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ramapo

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21. Variety has been working for us
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 05:06 PM
Jul 2023

Our girl has been in renal failure for a few years...she is 20+ now. We thought she was leaving us two years ago when she stopped eating. We were going to take her for a final visit to the vet when she downed a bowl of food.

We do give her the transdermal appetite stimulant once a week or so and it gives her a boost. She gets anything she wants, and a big variety, to eat.

Tuna water and tunafish. Baby food of various types. Various pate foods. Fancy feast. Chicken and liver. Honey maple turkey from the deli. Salmon. She also likes quinoa based dry crunchies...Temptations too.

We give her a mix a few times a day. Kind of a soupy creation. She loves the Delectables likable treats (broth one especially). We use the senior ones. Also use chicken and beef broth. This way she is always eating something.

Its touch and go. We think some days that this is it. But she drinks, urinates, eats just enough and spends time with us. She'll let us know when enough is enough. (we lost a previous cat to renal failure...that one was much quicker).

Hang in there and love your cat.

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This is such a difficult time to go through. brer cat Jul 2023 #1
I'm so sorry. It sounds as if you are doing everything you can for her. femmedem Jul 2023 #2
Moppet is beautiful! oldtime dfl_er Jul 2023 #3
My senior cat also eats Churru, even when he won't eat anything else. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #16
Sometimes we need to verbalize in order to accept what we know. Moppet sure is a cutie!!! Karadeniz Jul 2023 #4
You could try Nutri-Cal CousinIT Jul 2023 #5
That's good stuff. As our cats got old and didn't eat well, we'd put a big dab on our finger... patphil Jul 2023 #25
Beautiful girl IcyPeas Jul 2023 #6
Ohh, what a sweet baby. murielm99 Jul 2023 #7
I'm sorry. She got such a sweet face. viva la Jul 2023 #8
Hi viva la! Niagara Jul 2023 #32
Her face looks so much like my Poppy's! viva la Jul 2023 #40
Sweet baby is so lucky to have you. It sounds like you are doing it all. Peaceful vibes. onecaliberal Jul 2023 #9
I know how hard this time in your cat's life can be Big Blue Marble Jul 2023 #10
Very stinky food, like sardines and tuna, chopped how ever finely she needs it catrose Jul 2023 #11
I'm so sorry Muppet is so ill. Looks like you will be sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #12
Seafood is enticing, but high in iodine. Frasier Balzov Jul 2023 #13
Hi Frasier! Niagara Jul 2023 #33
Sick kitty ms.pamela Jul 2023 #14
What a beauty. CountMyVote4Reality Jul 2023 #15
My cat would eat Fancy Feast tuna with gravy toward the end Warpy Jul 2023 #17
I am so sorry. Moppet is such a beautiful cat. LoisB Jul 2023 #18
I'm so sorry about Muppet. She's adorable. virgdem Jul 2023 #19
Moppet is a beauty. StarryNite Jul 2023 #20
Variety has been working for us ramapo Jul 2023 #21
Moppet is adorable! MuseRider Jul 2023 #22
That is a gorgeous animal! Ligyron Jul 2023 #23
Holding Moppet & family in my heart. n/t TygrBright Jul 2023 #24
Losing a fur baby is a terrible thing. flashman13 Jul 2023 #26
My condolences on the loss of your beloved Redd Barron, flashman13. Niagara Jul 2023 #34
Our 16 year old has lived 3.5 years now with advanced CKD Mersky Jul 2023 #27
A wealth of information, thank you, Mersky. Niagara Jul 2023 #35
Figured I'd share it all, if any one bit of it could be of help Mersky Jul 2023 #38
My little girl kitty Nora has asthma Nanuke Jul 2023 #28
The last time I had to send a cat to the Rainbow Bridge it was licer issues. soldierant Jul 2023 #29
I'm sorry that you had to experience that, soldierant. Niagara Jul 2023 #36
So sorry. When kidney failure hits cats, it hits hard and fast. eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #30
my 1st male got iv injections for a long timme in 80's. hate his k/d food(refused dry food). had to pansypoo53219 Jul 2023 #31
Thank you for all the replies! Niagara Jul 2023 #37
Holding all of you in love and light. Vibes for best possible outcome. niyad Jul 2023 #39
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