Hi, sorry this is my first post. I'm posting it on different forums to see what advice I get!
We have amber a small asian/burmese cat, and he's about 10 years old. He's always been slight but I can feel his ribs and kind of his hip bones, I don't know his exact weight cos he wont register on our human scales. He was fed crap wet food for most of his life, but after we got our Great Dane we researched canine nutrition in dog foods and all the crap that goes in and it goes hand in hand with cat food. we learned a bit more about the ingredients used etc and switched him to almo nature wet food and science diet dry food(not the best but he eats it thats a start!!) as I read it was good for them to get a little bit of both dry & wet. He is SUCH a picky eater, he gets sick of the same thing in like a week and he hardly eats anything, he seemed to like almo at first but he only picks at it now. I'm desperate! I really want him to gain weight.. He's regularly wormed and he's getting on in age, I don't wan't him to be skinny and old cos if he gets sick it won't help.. We now feed our great dane on raw but to be honest I can't see it happening for amber. He might like it for like a week... and stop eating. Argh!
We have amber a small asian/burmese cat, and he's about 10 years old. He's always been slight but I can feel his ribs and kind of his hip bones, I don't know his exact weight cos he wont register on our human scales. He was fed crap wet food for most of his life, but after we got our Great Dane we researched canine nutrition in dog foods and all the crap that goes in and it goes hand in hand with cat food. we learned a bit more about the ingredients used etc and switched him to almo nature wet food and science diet dry food(not the best but he eats it thats a start!!) as I read it was good for them to get a little bit of both dry & wet. He is SUCH a picky eater, he gets sick of the same thing in like a week and he hardly eats anything, he seemed to like almo at first but he only picks at it now. I'm desperate! I really want him to gain weight.. He's regularly wormed and he's getting on in age, I don't wan't him to be skinny and old cos if he gets sick it won't help.. We now feed our great dane on raw but to be honest I can't see it happening for amber. He might like it for like a week... and stop eating. Argh!
He's like a princess.. He must be embarrased to be called Amber..
I would recommend the same as the others. Get him to the vet for a blood panel and overall check up to be sure he is medically ok. If everything is ok then research what other foods are available in your area. Maybe check into a senior diet, it could be more tailored to his needs. He doesn't look emaciated but if you are uncomfortable with is weight a vet visit then reevaluating his food is a good plan. My Chester is 12 years old and he can be picky about his canned food too. He only likes the sauce(gravy) & chunks varieties. They used to be in pouches but changed to 3oz cans. He never has liked the pate style the little stinker!
