My cat is in about week 8 of recovery from Fatty Liver Disease. He's gained a lot of weight back (not as much as he weighed before, but he's no longer skeletal) and he's doing really well, but I'm still having to force feed him with a syringe for the most part. He likes cooked ground beef, but he doesn't eat a substantial amount of it; I put out enough to cover the bottom of a cereal bowl. Sometimes he'll finish it over the course of a day, sometimes only half.
Feeding him with the syringe a few times a day has become part of my daily routine, but I'm hoping he'll start eating by himself soon. He's a much happier cat now that he's living with me and not at the shelter, so I have no reason to think he'd become depressed again, but I don't know if I should just start putting out food and hoping he'll eat by himself or what.
How did you make that transition? Any tips?
Feeding him with the syringe a few times a day has become part of my daily routine, but I'm hoping he'll start eating by himself soon. He's a much happier cat now that he's living with me and not at the shelter, so I have no reason to think he'd become depressed again, but I don't know if I should just start putting out food and hoping he'll eat by himself or what.
How did you make that transition? Any tips?