Highest calorie food for cats?

Question

My cat is 16 years old, and she is dying. I would like to keep her comfortable as long as possible, but she is absolutely ravenous, eats anything she can get, and is still losing weight. I give her 3 cans of cat food a day. What would be the best high calorie meals I could give her to help her feel full longer?
She is usually so hungry, she will literally dive into the canned food when I put it down, and then she grabs any of our food she can get off our plates.
Please don't give me the "take her to the vet" speech, she's lived a good life, and there is only one more trip to the vet for her. I'm hoping that I don't have to take her, home would be a less scary place for her to die.

She has cancer...

As far as getting another cat, who the heck told you anything about me or my pets?!!!! I did not say that I didn't have her at the vet before, I'm telling you that she is DYING and I know this!!!
Sometimes the best thing to do is let go, not put a beloved animal through all the stress of taking her to the vet!

I'm sorry for my vent, but I'm sitting here crying my eyes out over another question about a cat dying, and come back here to have people hollering at me over something that they only know the barest details of...I have another cat, a dog, and a ferret all of whom are very healthy! Have a great evening, and thank you to those who gave me honest answers without judging.

Answer 1

Dry EVO is 50% protien and very high calorie, possibly too high if she develops the runs from it. Royal Canin Siamese 38 is 38% protien and pretty good too.

You can also give her baked chicken (no bones or coating) which is easily digestable and close to natural food for cats (being a bird and all). I share baked chicken with our guys all the time, just make sure to take the skin off if it was baked at the store, they over salt theirs. Cooked meats take longer to digest than regular cat food so she may feel fuller longer.

Cooked scrambled eggs, pot roast, any foods that aren't heavily salted and don't have butter or gravy on can be offered.

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Don't stress over the other answers. I know that when cancer is diagnosed in cats and dogs you usually only get another 6 months at most with them, so the inevitable has to be faced. I lost two to cancer in the past 20 years.

Give yours whatever food she enjoys that doesn't make her sick. Meat is high calorie, but pork probably isn't the best choice, and some cats don't tolerate fish too well either, which leaves bird and cow mostly. Slice the pieces small, or shred them, so she doesn't bolt them down and choke doing it.

Give her a pat for me.

Answer 2

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Highest calorie food for cats?
My cat is 16 years old, and she is dying. I would like to keep her comfortable as long as possible, but she is absolutely ravenous, eats anything she can get, and is still losing weight. I give her 3 cans of cat food a day. What would be the best high calorie meals I could give her to help her...

Answer 3

Ok don't get mad...But when was the last time she has seen a vet?
The thing about cats you have to realize is that they conceal how ill or ailing they really are to protect themselves in nature.

She may have internal parasites that cause her to be ravenous. She could be diabetic.
Cats these days can live into their 20's if cared for properly.
If you really want to make her comfortable I WOULD see a vet unless you have been very recently.
She may suffering terribly and you do not have the expertise to deceide that.
There ARE things a vet can do to make her last days more comfortable. Keeping her hydrated for example pain meds etc are all things a vet can help you with.

The highest calorie food would be kitten food. However it would also contain WAY too much protein for her and most likely cause further damage on her already ailing body.
You could try nutrical it's a paste that has extra calories and vitamins. I give it to my cats when they are sick.

Also just a FYI wet food is less filling then dry food. If her teeth are bad you could moisten the food with water.

If you are worried about cost I would tell the dr upfront that you know dear kitty has seen better days and you want to make her comfortable but you don't have the funds or the desire to run a bunch of tests on a cat you feel is dying.
AND PLEASE DO NOT GET ANOTHER CAT!

Answer 4

Contact your vet. They often have special formulated cat foods that are used for cats who are recovering from surgery, and need a calorie packed food. If her kidneys are fully functioning, then consider a kitten chow for the extra calories. It is at least worth a try. If she has kidney problems, then the extra protein would cause some problems. But one question. Weight loss in elderly cats is often related to thyroid problems, so has that been ruled out? If her thyroid is on high output, she is burning calories faster than she can take them in, and treatment is relatively simple. A blood test will tell you that answer.

Answer 5

First, my condolences.

Second, calm down. You came to us with minimal information. Based on what you told us, the instinctive response for anyone working at a vet is to tell you exactly what you were told: hyperthyroidism; treatable; take to a vet.

Also, "dying" has a large range of meanings when it comes to the typical pet owner. Cancer has several stages as well. I have seen animals with cancer live for months, even years, before it began to seriously effect quality of life.

It is possible for your cat to have both cancer and hyperthyroidism. If your cat has had a T4 run and you know for sure that it is not hyperthyroid, then disregard this. If not, it would be worth investigating, also depending on how advanced the cancer is.

As mentioned before, there are simple things your vet can do to alleviate pain and suffering such as subcutaneous fluids and pain medications. Neither of these should be very stressful to your cat and in most cases your vet can teach you how to do these things at home.

In response to home being a "less scary" place to die, I must say this: euthanasia is a gift we can give our pets that we as humans are not allowed to have for ourselves. They don't have to agonize to the very last breath. I have seen owners not want to make the choice and let their pet die naturally. It is NOT a pretty thing to watch.

When it comes right down to it, 9 times out of 10, they are rushing into our office with their pet and we can't draw up the euthanasia solution fast enough for them. Sorry, but I have seen it both ways, and just think that you should be informed. There is also the possibility of a vet making a housecall to perform a euthanasia if you are concerned about the stress of actually taking her into the office.

As for your original question, Eukanuba Maximum Calorie is designed to have alot of calories in just a small amount of food. We use it for our cats that need to be tube fed. It really works wonders. You should be able to purchase it at your vet's office.

Though I will warn you, I typically haven't seen cancer kitties as hunger driven as you described, so it may not be the calories she's craving. If that's the case it won't matter what you feed her. Sorry, this goes back to suspecting the thyroid is causing a problem, though I know that is not what you want to hear.

Answer 6

I have heard that Innova Evo (dry) is quite high in calories. It's also high in phosphorous and might not be good for a cat with kidney problems. But with cancer it might be ok.

And dry food in general is higher in calories and often causes weight problems.

While your cat is better off with canned, you could certainly supplement her meals with some dry food to give the extra calories.

Answer 7

It really sounds to me that your cat is suffering from hyperthyroidism and that is TREATABLE with correct diagnosis and medication.

You need to take her to a vet immediately as she is suffering and she can be helped. There is no high calorie food to help her - she needs medicine for her overactive thyroid.

I rescue a cat at age 15 who was dying from that condition. She was treated and lived happily with me for the next seven years.

"Get her to the vet" is not a speech. She can be relieved of her problem - without medication she can go blind, have a stroke from high blood pressure, be constantly hungry and generally miserable. She might not die for a year and it will be a miserable death and one you can prevent.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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