So, in the past five days, I spent $400 on Tricksie (and that's probably, like, two-thirds of what I was going to pay if the vet didn't cut me a HUUUUGE break for being broke), because she wouldn't eat. He says that he thinks she has Irritable Bowl Syndrome for kitties, and that it caused an intestinal bacteria to grow and cause her some discomfort.
Now she's back, and I'm really starting to think of trying to get her on a raw diet, because what's better for a kitty with IBS than their primal food with no additives? But I'm wondering how I would go about doing that, because she's the MOST picky eater ever. She wouldn't even eat the stuff that the vet normally gives to cats and dogs who won't eat their normal food. I had to bring her some of the food from home (which she, like, scarfed down once she realized it was her food).
So, I was thinking of perhaps liquifying the meat at first, and syringe feeding it to her until she gets used to it and will eat it on her own. Anyone think this might work? And how would I go about making the meat into a liquid form? What would I have to buy (and how much would it cost...)?
Now she's back, and I'm really starting to think of trying to get her on a raw diet, because what's better for a kitty with IBS than their primal food with no additives? But I'm wondering how I would go about doing that, because she's the MOST picky eater ever. She wouldn't even eat the stuff that the vet normally gives to cats and dogs who won't eat their normal food. I had to bring her some of the food from home (which she, like, scarfed down once she realized it was her food).
So, I was thinking of perhaps liquifying the meat at first, and syringe feeding it to her until she gets used to it and will eat it on her own. Anyone think this might work? And how would I go about making the meat into a liquid form? What would I have to buy (and how much would it cost...)?
