How can I get my cat to eat on her own again after coming home from the vet?
How can I get my cat to eat on her own again after coming home from the vet? General Dog Discussions
So my 12 year old cat had to stay at the vet from Friday to Monday. The whole time there, she didn't eat so they had to force feed her. I figured it was because she was sick, but also because she's never been away from the house for more than an hour. Her kidney levels have gone down enough that she could come home yesterday, but she still hasn't eaten, or been drinking anything. I gave her the SQ fluids, but I also have to give her water with a syringe. Since she hasn't eaten anything but a few treats, I also had to put some cat food in the blender and give that to her through a syringe as well. And she hates the force feeding.It would be so much better for her, and for me, if she started eating on her own again, but she's had no interest in it. How long will it take for her to get used to being home again, and eat on her own again? Her bloodwork is fine, and she's somewhat active, but I can tell she's lacking calories. She has willingly licked the spare syringe food off the floor a little bit and eaten a few cat treats last night, so I don't think she has a complete lack of appetite. Please help. So far we've mixed in the treats with her normal dry food, added some tuna juice to the dry food (and all she did was lap at the juice for a minute), and blend the wet food to feed her with a syringe. Any other ideas I can try?Yeah, the food is almost always out. As far as I know, they didn't put her on any medication while she was there, just fluids. I'm going to talk to the vet as soon as the clinic opens and I'll try the tuna.Thank you, Ken. Yes, she has kidney failure. I'll try warming up the wet food the next time I give her some. Normally I feed her k/d, but I'm offering her anything hoping she'll eat it.If she doesn't eat the food after it's warmed up, I'll go to the deli and get some meat. If she starts eating on her own again, I'll still leave the dry food out, but I'll also offer the wet food a few times a day.At the moment though I think she might be just overhydrated. They had her on IV fluids all weekend long, and they instructed me to give SQ fluids 100cc every other day. I gave that this morning, but perhaps the fluids from the weekend were still keeping her hydrated. I'll wait a few hours and try feeding her again with warmed up food.