HoneyBun --- Is he eating TOO much???

[Catty1]

More prayers for Honeybun! I hope he heals quickly and is healthy soon.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I think that the price that you're paying is great. When I had Storm's teeth cleaned with extractions I think the minimum quote was about $650 and up. I've seen the pain medication options before for several different types of surgeries but I always check yes. I'm glad that you're also doing the bloodwork because I think it's very important especially for older cats. I actually think that it was required in Storm's case and I know my vet hospital also charges more for senior cats.

I hope that everything goes smoothly. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent HoneyBuns way.

[Medusa]

My old vet told me that he knows other vets who truly believe that cats cannot feel pain. I honestly wonder how they ever graduated. Dr. Lee gave Specs a painkiller as soon as he was up and over the anesthesia and he sent him home w/many more syringes if Specs needed them. After a couple of days, though, I stopped them b/c he was healing just fine and the meds made him too unambitious to even eat. I'm sure Honeybun will be just fine under your watchful eye, Jen.

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, he is seriously driving me nuts. He's eating like a HORSE!!! This boy is eating 4-6 jars of babyfood a day! I don't want him to be hungry, but gosh, it seems like a lot of food. Is it too much?? He's so skinny, and I don't think he's eating any hard food at all because his little mouth still hurts where they didn't pull the teeth that were still bad (didn't want to compromise the bone that looked moth eaten).

So.. I ask you, is this too much food, or maybe this is exactly what a cat can eat in one day. It has made his poops a bit softer, which is annoying because he doesn't always use the litter box. Gotta love soft poop on carpet. Yay me.

[Freedom]

Can you start mixing in a bit of canned cat food?

I am going to ty this baby food for my Chestnut, he has 2 pills he has to take and . . . uh uh, NO WAY. We fight twice a day.

[jennielynn1970]

He is getting Pet Selects Naturals once or twice a day as well. It's like raw but processed I think. It's like chopped up meat. He loves it too. So he's eating more than just the babyfood, but it's still A LOT of babyfood.

I can add in canned food. I guess that would add in some bulk to stave off his hunger. I want him to be healthy and happy.

[smokey the elder]

My opinion is let him eat as much as he wants, as long as he doesn't bolt and barf. When I've had underweight cats that recovered from being sick they were ravenous!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Jenn, He's most likely eating a lot because of the pred. This causes an increase in appetite as well as an increase in his drinking. When my RB Starr was on it he gained so much weight due to water weight gain more than food because I don't free feed. Storm is on a low dose of pred daily and he can get very cranky if I don't feed him on time. I'd let him eat to his hearts content especially since he's so thin. Good luck.

When I give Storm his pred pills, I wrap them up in chicken flavored pill pockets and he just thinks that he's getting a treat. I also cut the pill pockets into four pieces first and I roll them up into balls and then I can just wrap them around the pills.

[jennielynn1970]

So, I made my own babyfood chicken! And Honeybun seemed to love it! I had a package of 3 really large boneless breasts, they were about $6, and that is what 6 bottles of babyfood would cost me. I think I have WAY more than that with the babyfood I made. I have a large container that I filled, and I'm hoping it lasts me most of the week. It's not as thin as babyfood, but it's gotta be more substantial than babyfood. Honeybun ate it and went upstairs to sleep on my bed, so he was full and happy, and didn't come yelling at me for more, lol.

My one friend did mention that Big Lots has babyfood for 2 or 3 bottles for a $1, but I think if I can make my own every week, that will be better, not just financially but also better quality for Honeybun.

[Freedom]

So, I made my own babyfood chicken!
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that will be better, not just financially but also better quality for Honeybun.

Good job! I was thinking the baby food probably has a high fluid content, so that's why it didn't "stick" with him and 2 hours later he was hungry again. So getting him food with some substance like what you've made should do it!

[BarbPond]

Hope Honey Bun continues to improver Jenn!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I think that this is a wonderful idea and I hope this will help fill him up and put some weight on him too.

[jennielynn1970]

Just had to update....

My fussy Honeybun decided that he HAS to have his homemade babyfood HEATED UP. Heaven forbid it be cold or room temp. OH NO!!! It must be warmed in the microwave for about 20 seconds and THEN he'll eat it.

[gini]

That they can so clearly communicate exactly what they want - and they know you know what they want - makes me love them all the more.

Rascal not only likes his special food warm - he now will only eat from a dish on a box in my computer room. I put it there so I can keep an eye on what he eats and keep Annie and Emma away from it - vacuum cleaner girls that they are!!

HoneyBun you've got her exactly where you want her - good job!~!!