DCat is 17 and has been losing weight over the last 6 months (dropped from 3.7kg to 3.5kg) She’s been to the vet for a full blood work and liver, kidneys, thyroid, etc have all come back totally normal. She’s very well in herself generally - a very laid back cat, stays in the house despite having a cat flap. No issues with movement or sight, but has started to go a bit deaf and yowls in the night.
Vet has said to bring her back in another 6 months and if she’s still losing weight they will do an ultrasound. He couldn’t feel any issues with her tummy and her heart was perfectly normal when he listened in.
I want to get some more calories into her to try and get some weight back on, or at least stop the loss. From what I’ve read “senior” cat food won’t be much good for this as it is generally lower in protein, but I have read that kitten food can be a good option. Has anyone tried this?
DCat is one of those that nibbles at her food throughout the day, she’s not one for gorging herself so putting down extra food won’t make a difference: it needs to be higher in calories. She’s been on dry food (Hills Prescripton t/d) for years and I’ve been trying to offer wet food alongside it in the last few weeks.
Vet didn’t give any specifics on what to feed her, just said “see what you can do” - helpful!
Any tips/advice much appreciated!