WalMart has a vitamin supplement in a spray bottle in the cat food section..
It samon and other fish oil and etc. but it seems to help one old FeLV+
that has a craving for strange stuff, licking news paper etc.
And it seems to improve the flavor for others that are picky eaters...
I thought my old guy was starting his down hill slide a year ago when he
started
the licking.. Some say its a sign of anemia... But I have been giving him
probably double the recommended amount on the label and he is still hanging
in there about the same as he was a year ago with only occasional interferon
and antibiotics....
Tad
Kelley Saveika wrote:
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for all the great info.
I think my biggest question is about them craving what they are
missing - mine crave BREAD. If I bring bread into the house I have to
lock it up immediately - just putting it in a cabinet with the door
closed does NOT work because they will open the door. I think they
would rather have bread than anything. But it is bad for them, yes?
Being made of grain and all....
On 12/17/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I highly recommend a teaspoon of Nutri-Cal or Vita-Cal twice a
day. It boosts the calories, and most cats eat it by choice. You
can also increase the fat in her diet by adding high fat
supplements (like those made for good coats and skin) or Feline
Missing Link (which I use myself with great results).
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177&N=2002+113617
<http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3177&N=2002+113617>
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A digestion aid can help her to get more calories out of what she
does eat too:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391&N=2002+113753
<http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3391&N=2002+113753>
Also consider a liquid supplement Like Cat Sure, Rebound, or
Clinicare:
http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070&Show=ExtInfo
<http://www.allivet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=12070&Show=ExtInfo>
You wont have to get her to eat much more if you add enough
calories to the amount she's already eating. I've never had a
problem with mixing Missing Link or Vita-cal into the wet food,
the cats LIKE the flavors, at least mine have not refused to eat
it with it in there. I have a tub of a supplement called Wild
Trax, it's for supplementing wild hybrid cats that get raw meat
with bones as their primary food, anyways, I got it for the
bengals when I did that rescue 2 years ago. Sometimes I just
unscrew the lid and leave the jar open on the table, and the cats
come up and lick some of it out if they want (it's a very meaty
smelling powder). Like all animals, they will crave what they are
missing (think a salt-mineral block for livestock). If she doesn't
eat the powdered supplements, you can always syringe her the
Vita-Cal mixed with the Rebound, and add a liquid vitamin
supplement like Lixo-Tinic or Pet-Tinic. There's not much you
can't find in the supplement world if you look hard enough.
So, that's what I would do, try the Missing Link and Vita-Cal
mixed into her wet food first, if she refuses it, then get the
Rebound, and Pet-Tinic, and mix those with the Vita-Cal and then
syringe the liquid. You can't syringe the Missing Link, it's too
grainy and doesn't dissolve in liquid. I'm not sure about the
digestion aid stuff, I've never used it personally. It appears
that it might dissolve in liquid, and it looks crystalline in the
photo.
Phaewryn
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