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My cat is very sick. She is about 11 years old, and has rapidly dropped to skin and bones. She used to be 12 pounds, and now she is 6 pounds. She hasn't been diagnosed, but the veterinarian is treating her with prednisolone, cereinia, and the chemo drug, chlorambucil. She had an ultrasound, and a needle sample was taking of the fatty tissue in her stomach, but the sample didn't reveal anything to us. I am trying desperately to put weight on her since she won't eat. She didn't eat before I started the chlorambucil, and her appetite seems to have worsened since I started chlorambuicl.
I am currently using syringes to feed her. I use the Wellness cat food brand because it is quite watery, and squirt 3 syringes into her mouth in the morning, and 3 at night (she is difficult to feed so not all the food gets into her mouth). Despite this, she has dropped from 7.2 pounds to 6.0 pounds in a month's time. (she has been on the chlorambucil for only a week now). I tried finger feeding her, but I am working alone, and it requires more than 2 hands. Is there any other method that someone out there has figured out that works well? Thank you.
I am currently using syringes to feed her. I use the Wellness cat food brand because it is quite watery, and squirt 3 syringes into her mouth in the morning, and 3 at night (she is difficult to feed so not all the food gets into her mouth). Despite this, she has dropped from 7.2 pounds to 6.0 pounds in a month's time. (she has been on the chlorambucil for only a week now). I tried finger feeding her, but I am working alone, and it requires more than 2 hands. Is there any other method that someone out there has figured out that works well? Thank you.