to lick it > off...but you can't put too > much as cat's have<br>>a tendency to want to > shake it off before they > lick it off...I've got<br>>splatterings of > Nutrical all over the > kitchen!<br>><br>><br>>****************************************************<br>>"But > > if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To > me, you will > be<br>>unique in all the world. To you, I shall > be unique in all the > world; You<br>>become responsible, forever, for > what you have > tamed..." --Antoine > de<br>>Saint-Exupéry<br>><br>>"If you > talk to the animals they will talk with you and you > will know<br>>each > other. If you do not talk to them you will not know > them, and > what<br>>you do not know you will fear. What one > fears one > destroys." --Chief > Dan<br>>George<br>><br>>----- Original > Message -----<br>>From: Hideyo Yamamoto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>>Date: > Wednesday, August 31, > 2005 11:13 am<br>>Subject: RE: > Lisa<br>><br>> > Hi, Lisa, are > you using syringe? I have one cat, Leo who > just<br>> > hated > to<br>> > be fed with syringe and everthing > could come out from his > mouth ---<br>> ><br>> > My vet also told > me a different way of > feeding with your finger - you<br>> > take a > pallatble food like baby > food or cannned food, and put some on<br>> > > the tip of your pointing > finger . you put the food side up (the<br>> > > oppositeside of where > your nail is), and put it into his mouth --<br>> > > rub against<br>> > > the top of his palate -<br>> ><br>> > > How is he doing > today?<br>> > -----Original > Message-----<br>> > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Elizabeth<br>> > > PazSent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:11 > PM<br>> > To: > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<br>> > Subject: > Hideyo<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > Thank you for your > kind words, I will keep > trying. It just that he<br>> > struggles so > much that I worry about > getting him all stressed out. He<br>> > > does<br>> > put up one > heck of a struggle. His head is so strong and it > moves<br>> > > so<br>> > quickly.<br>> ><br>> > > But I will keep trying. > He was so ill in 03 that we did not think > he<br>> > would<br>> > > make it but we worked so hard on getting him so > healthy and > chubby.<br>> > butthis<br>> > is so > different with the food. I > can easily give him his pills, but<br>> > > this<br>> > food > stuff, what can I say, this is just tearing my heart > up.<br>> > ><br>> > Thank You for support.<br>> > > Lisa<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > <BLOCKQUOTE > style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; > BORDER-LEFT:<br>> > > #A0C6E5<br>> > 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: > 0px'><font<br>> > > style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr<br>> > > > color=#A0C6E5<br>> > size=1><br>> > > From: > <i>&quot;Hideyo Yamamoto&quot;<br>> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt;</i><br>Reply-To:<br>> > > > > <i>felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</i><br>To:<br>> > > > > <i><felvtalk@felineleukemia.org&gt;</i><br>Subject: > > <i>RE: Won't<br>> > Eat....Please > Help</i><br>Date: <i>Tue, 30 Aug > 2005 17:20:06<br>> > > -0600</i><br>&gt;Lisa, I can > emphasize your pain - my > Felv positive,<br>> > Ginger<br>> > > stopped<br>&gt;eating for over a week a > several months<br>> > > ago.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;She is > already a very small > girl, and did not want<br>> > her<br>> > > to lose any > more<br>&gt;weight - so as Nina mentioned, > I assisted<br>> > > her to<br>> > eat<br>> > with syringe > every<br>&gt;day > with baby food and liver shake<br>> > > -<br>&gt;<br>&gt;I will be > praying that your kitty will > bounce back<br>> > very<br>> > soon - so > > stay<br>&gt;calm (I know it's hard, but do > your best) and<br>> > > talkto<br>> > him gently > and<br>&gt;tell him how much > he means to you and how he is<br>> > > going<br>> > to get better > very<br>&gt;very > soon..<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Love > and hugs to<br>> > you<br>> > and your > kitty..<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Hideyo<br>&gt;<br>&gt;-----Original<br>> > > > Message-----<br>&gt;From:<br>> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>&gt;[mailto:Felvtalk-<br>> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>> > On > Behalf Of > Nina<br>&gt;Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 > 3:55<br>> > > PM<br>&gt;To:<br>> > > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<br>&gt;Subject: > Re: Won't > Eat....Please<br>> > > Help<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Hi > Lisa,<br>&gt;I can hear the panic in your > voice<br>> > > and<br>> > how very much you love > your<br>&gt;Kitty. You > are right, you need to<br>> > get<br>> > > him to eat. It is > wonderful<br>&gt;that he has been so > healthy<br>> > and > has<br>> > a<br>> > few extra pounds to > help > him<br>&gt;maintain right now. He is > in<br>> > > dangerof<br>> > HL if he goes without > eating<br>&gt;anything > in a 24 to 48 hour<br>> > period.<br>> > > That means if you get > something<br>&gt;down him, he'll probably > be<br>> > > okay.I<br>> > know the sound of > &quot;syringe<br>&gt;feeding&quot; > can be<br>> > > intimidating.<br>> > Don't think of it as > &quot;force&quot; > feeding,<br>&gt;think of it<br>> > > as<br>> > > &quot;assisted&quot; feeding. Like you > would a baby. There > is<br>> > a<br>&gt;group for help > with this, here's > the<br>> > > link:<br>&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Assisted-<br>> > > === message truncated ===
