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Candee's finally eating regularly and on her own initiative again, after nearly two weeks of being isolated with her own room and facilities. She's getting restless now to get out. The last two nights we've locked the other cats out and let her have access to the bedroom as well as "her"...

I don't have too much of a problem with that, as long as she keeps eating. Total consumption is still rather low.... about 1/4 - 1/3 of kibble, whereas she should probably be eating at least twice that. I guess that's OK? Or should I supplement calories with syringe feeding again?She is...

She was at the shelter, and they provided me a bag of her food (Hill's Science)

Crazy kitty has no interest in wet food, heated or not. She seems to eat OK now, but only when I'm there to observe. I can tell though that the URI is still hitting her sense of smell.

Anyone seen this? After two weeks of trying to get my new cat, Candee, to eat, syringe feeding her until FINALLY she's eating and drinking on her own, she seems to only eat when I'm there. When I leave her for many hours or over night, I'll go in in the morning (she's still isolated in a...

YAY, SHE'S EATING!!!  Vet put her on an oral steroid, and 36 hours later she's snarfing down kibble and treats.  The pill-in-treat trick even worked for her!  Very happy.  Oddly, she still has no interest in the stinky wet food, even heated a bit.  Science Diet, though, is the bee's knees...

Hi aj. Sadly, no, Candee's not doing better. She's developed a URI, was hospitalized for two days (combination low-grade pancreatitis, dehydration, and the beginnings of the URI), and still has yet to eat anything. We've been syringe feeding her for almost a week now. All of it is beginning...

A day at home, she's been keeping down her syringes just fine, but is getting more and more lethargic. Perhaps because I keep waking her up every hour or so to eat! We've offered her kibble (constantly) and twice wet food, but hasn't had a bite. Just spoke to the vet on the phone, and she...

I think maybe this belongs more in the "health" forum than behavior, but Candee is home... Still not eating, and the URI is definitely manifest.  Vet's orders are to feed two syringes of diluted a/d every (waking) hour I'm home, until/unless she starts eating on her own.  It's a bit vague, I...

Hospital called to say that she's doing "really well", still on fluids and hourly syringe feeding, and they gave her an appetite stimulant.  Vet was having a busy evening, so they had someone else call to check in.  I guess I'll talk to him tomorrow....  Edit: Vet did call back this evening. ...

Blood work was actually OK.... Liver enzymes NOT elevated (which the vet actually expected), urine sample "perfect", white blood cell count a little high, though. But I tried to pick her up this evening, and she gave out a HISS, which she NEVER does.  Took her right back to the vet.... Upshot...

Still waiting to hear from the vet concerning the blood panel, but I'm wondering if it might be better to leave my poor girl at the vet's, either during the day or overnight (which ever would be better). Given work obligations, it's simply not reasonable for me to personally feed her every 3-4...

Thank you! The vet wants a urine sample too, which she wasn't in a position to provide immediately, so I may not see her again until tomorrow.... Here's hoping it's just stress of a new home and nothing more serious.

Hi, we have 2 cats and a new girl now, Nina (aka Ms Puff), a 15yo longhair girl; Murph, a huge 4yo black cat who we think is part panther and part dog, and now Candee, who's a 2yo shelter animal, but not doing well on her eating in the new home. Going to the vet today for a blood panel already. :(

Just spoke with the vet.... She had lost about 1/2 lb between when I first brought her in on last Thursday morning and yesterday (Monday) morning, so they're going to do a full blood panel. :( Heck of a way to start in her new home.

No, no info on food from the previous owner. She was in the shelter a bit over two weeks before I got there, and was eating Science Diet. I did try Fancy Feast over the weekend, but no interest. Maybe I'll try again now that I've put a bit of calories in her with the syringe. She has a...

Hi, First off, we've had at least two cats, and usually 3, for twenty years. Never before has integration taken more than a day or two - maybe I'm just lucky - but my current girl has issues. She's a Humane Society animal, 2 1/2, surrendered by her previously owner because they had too many...