Hi I take care of a colony of 3 cats. One has always been skinnier then the others and always looked like it was more of a sickly cat. He has had a few health issues that have worked them selves out. Once he was showing his third eye. I was able to trap him and the vet shot him with a round of antibiotics, he got better. Another time he had lost his appetite for almost a week, and became very lethargic. Was sleeping a lot. When this happened I didn't take him in, I was about to, but then he turned around and starting eating again out of nowhere. At the time I thought he must of passed whatever it was. I tried a bunch of different food and cat broth till he was back up and healthy.
It is now a year later, and he looks much better. He has put on weight and noticeably looks better, my neighbors have all commented on that he now looks like a "normal cat".
But now the last 3 days again his appetite has decreased. He usually is the first one to the dishes, gobbles up a bunch and then walks away. Now he goes to smell it and walks away. He shows up like hes hungry comes running then nothing. I feed them both wet and dry food, morning and night.
This morning I went out and bought every flavor cat food I could find, plus tuna thinking he might just being picky about the same flavor over and over. He ate some dried cat treats (about 10), and a little piece of tuna and some other flavored wet food. Fancy Feast has this broth stuff and he did a few licks of that. Then walked away.
He isn't lethargic at all this time. He is his normal self, running around. Pouncing his friends. When I left for work today he was climbing a tree to look at some birds. Seems fine otherwise basically.
Could he just be eating mice and birds and is not very hungry? Is he not burning a lot of calories? I have a shed set up for them with carpeting and heated cat shelters inside, that he likes to lounge in.
His fur has always not been super soft like the others, but nothing you would notice visually. He lets me pet him a bit and its just a little more scruffy. Does he have fleas or ticks or worms??
I am not sure what to do at this point. I most likely will wait it out till I see some other symptoms. Its just how long do you wait when hes not eating.
Thanks for any advice.
It is now a year later, and he looks much better. He has put on weight and noticeably looks better, my neighbors have all commented on that he now looks like a "normal cat".
But now the last 3 days again his appetite has decreased. He usually is the first one to the dishes, gobbles up a bunch and then walks away. Now he goes to smell it and walks away. He shows up like hes hungry comes running then nothing. I feed them both wet and dry food, morning and night.
This morning I went out and bought every flavor cat food I could find, plus tuna thinking he might just being picky about the same flavor over and over. He ate some dried cat treats (about 10), and a little piece of tuna and some other flavored wet food. Fancy Feast has this broth stuff and he did a few licks of that. Then walked away.
He isn't lethargic at all this time. He is his normal self, running around. Pouncing his friends. When I left for work today he was climbing a tree to look at some birds. Seems fine otherwise basically.
Could he just be eating mice and birds and is not very hungry? Is he not burning a lot of calories? I have a shed set up for them with carpeting and heated cat shelters inside, that he likes to lounge in.
His fur has always not been super soft like the others, but nothing you would notice visually. He lets me pet him a bit and its just a little more scruffy. Does he have fleas or ticks or worms??
I am not sure what to do at this point. I most likely will wait it out till I see some other symptoms. Its just how long do you wait when hes not eating.
Thanks for any advice.
Of course I always #1) worry, and #2) think, what? My food isn't the best? Funny when you think about it. But it is smart to keep an eye. If he's acting fine though - I agree - just watch him. Chances are he's "eating out."
