Hi all,
Our 18 year-old cat Simon is down to just under ten pounds, and we're at a loss at what he should be eating to help him put on a little weight.
We took him to the vet the other day because he was vomiting bile, but his blood work was really excellent for a cat his age, his X-rays were normal-ish, but showed that he was pretty gassy, and the vet said that she couldn't see through to the other side very well.
The vet didn't seem too concerned with his weight, but we are, and we'd like him to put on at least two or three pounds. Problem is that Simon is very particular about what he likes to eat, and would rather go hungry if he doesn't get what he wants. Really, he's beyond picky. Specifically, he prefers the "grilled" varieties of Fancy Feast, which he does eat, but he's losing weight.
I realize that cats do tend to drop weight as they get older, but I'd like to make sure he doesn't get too skinny, and I think we're pushing that. We're going to follow-up with the vet earlier next week and probably schedule a visit with an internal medicine vet--I'm hoping to win the lottery before then, LOL--to discuss his general health and maybe a special diet, but until then we want to do what we can.
Does anyone have some advice about what we should try? Please let me know.
Thank you all so much, as always,
Daniel
Our 18 year-old cat Simon is down to just under ten pounds, and we're at a loss at what he should be eating to help him put on a little weight.
We took him to the vet the other day because he was vomiting bile, but his blood work was really excellent for a cat his age, his X-rays were normal-ish, but showed that he was pretty gassy, and the vet said that she couldn't see through to the other side very well.
The vet didn't seem too concerned with his weight, but we are, and we'd like him to put on at least two or three pounds. Problem is that Simon is very particular about what he likes to eat, and would rather go hungry if he doesn't get what he wants. Really, he's beyond picky. Specifically, he prefers the "grilled" varieties of Fancy Feast, which he does eat, but he's losing weight.
I realize that cats do tend to drop weight as they get older, but I'd like to make sure he doesn't get too skinny, and I think we're pushing that. We're going to follow-up with the vet earlier next week and probably schedule a visit with an internal medicine vet--I'm hoping to win the lottery before then, LOL--to discuss his general health and maybe a special diet, but until then we want to do what we can.
Does anyone have some advice about what we should try? Please let me know.
Thank you all so much, as always,
Daniel