I've only had Dodger since October. He was a stray living outside and super skinny. He gobbled everything I put in front of him. Like my other pets, I free-feed him dry food and he gets wet food for his evening meal. He had a very healthy appetite and rapidly gained weight. (He was 9 lbs when I got him.) I used to joke that I had to clean out his litter box 2 times a day.
Then he started getting patches of hair loss on his legs and belly. The vet suspected allergy to flea bites that he probably got when he was living outside. He was put on Prednisone, which I know can increase appetite. He started eating even more food. I started to worry he was getting too fat. Thankfully his hair has grown back and he's been off the Prednisone for about a month now.
Suddenly, a few weeks ago, he stopped eating his dry food. He literally just stopped touching it. I tried a couple different brands. No interest at all! He stopped pooping too. I added a pinch of Miralax to his wet food and that worked. I've increased his wet food and also giving it to him in the mornings as well; otherwise, he'll eat nothing all day. I try to get him to eat his dry food and he'll just sniff at it and walk away. He still eats treats, which are crunchy.
My other cat is prone to FORLs and this was my first thought. He never stopped eating his dry food though. Dodger is about 3 yrs old. I will take him to the vet if it continues but wondering if others have experienced this. He seems fine otherwise and still eats his wet food. It's just weird and scary to see such a drastic change.
Then he started getting patches of hair loss on his legs and belly. The vet suspected allergy to flea bites that he probably got when he was living outside. He was put on Prednisone, which I know can increase appetite. He started eating even more food. I started to worry he was getting too fat. Thankfully his hair has grown back and he's been off the Prednisone for about a month now.
Suddenly, a few weeks ago, he stopped eating his dry food. He literally just stopped touching it. I tried a couple different brands. No interest at all! He stopped pooping too. I added a pinch of Miralax to his wet food and that worked. I've increased his wet food and also giving it to him in the mornings as well; otherwise, he'll eat nothing all day. I try to get him to eat his dry food and he'll just sniff at it and walk away. He still eats treats, which are crunchy.
My other cat is prone to FORLs and this was my first thought. He never stopped eating his dry food though. Dodger is about 3 yrs old. I will take him to the vet if it continues but wondering if others have experienced this. He seems fine otherwise and still eats his wet food. It's just weird and scary to see such a drastic change.