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Hi friends, I debated whether or not this was a Nutrition topic or Health topic, it kind of falls under both so here it sits... Sorry if it's in the wrong place...
In February I adopted two Ragdoll kittens, Ham and Beau. I've never had purebred cats before, my other babies were always rescue and never had any eating issues. These boys however... its been non-stop eating issues, with Beau in particular. If I feed him anything other than Halo brand wet food he gets diarrhea, it took months to find the right food for him (my sister says when you buy a Lexus you have to fill it up with high octane gasoline... same idea I guess). Anyway, things have been going very well for the past 3-4 months, no more diarrhea and very healthy appetites. Lately the kittens have been ravenous, I've been feeding them 2-3 small cans at a time, until they stop eating. Yesterday morning everything was fine, they cleaned their bowls and I went to work. Last night however, Ham refused to eat. I tried a few different flavors and still no eating (maybe a few licks, but left the vast majority in the bowl). He kept sniffing around like he wanted something, but nothing satisfied him. Beau was eating though. Now this morning they are both being fussy and only licking at their food! This is a sore spot for me because the last time one of my cats stopped eating, he ended up having carcinomatosis and died within a month! (RIP Cow).
My question is, is it normal for a kitten to go from ravenous eaters to having apparently no appetite in less than 24 hours?? How long until I should be worried?? Not like I'm not worried already... Any advice would be great, I'm hoping this is just a normal growth spurt thing and nothing serious.
Just in case anyone wants to know, here's what their normal diet it:
*Halo wet food (spots stew or pate)
*Fancy Feast (pate or grilled - Ham and my two older cats eats this, Beau only eats Halo because of the sensitive stomach)
*NO DRY FOOD! I used to leave dry food out with my other cats and they got fat and had bad teeth, the wet food only diet has trimmed their waistlines and honestly made a big difference with their teeth. Must be the carbs... No judgement though, my sister and mom feed their cats dry food, it's a personal choice
In February I adopted two Ragdoll kittens, Ham and Beau. I've never had purebred cats before, my other babies were always rescue and never had any eating issues. These boys however... its been non-stop eating issues, with Beau in particular. If I feed him anything other than Halo brand wet food he gets diarrhea, it took months to find the right food for him (my sister says when you buy a Lexus you have to fill it up with high octane gasoline... same idea I guess). Anyway, things have been going very well for the past 3-4 months, no more diarrhea and very healthy appetites. Lately the kittens have been ravenous, I've been feeding them 2-3 small cans at a time, until they stop eating. Yesterday morning everything was fine, they cleaned their bowls and I went to work. Last night however, Ham refused to eat. I tried a few different flavors and still no eating (maybe a few licks, but left the vast majority in the bowl). He kept sniffing around like he wanted something, but nothing satisfied him. Beau was eating though. Now this morning they are both being fussy and only licking at their food! This is a sore spot for me because the last time one of my cats stopped eating, he ended up having carcinomatosis and died within a month! (RIP Cow).
My question is, is it normal for a kitten to go from ravenous eaters to having apparently no appetite in less than 24 hours?? How long until I should be worried?? Not like I'm not worried already... Any advice would be great, I'm hoping this is just a normal growth spurt thing and nothing serious.
Just in case anyone wants to know, here's what their normal diet it:
*Halo wet food (spots stew or pate)
*Fancy Feast (pate or grilled - Ham and my two older cats eats this, Beau only eats Halo because of the sensitive stomach)
*NO DRY FOOD! I used to leave dry food out with my other cats and they got fat and had bad teeth, the wet food only diet has trimmed their waistlines and honestly made a big difference with their teeth. Must be the carbs... No judgement though, my sister and mom feed their cats dry food, it's a personal choice