Hi--
I've been a lurker for some time, but have finally decided to post in the hope of recieving some suggestions or advice. The person I'm fostering for is very busy and I hate to bother her, again (I pester her a lot!).
I'm fostering a mom cat (Miss Chaffin). She had 6 kittens on May 17. Miss Chaffin is herself a kitten, about 11 months old. She is one of the pickiest eaters I've seen!
I feed her Royal Canin kitten food (dry)--always keep the kibble bowl full! She eats that quite well though at first she didn't. I started her on Nutro wet food for kittens, but she didn't like that and I switched to Natural Balance and Wellness wet food (for kittens). I had been using a ceramic bowl for water, but she splashes and sneezes in it and flings water everywhere. I then provided her with an automatic waterer--but apparently doesn't like it because I set my water glass down last night as I sat on the floor with her and she drank about 2 oz immediately. So, she now has a water glass and automatic waterer too
I don't want her to be dehydrated! She still splashes water around--I think she likes to play with water.
For the last 6-7 days she's been uninterested in the wet food. I have been providing her with 1/2 can before I go to work, then 1/2 after work and again before bed. Now, she will lick it but will not eat much. I throw it out every time and use a clean bowl. I have tried different flavors and that doesn't help. Last night I tried a half-can of Fancy Feast (it's so smelly I thought it might stimulate her sense of smell)--she ate about half of that. Mostly licked up the juices.
She is so thin from nursing the 6 kittens and a lanky teenybopper kitty anyhow-- I would really like to support the dry kibble with wet food. Her attitude and behavior are normal. She has been fighting a URI since I first began to foster her--it's generally better, she just sneezes occasionally with very minor nasal discharge (she was treated for it with antibiotics and antihistamines, but it now appears to be a viral thing as URIs so often are).
Thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
I've been a lurker for some time, but have finally decided to post in the hope of recieving some suggestions or advice. The person I'm fostering for is very busy and I hate to bother her, again (I pester her a lot!).
I'm fostering a mom cat (Miss Chaffin). She had 6 kittens on May 17. Miss Chaffin is herself a kitten, about 11 months old. She is one of the pickiest eaters I've seen!
I feed her Royal Canin kitten food (dry)--always keep the kibble bowl full! She eats that quite well though at first she didn't. I started her on Nutro wet food for kittens, but she didn't like that and I switched to Natural Balance and Wellness wet food (for kittens). I had been using a ceramic bowl for water, but she splashes and sneezes in it and flings water everywhere. I then provided her with an automatic waterer--but apparently doesn't like it because I set my water glass down last night as I sat on the floor with her and she drank about 2 oz immediately. So, she now has a water glass and automatic waterer too
For the last 6-7 days she's been uninterested in the wet food. I have been providing her with 1/2 can before I go to work, then 1/2 after work and again before bed. Now, she will lick it but will not eat much. I throw it out every time and use a clean bowl. I have tried different flavors and that doesn't help. Last night I tried a half-can of Fancy Feast (it's so smelly I thought it might stimulate her sense of smell)--she ate about half of that. Mostly licked up the juices.
She is so thin from nursing the 6 kittens and a lanky teenybopper kitty anyhow-- I would really like to support the dry kibble with wet food. Her attitude and behavior are normal. She has been fighting a URI since I first began to foster her--it's generally better, she just sneezes occasionally with very minor nasal discharge (she was treated for it with antibiotics and antihistamines, but it now appears to be a viral thing as URIs so often are).
Thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks in advance!