Since Thursday evening Junior has not been excited about eating. I mean, he lets me know when he's hungry but when I put the wet food out he doesn't eat.
Once I set the bowl down, Junior will sniff the bowl then reach over it with a paw and make a digging/burying motion on the floor for a few seconds before walking away. He'll do this several times but will eventually eat the food (I think he finally gets hungry enough he'll eat anything). I've tried various flavors of both Wellness and Friskies pouches as well as several different bowls but he does the same thing no matter what.
His feces appear normal after he eats but I've noticed that his overall behavior is a little more subdued than usual. While he doesn't seek me out (which is normal), if I goto him he is more tolerant of me petting him. Also when I play with him he doesn't seem to be at 100%.
I don't know if this is related but Wednesday evening I neglected to throw out the leftover wet food. Junior ate it sometime early Thursday morning but then had really stinky diarrhea. That evening is when I noticed this behavior. I would think that if the food Thursday morning made him sick he would have recovered from it by now.
Any ideas on what may be going on? Does this warrant a visit to the vet and if so what can/will the vet do to diagnose the problem?
Mez
Once I set the bowl down, Junior will sniff the bowl then reach over it with a paw and make a digging/burying motion on the floor for a few seconds before walking away. He'll do this several times but will eventually eat the food (I think he finally gets hungry enough he'll eat anything). I've tried various flavors of both Wellness and Friskies pouches as well as several different bowls but he does the same thing no matter what.
His feces appear normal after he eats but I've noticed that his overall behavior is a little more subdued than usual. While he doesn't seek me out (which is normal), if I goto him he is more tolerant of me petting him. Also when I play with him he doesn't seem to be at 100%.
I don't know if this is related but Wednesday evening I neglected to throw out the leftover wet food. Junior ate it sometime early Thursday morning but then had really stinky diarrhea. That evening is when I noticed this behavior. I would think that if the food Thursday morning made him sick he would have recovered from it by now.
Any ideas on what may be going on? Does this warrant a visit to the vet and if so what can/will the vet do to diagnose the problem?
Mez