How to fatten up a cat

[Catty1]

Just tell Rush's vet what you posted here several posts ago - the one that starts "I'll ask about a different kind of insulin" (post numbers don't appear while typing a new one!). Even print it out. You are best to get some suggestions from her.

If you family can't put the money into getting Rush checked out - a drastic option is to surrender Rush to a rescue and letting them look after the medical. You would have to pay to adopt Rush back, if you were allowed to at all.

Good luck.

[ksschultz]

I am very sorry to say that, as our son found out the hard way,
if you give up a pet to a Pet Rescue organization, there is a very great
likelihood that they will not allow the pet to be re-adopted by the same person after the pet has recovered. He found a Border collie, which he had wanted all his life, advertised in the newspaper as "free to a good home." It turned out that the dog was very listless and, when examined at the vet's, was discovered to have the worst case of heartworms they had ever seen.
Our son did not have the large amount of money to pay for the treatment,
which would in all likelihood have killed the dog. His only course was to give the dog up to Border Collie Rescue, since they could arrange for the dog's treatment. He was very disappointed that, after she recovered, he was not allowed to re-adopt her. I can see their point, since they have no way of knowing that he was trying to help her and wasn't the uncaring owner who had allowed her to get in that condition in the first place. This is something that people need to be aware of before taking this step. I know that this discussion was from several years ago, but new readers might benefit from reading this.

[funny felines]

gosh I am not sure of the name, but I think it is called "K/D"(or something/D) it is a specialty canned food with lots of calories, you should be able to find it at your vets office. I am surprised your vet didn't suggest it.

Years ago I had a kitten that was 10 weeks old when I got her and she only weighed 2 pounds, the vet told me to feed her that and it worked. be careful not to let any other cats eat it, it will pack on the pounds on them!

ask your vet about it.

good luck!

[catmandu]

And theres Science Diet Recovery Formula which helped my Dear Old JJJ3 out on weight,
Its 2 dollars for a six ounce can, but it does a good job.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I could swear I saw a food specifically for diabetic cats. I'll do some digging and see if I can find it. I know Eukanuba used to have a glucose-control dog food.

Edit: Purina DM is made for diabetic cats. Not sure where you can find it. It comes in canned and dry varieties.

[K2QC]

Did you see this web site specifically for diabetic felines.
http://www.yourdiabeticcat.com/index.html