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My vet has diagnosed our 14-year-old male cat with the beginnings of chronic kidney disease (in terms of slightly elevated levels of a couple of things), after we took the cat in due to weight loss (from about 11.5 to 10 pounds over the past six or twelve months). But the vet says the cat might be able to live several more years with the help of a kidney-friendly diet. The problem is, so far our cat has rejected the kidney-friendly hard and soft foods from a couple of manufacturers (Royal Canin and Science Diet) as well as the supplement pills we've bought, all on the vet's recommendation. Also, he's rejected even the soft food he usually likes if we grind up the supplement and mix it in to the regular cat food he likes. He's also rejected his regular food when I've tried pouring a bit of salmon oil and powder recommended by the Pet Vet store where I bought the kidney-friendly food.
The only thing that's worked a few times so far is if I've mixed a tiny bit of the kidney-friendly soft food or ground-up supplement into his regular food. But if I try to increase that mix, he again turns up his nose.
In the meantime, aside from the weight loss he's in pretty good shape in terms of appetite (since of course we eventually feed him his regular food if he keeps refusing to eat the kidney-friendly mixture), water intake, energy, jumping, affection, etc.
SO...any thoughts on what if anything else we can try to entice our cat to increase his intake of the healthy kidney food and supplement? All suggestions much appreciated! Thanks.
The only thing that's worked a few times so far is if I've mixed a tiny bit of the kidney-friendly soft food or ground-up supplement into his regular food. But if I try to increase that mix, he again turns up his nose.
In the meantime, aside from the weight loss he's in pretty good shape in terms of appetite (since of course we eventually feed him his regular food if he keeps refusing to eat the kidney-friendly mixture), water intake, energy, jumping, affection, etc.
SO...any thoughts on what if anything else we can try to entice our cat to increase his intake of the healthy kidney food and supplement? All suggestions much appreciated! Thanks.