Cats eating pattern off

I need help again. Bob isn't eating as usual. He eats, but Freckles (the cat who could care less) has been eating some of his food. Bob usually is a hearty eater and I haven't change their food in a number of months. This all happened after an incident this week where I had trouble grooming Bob and got frustrated. I didn't hurt him (he swatted me) but cried and felt regret at having an anti-social cat. Perhaps he felt some of that, or the stress that I've been under lately. I have been playing with him and praising him and he hasn't been avoiding me. He just doesn't seem interested when I put down his wet food. Both cats are scheduled for a vets visit on the 25th.

Thanks,
Maureen

I'm sorry to hear that things have been a bit upsetting.

One of my cats (DLH) has been off in her eating as well lately. I think it might be due to the higher heat and humidity. She is probably eating about half of what she did during the winter, but she is playing a lot less during the day as well. A vet check can't hurt of course!

hugs for you and bob...i hope things start turning around!

I would be concerned if Wet is his only source of food - is it???? If he also has dry to eat and is eating well - it might just be a phase. My mom's girl Piper goes through phases where at times she is more interested in her wet than others.

However it is always good to have him checked - better safe than sorry!

Both cats have access to dry food and water all day. I considered taking up the dry food for part or all the day but that may be too radical a change right now.

I agree that is way to drastic. If he preferres dry for the moment and drinks enough water - that is just fine!!!

What I would do is give him wet once a day instead of 2x or reduce the amount of wet until he finishes what he has which then would tell you that he back in the mood...

Bob seemed to be better last night. I made him wait an extra 30 minutes for his wet food and he ate it all. I also decided to go back to pilling him as opposed to crushing his Prednisone into his food so that if he doesn't eat (or Freckles gets into his bowl) I don't have to worry about medication. Suprisingly he didn't give me a hard time about that either.