Breed: 14 yr old Main Coon, underweight, currently excellent blood work.
Diet: Due to a previous, now deceased older cat, this one hat to eat Royal Canin (RC) Hypo (Duck,Rabbit). In November in order to get his weight up he was getting some perscription A/D on the side. This cat would also devour any chicken that we prepared for ourselves.
Results: Eventhough he had serious dental issues he would sometimes throw up the RC Hypo because he would inhale the stuff. This cat would also devour the A/D.
The EVENT: Surgery to remove quite a few teeth.
Post-Op (2 wks): Soupy A/D for a couple of days which he ate. Less soupy A/D, he would eat sometimes, but really just nibble. (I used the same bowl as prior to surgery).
2 wks+: Generally wouldn't eat A/D, or the RC Hypo. Brought to vet, everything was ok. Vet perscribed an appetite stimulant (1 dose/3 days) in order to "jump start" his eating. Vet said, give him anything he'll eat.
So while on the stimulant he would eat anything, but not so much while off it. It has been 2 months and I've dosed hime maybe 3-4 times with the stimulant. He has become crazy finicky and I don't know what else to try.
Here is a list of foods I've tried while he is OFF the stimulant:
Food he will eat:
-Temptations Hard treats (chicken),
-Chicken we prepare for ourselves that day (Leftovers are a no-go).
-Clams (Previously given only 1-2 yr, has had maybe 3 cans over 2 months)
-The gravy from any canned food
Food he will either nibble on or won't eat.
- Any pate canned (RC Hypo, Perscription A/D, Blue Buffalo, Weruva, EVO, etc)
- Weruva, Chicken (shreds) in gravy w/or w/out Liver*
- Weruva, Fish
- Friskies, Chicken or Turkey (shreds) in gravy*
- Brand-X Grain Free Canned: Can't remember the name, but it's a stew version (Duck, Rabbit, or Chicken) and the food is a pate that has been made into little wet kibble sized pieces. Smells great IMO.*
- Red Bandana flakes (Attempted to use as a topper in lieu of the hard treats).
- Canned Tuna
- EVO Dry Chicken and Turkey (Crumbles fairly easily, and I'm aware of recall)
* If I crush some temptations hard treats on top of this he'll try to eat/lick off the crushed treats from the tope of the food.
I'm at wits end because the cat, when hungry, will just sit neat the cabinet where the treats are located and avoid anything else when OFF the appteite stimulant.
Suggestions?
Diet: Due to a previous, now deceased older cat, this one hat to eat Royal Canin (RC) Hypo (Duck,Rabbit). In November in order to get his weight up he was getting some perscription A/D on the side. This cat would also devour any chicken that we prepared for ourselves.
Results: Eventhough he had serious dental issues he would sometimes throw up the RC Hypo because he would inhale the stuff. This cat would also devour the A/D.
The EVENT: Surgery to remove quite a few teeth.
Post-Op (2 wks): Soupy A/D for a couple of days which he ate. Less soupy A/D, he would eat sometimes, but really just nibble. (I used the same bowl as prior to surgery).
2 wks+: Generally wouldn't eat A/D, or the RC Hypo. Brought to vet, everything was ok. Vet perscribed an appetite stimulant (1 dose/3 days) in order to "jump start" his eating. Vet said, give him anything he'll eat.
So while on the stimulant he would eat anything, but not so much while off it. It has been 2 months and I've dosed hime maybe 3-4 times with the stimulant. He has become crazy finicky and I don't know what else to try.
Here is a list of foods I've tried while he is OFF the stimulant:
Food he will eat:
-Temptations Hard treats (chicken),
-Chicken we prepare for ourselves that day (Leftovers are a no-go).
-Clams (Previously given only 1-2 yr, has had maybe 3 cans over 2 months)
-The gravy from any canned food
Food he will either nibble on or won't eat.
- Any pate canned (RC Hypo, Perscription A/D, Blue Buffalo, Weruva, EVO, etc)
- Weruva, Chicken (shreds) in gravy w/or w/out Liver*
- Weruva, Fish
- Friskies, Chicken or Turkey (shreds) in gravy*
- Brand-X Grain Free Canned: Can't remember the name, but it's a stew version (Duck, Rabbit, or Chicken) and the food is a pate that has been made into little wet kibble sized pieces. Smells great IMO.*
- Red Bandana flakes (Attempted to use as a topper in lieu of the hard treats).
- Canned Tuna
- EVO Dry Chicken and Turkey (Crumbles fairly easily, and I'm aware of recall)
* If I crush some temptations hard treats on top of this he'll try to eat/lick off the crushed treats from the tope of the food.
I'm at wits end because the cat, when hungry, will just sit neat the cabinet where the treats are located and avoid anything else when OFF the appteite stimulant.
Suggestions?