I’d love to be able to pick her up and put her in a carrier. The sad thing about ferals is when they’re that complacent, it’s too late
Anyway, my latest idea about her loose stool has to do with her teeth. I think she’s got some problems going on in her mouth. A few months ago, we bought some of the Kirkland brand cat food for treats. The kibble is small, rounded cubes. All of the cats like it and Lonee loves it. I think the Felidae is hard for her to eat. And maybe her stool has been so runny because the only food she’s been eating is the wet food I put out at night. But it’ has a ton of water in it, making it like brown water. And I don’t think there’s enough kibble in what she laps up to really do any good. For the other cats, it’s just a treat supplement, but for her, it’s what she’s surviving on. At least, that’s my suspicion now.
So, earlier this week, I started giving her little bits of the Fancy Feast I put out for KittyMeeze. And during the day, I give her more. She likes this food, she likes it very much. And since I’ve been doing this, she’s not pooping as often. As a matter of fact, it was almost thirty six hours between her most recent droppings and the one this afternoon had quite a bit of nicely formed firm stool. And a little bit of the thick runny stuff.
This leads me to believe I’m on the right track with her. I’m hoping we can get some weight back on her, since she’s gotten so think the past six months or so. She’s not a young cat and I know that doesn’t help.
*sigh*
Sometimes it’s really tough.
She’s started spending time outside during the day, on the patio. She loves to lay in the sun. She’ll hang on the back step or stretch out on the pillow. I think today it got a little too warm for her, so she moved to under the table. It’s nice to see her someplace besides the catbeds in the living room.
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