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Hello all --
Ruby is 7 months old and as of a vet visit with full blood and urine work and an X-ray this week she is in perfect health.
She was spayed a little over a month ago and took it hard. She had an averse reaction to the internal suture material and had to be syringe fed for 2 weeks until she bounced back.
After her recovery she ate like a champ! At 7lbs she was eating 5oz+ of wet Wellness Kitten per day.
Then, last Monday, she lost interest in all food. I owned a bunch of different wet foods and baby foods from the last time and I tried everything. I made her boiled chicken, eggs, treats, I was willing to give her anything but she wanted none of it. We went to the vet and got a clean bill of health but the vet it obviously concerned as well.
Since last Monday, I've been able to get about 4oz a day into her only by hand feeding or syringe feeding. She loves the syringe. It's super weird. She will eat food out of my hand or via gnawing on the syringe, but will ignore the same food in a dish or plate (I've tried all sorts of presentations.) she could care less about "junk food," treats, or human food.
I love her. She's the best tempered, most amazing kitten I've ever had. She is my heart, but I'm at a loss. Please help. I just want my little girl to get better.
I'm lucky that I work for myself, so I've been able to deal with the weird hours and late night feelings, but I'm afraid to go too far from home in case she goes too long without a feeding.
I'd love some ideas if you have them.
I keep trying to feed her normally, but she couldn't care less, so I end up hand or syringe feeding.
Hi, my name is Bianca, and I specialize in throwing away uneaten cat food....
Ruby is 7 months old and as of a vet visit with full blood and urine work and an X-ray this week she is in perfect health.
She was spayed a little over a month ago and took it hard. She had an averse reaction to the internal suture material and had to be syringe fed for 2 weeks until she bounced back.
After her recovery she ate like a champ! At 7lbs she was eating 5oz+ of wet Wellness Kitten per day.
Then, last Monday, she lost interest in all food. I owned a bunch of different wet foods and baby foods from the last time and I tried everything. I made her boiled chicken, eggs, treats, I was willing to give her anything but she wanted none of it. We went to the vet and got a clean bill of health but the vet it obviously concerned as well.
Since last Monday, I've been able to get about 4oz a day into her only by hand feeding or syringe feeding. She loves the syringe. It's super weird. She will eat food out of my hand or via gnawing on the syringe, but will ignore the same food in a dish or plate (I've tried all sorts of presentations.) she could care less about "junk food," treats, or human food.
I love her. She's the best tempered, most amazing kitten I've ever had. She is my heart, but I'm at a loss. Please help. I just want my little girl to get better.
I'm lucky that I work for myself, so I've been able to deal with the weird hours and late night feelings, but I'm afraid to go too far from home in case she goes too long without a feeding.
I'd love some ideas if you have them.
I keep trying to feed her normally, but she couldn't care less, so I end up hand or syringe feeding.
Hi, my name is Bianca, and I specialize in throwing away uneaten cat food....