fussy eater!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:51:44 GMT

How odd! At least she's better now though

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loopylou711 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:48:49 GMT

thats the mystery, constipated then dehydrated but no idea what brought it all on!! Little rascle is now insured haha!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:34:39 GMT

Aww glad she's back to her normal monster like self

What was wrong with her in the end?

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loopylou711 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:15:38 GMT

she is all better and is back to her usual self. Shes eating loads and just being her odd little self! Shes feeling so much better that have been getting woken up with her pawing my head purring with her fish next to me! Shes a lil monster! But my lil monster!!

Btw are claveseptin coated in something... she ate them straight out my hand

Just wanted to say thanks guys for listening to me going on and on about her!! Thankss!!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:23:01 GMT

How is your little baby girl now?

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loopylou711 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:37:21 GMT

Niamhs my baby and i know i elt her away with murder! But on the food front, i always refuse to feed her anything new unless her bowl is empty. However, she would happily go a day or 2 without eating as shes that stuborn!

She still not herself today and stillhasn't eaten! Vets again tonight, really worried about her! Been syringing water in her and trying to get her interested in food but not happining! Hopefully she will be better soon though.... am misisng all my hugs and at the moment if i hug her she growls! Poor little thing!!

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Cat Woman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:50:07 GMT

I have always put my cats food down & left it - they eat it or go without! I would never offer lots of different "choices" to a healthy cat. Obviously if there was a medical reason for inappetance, that would be different. I now have 2 cats that will eat pretty much anything & I don't have to worry. Firm, but fair I think!!!

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Freckle — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:39:49 GMT

yes indeed! overfacing them = 'well i might have been hungry, but i ain't now!'

which is why i think it is so important to foster 'non- fussy' eaters - both dogs and cats!

we had a renal cat in today - off food, would not eat anything, even with tlc etc - spoke to o - had been on boiled white fish since she was a kitten, hand fed no less.....

extreme example i know, but it happens a lot!

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Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:02:45 GMT

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Hey Lou

Glad to hear that you know what the prob is, and can sort it

Doubly glad to hear you are hunting a TP - good luck!!

OT, but with regards to cats, I have always been taught (and have practiced with my kitties) do not allow them to get fussy as healthy youngsters - they eat what they are given in my house (sounds harsher than it is - mine eat dry, with a pouch as a 'treat' every now and then)

I have when they were kitties ( and same with my pooches), go more than 12 hours without eating, before realising that what they were given, was all there was!

Obviously I would NEVER recommend this in an animal that has anything at all wrong with them!

I was taught this by referral nurses as a way to get your kitty/dog to be in a mind frame to eat their prescription diet later in life

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I'm another firm believer of you get what your given especially with cats as they are cheeky but usually when they don't eat something it's for a reason. Sometimes offering them too much can put them off totally!

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Freckle — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:44:51 GMT

Hey Lou

Glad to hear that you know what the prob is, and can sort it

Doubly glad to hear you are hunting a TP - good luck!!

I have when they were kitties ( and same with my pooches), go more than 12 hours without eating, before realising that what they were given, was all there was!

Obviously I would NEVER recommend this in an animal that has anything at all wrong with them!

I was taught this by referral nurses as a way to get your kitty/dog to be in a mind frame to eat their prescription diet later in life

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loopylou711 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:10:16 GMT

so we had the vet this mornign and wasnt she odd! She was being so nice to the vet purrign and givng her kisses shes normally an evil lil witch to people she doesn't know! I guess shes smart and knows to stay on the right sidee of a vet!

Anyways she was constipated and dehyrated which shocked me because I swear she had been to the loo and drank loads yesterday! But hey what do I know? She got a mini enema thing and some electrolyte water and some liquid p (cnt mind the name!). Anyways she still been sick and refusing food!! God have tried everything, fish, meat and her favourite pouches! She is so fussy!!

If she doesn't eat tonight I guess back to the vets in the morning although means another day of uni which I can't afford to miss!

Love her to bits just wish she would get better, shes a terrible patient. Have been bitted and scratched by her!

On a happier note, made me realise how much I msss nursing!! I need to find a tp!!

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Jo Mackenzie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:30:16 GMT

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Iwould try Hills i/d tinned, cats lurve it! It'll also help if she has an upset tummy. Hope she's feeling better!

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What cats do you have! lol Mine won't come with in ten feet of it! lol

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Lol my two love it and I've always found that hospitalised cats find it really appealing too, maybe its just northern irish cats that love it lol

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Alison Daff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:14:12 GMT

Hi! Why not try Royal Canin Sensitivity Control in the Alutray? Its really palatable -its a more moussey texture which cats seem to find appealing. Or even the Vet Care Nutrition Young Female in pouches? this one is great, when i joined the company my fussy cat tried it and now she clears her bowl. She has the dry and pouches.

They all have 100% palatability guarentee so if she doesnt eat it just let your rep know.

Hope that helps

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Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:12:06 GMT

[quote user="Jo Mackenzie"]

Iwould try Hills i/d tinned, cats lurve it! It'll also help if she has an upset tummy. Hope she's feeling better!

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What cats do you have! lol Mine won't come with in ten feet of it! lol

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Jo Mackenzie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:09:58 GMT

Iwould try Hills i/d tinned, cats lurve it! It'll also help if she has an upset tummy. Hope she's feeling better!

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:29:11 GMT

I think I will take her in tommorow! If anything will put my mind at ease! Shes driving me nuts but I guess if shes feeling poorly not her fault.

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:53:26 GMT

I would take her in for some blood work and a check over if it were me or if it were a client i were speaking to.

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:21:39 GMT

I am undecided what to do... she hasn't ate anthing today and is drinking more than usual, shes also more sleepy and quite distant with me which isn't usual for her! Gave her fish last night, she licked the sauce and maybe a mouthful of food. So am a little undecided on what to do.... stick it out, try a few more things or go to the vet tonight or tommorow! Shes not herself! But I wonder if the way shes acting is simply because shes hungry and being a little madame!

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:21:49 GMT

yeh and she normally gives in by now! Shes just so fussy! As a kitten she ate adult food because she refused any kitten food! Think a check up might do her good. Thanks

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:14:24 GMT

yeah i think you should have a chat with one of the vets to be honest. it's not very normal for a cat to go off food for very long. they usually eat something eventually.

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:02:40 GMT

I might phone up tommorow but so skint right now and shes not insured but shes my baby so well will be worth spending a little to help her! I just don't get why she wont eat! Not had this problem for months ahhh thanks!

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:55:39 GMT

oh dear, you think it might be worth getting her checked out?

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:49:10 GMT

shes been like this for about 2 weeks and gradually got worse, in 2 days she eaten a handful of biscuits and probably about a pouch of food! Shes drinking as much as normal which for her is never much. Shes about 16 months and my true little baby so i worry!! Shes much more sooky which is normally because shes hungry. I really hope shes only being fussy but with her being sick and shes had a bit of an upset tummy but thinking ti'sdown to not eating! Not sure though

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:34:50 GMT

Well as long as it's nothing serious! How old is she? Is she drinking ok?

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loopylou711 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:21:14 GMT

thanks guys! Steph don't even get me started on dry food.... took us a year to find purina pro plan which she eats. Before that she hardly ate dry unless it was Luka's urinary biscuits. Will have a little look on zooplus but she soo fussy it's unreal!

Sal think i may try the pilchards in tomato sauce, she does like a lick of my bowl when have made tomato pasta sauce!!

Thankss!!