I'm hoping to start a thread where we can all contribute tricks or lessons learned that we've learned to get around problems we've encountered with our beloved furbabies in the goal we have one location we can refer to. This doesn't replace your vet's advice or approval but are things we've learned that have helped.
Here's what I've learned so far:
* Because Cerenia and Pepcid are so bitter, it frequently causes drooling unless you can directly get it to the back of the cat's mouth and they swallow. Because I use a probiotic EVERY day (Proviable DC), I use the empty capsule to put the dose of Cerenia and Pepcid in and use that to give it to my cat. It goes right down and he has stopped fighting me so much because he's not afraid of the bitter taste any more. It also SEEMS to me that the medication is much more effective.
* If you can't get your cat to eat, try the following and one of them may work: baby food slightly warmed (chicken/beef/turkey/ham), High Calorie Nutrient Paste, tuna juice, crush up some of their favorite treats/hard food and put that on top of their canned food, parmesan cheese sprinkled on their food. A cat MUST eat and "holding out" until they do is dangerous. If you simply cannot get your cat to eat within a 24 hour period, off to the vet they must go!
* I've learned that giving my cat a small amount of grain free, hard cat food during the night helps with his acid reflux MUCH better than giving him canned food (someone else had suggested that).
* Investing in a baby scale and weighing your cat EVERY week on the same day/time and keeping a lot so you can see trends will be a great indication on their health and helps with making the call on whether they need immediate vet care
So what tips do you have to offer?
Here's what I've learned so far:
* Because Cerenia and Pepcid are so bitter, it frequently causes drooling unless you can directly get it to the back of the cat's mouth and they swallow. Because I use a probiotic EVERY day (Proviable DC), I use the empty capsule to put the dose of Cerenia and Pepcid in and use that to give it to my cat. It goes right down and he has stopped fighting me so much because he's not afraid of the bitter taste any more. It also SEEMS to me that the medication is much more effective.
* If you can't get your cat to eat, try the following and one of them may work: baby food slightly warmed (chicken/beef/turkey/ham), High Calorie Nutrient Paste, tuna juice, crush up some of their favorite treats/hard food and put that on top of their canned food, parmesan cheese sprinkled on their food. A cat MUST eat and "holding out" until they do is dangerous. If you simply cannot get your cat to eat within a 24 hour period, off to the vet they must go!
* I've learned that giving my cat a small amount of grain free, hard cat food during the night helps with his acid reflux MUCH better than giving him canned food (someone else had suggested that).
* Investing in a baby scale and weighing your cat EVERY week on the same day/time and keeping a lot so you can see trends will be a great indication on their health and helps with making the call on whether they need immediate vet care
So what tips do you have to offer?