She's 16. Just had some teeth extracted 3 weeks ago. Eat just a tiny bit, then quits. She's lost 1/2 a pound since she had her teeth out. I've watered down the wet food(s), heated up gravy & fat, given her bits of cheese. Even force-fed her a little bit. Any thoughts? She's not vomiting or anything.
2006-12-10 17:32:07 · 8 answers · asked by greenlass1953 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
You should go to your vet as soon as possible. Especially being old, it is dangerous for them to go without eating. When my cats had their teeth extracted, we crushed their food for them.
With my older cat, we went through a period when she couldn't keep her food down(the vet had no clue), and we fed her replacement kitten milk for awhile, to make sure she still got all her nutrients. After like 2-3 weeks, she just stopped vomitting, we put her back on crushed hard food and she was fine. Bloodwork was clean, stool was clean. We are still stumped to this day. But she is on a strict diet of only dry cat food now, no treats.
2006-12-10 18:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by Vaynthe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea, but it sounds like the vet for you. Yes, it could be the tooth (teeth) extractions, but it could easily be something else. You have an anorexic cat, and unfortunately anorexia is one of those symptoms which come with a lot of different health issues ... and you don't want to have to force feed her anymore .. so you need to go to the vet, so that you won't have to.
The refusal to eat is a symptom, not the disease. Something else is going on. Cats don't just stop eating for no reason.
2006-12-10 21:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. for 2 motives. One the kitten formulation will %. the pounds on an older cat. And 2 the dry nutrition is made to help save the enamel sparkling. Feed them one after the other till the kitten is the right age to devour dry nutrition. bear in mind too that the older cat is in all probability jealous which you're feeding yet another cat in any respect. while the kitten gets the right age get a stable nutrition like organic stability it is nutritionally ok for the two a while.
2016-10-14 10:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had an old cat once that had some sort of build-up in it's very back teeth that made it too painful for her to eat and the vet had to cut it out.
2006-12-10 17:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by just another answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could her mouth stil be sore from the tooth extractions? I mean you said she eats a bit then quits. sounds like eating may be painful for her... call your vet and ask... perhaps he can give her a pain patch to help.
2006-12-11 01:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go get her tested at the vet for chronic kidney failure and other problems. She may need antibiotics too. Keep her hydrated!
2006-12-10 17:42:26 · answer #6 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, talk to your vet. You may need to look at a liquid diet, but your vet will know what's best.
2006-12-10 17:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by Meridianhawk42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see your vet cats should not go without eating it can be fatal
2006-12-10 18:23:18 · answer #8 · answered by J.B.1972 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋