At the rescue we have a young male cat named Jake that refuses to eat any kinds of cat food. Whether it be canned or dry.
He lost a large amount of weight rather quickly. With 170 cats running free in a large building, its hard to notice that someone isn't eating until you see the weight loss. We tried him with several different brands of dry and wet food, and he didn't want anything to do with any of it.
So I gave in and went and bought some ground beef and cooked some rice and frozen veggies as well. Mixed them all together and froze most of it in ziplock baggies. He has been eating that for the past 3 weeks or so(make a fresh batch for him every week), but I know he's not getting enough nutrients from it.
While feeding another cat a can of the Sensitivity VR (Vension and Rice) he tried some of that.. but he will only eat that in small amounts, before he doens't want it anymore.
So I've been feeding him quite a bit of the Kitty Stew 3 times a day, and he is gaining weight.. but I still don't think he's getting everything he needs.
Now, I have been thinking about starting him on a raw diet, but there are a few issues to work out first.
One, I can't afford to keep buying food for a cat that isn't even mine. And I don't know if the rescue owner will let me buy chicken and fish for the little guy.
Also we have to think about future homes... I don't know how many people are willing to go this far.
Is there anything else I can give him for now to help suppliment him?
Here's a picture of him a couple days after he came in. I can't find a recent one where you can see how much weight he has lost.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...cham/Jake2.jpg
He lost a large amount of weight rather quickly. With 170 cats running free in a large building, its hard to notice that someone isn't eating until you see the weight loss. We tried him with several different brands of dry and wet food, and he didn't want anything to do with any of it.
So I gave in and went and bought some ground beef and cooked some rice and frozen veggies as well. Mixed them all together and froze most of it in ziplock baggies. He has been eating that for the past 3 weeks or so(make a fresh batch for him every week), but I know he's not getting enough nutrients from it.
While feeding another cat a can of the Sensitivity VR (Vension and Rice) he tried some of that.. but he will only eat that in small amounts, before he doens't want it anymore.
So I've been feeding him quite a bit of the Kitty Stew 3 times a day, and he is gaining weight.. but I still don't think he's getting everything he needs.
Now, I have been thinking about starting him on a raw diet, but there are a few issues to work out first.
One, I can't afford to keep buying food for a cat that isn't even mine. And I don't know if the rescue owner will let me buy chicken and fish for the little guy.
Also we have to think about future homes... I don't know how many people are willing to go this far.
Is there anything else I can give him for now to help suppliment him?
Here's a picture of him a couple days after he came in. I can't find a recent one where you can see how much weight he has lost.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...cham/Jake2.jpg