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Chase wasn't eating well at all, so I took him back to the vet today for his re-check early. (If you didn't see the other thread, he has a UTI) The vet thinks the Amoxi was making him feel bad, and that that was why he wasn't eating much. She said it isn't uncommon for it to not agree with cats (which makes me really question why it's always the first thing they give!). Anyway, he's on a new antibiotic now. She said I need to pill him by forcing it on him, not letting him eat it wrapped in something, because it is a little big.
I think she's crazy, as he has swallowed larger pieces of dry food whole without a problem. There's no reason I can't just hide it in a treat, is there?
She said he was a tiny bit dehydrated, but that he'd be fine if we got him to drink some water and eat some canned food. So he's had several cans of Friskies since he still isn't eating his Wellness, and he drank quite a bit out of a glass of water. So I think he's fine there now. I'll be keeping an eye on it, but it wasn't bad enough that his skin wasn't going back down quickly in the first place. She was also concerned he might be anemic, but the tests showed he was still OK, but she said it was VERY important to get him eating more, and encouraged me to give him anything at all that he would eat for awhile. He has gone from 9.5 lbs Monday of last week to 9.4 lbs today (actually, both should be 10.something, as he was weighed on a scale that needs some fine-tuning, but they only had the weight from that one recorded from last time, so we had to go with that to get an accurate comparison).
Anyway... are there any foods that are more calorie-dense, that I could offer him? Should I give him some boiled chicken or something along those lines? He is really too thin. You can very easily feel his backbone, hip bones, and ribs.
She said he was a tiny bit dehydrated, but that he'd be fine if we got him to drink some water and eat some canned food. So he's had several cans of Friskies since he still isn't eating his Wellness, and he drank quite a bit out of a glass of water. So I think he's fine there now. I'll be keeping an eye on it, but it wasn't bad enough that his skin wasn't going back down quickly in the first place. She was also concerned he might be anemic, but the tests showed he was still OK, but she said it was VERY important to get him eating more, and encouraged me to give him anything at all that he would eat for awhile. He has gone from 9.5 lbs Monday of last week to 9.4 lbs today (actually, both should be 10.something, as he was weighed on a scale that needs some fine-tuning, but they only had the weight from that one recorded from last time, so we had to go with that to get an accurate comparison).
Anyway... are there any foods that are more calorie-dense, that I could offer him? Should I give him some boiled chicken or something along those lines? He is really too thin. You can very easily feel his backbone, hip bones, and ribs.