Addie is too little. At 8 months, she's stopped gaining and actually lost 0.3 lbs in the last month. She didn't go from a quickly growing cat to a sudden loss or anything. She is regularly seen by the vet. There is no indication of any health issue other than being picky and not hungry. She gained as long as she was really growing, but as she approaches the 1 year mark, her growth rate has slowed considerably. We expect she won't get much bigger, as she's about the size of her mother now. She is very slight. Her frame is small but there is just no fat on her. She doesn't like to eat. She'll eat dry food, but not much at a time which makes it hard to give her the kitten food, because we have to feed her that separately so that our other cats don't eat that. Right now she's on Royal Cannin kitten and also is permitted to eat Natural Balance dry from the other cats' dishes. She just has a very small appetite.
She doesn't like wet food. She'll sniff, but won't eat. Same goes for KMR. I don't know what to give her that will get her to eat more. At this point, I'm looking for something that has a high nutritional content so that she'll get more benefit without eating much. Is there such thing as dietary supplements for cats? Like, kitty equivalent of a powerbar? One store recommended some sort of paste?
I've tried several kinds of high end wet food for her and none has been successful.
Any advice will be appreciated!
She doesn't like wet food. She'll sniff, but won't eat. Same goes for KMR. I don't know what to give her that will get her to eat more. At this point, I'm looking for something that has a high nutritional content so that she'll get more benefit without eating much. Is there such thing as dietary supplements for cats? Like, kitty equivalent of a powerbar? One store recommended some sort of paste?
I've tried several kinds of high end wet food for her and none has been successful.
Any advice will be appreciated!