For those who don't know, Sammi is my 14-year-old black pussy cat. She's a darling little thing with a sweet disposition. She loves me and I love her. She traveled many miles with my husband and I over the years and she's been my constant companion after his passing about 18 months ago.
Anyway, what's working for her -- and it's what I'm going to stick with -- is Science Diet for Sensitive Stomachs. Dry food, of course. Science Diet makes canned food, but not with such specifications. I put about 1/2 cup in her bowl when it's empty, choosing the small amount so the food is kept fresh, which she loves the most.
I also keep another bowl with Meow Mix Kitten Nibbles, which is there when she runs out of the Science Diet, mostly during the night. The reason for the Meow Mix is to somewhat ameliorate the problem she has with the runs from the Science Diet. It's a rather fat dry food, which is OK for her because she needs to put back on the weight she lost during all the trials about getting the right food for her. But it's the fat that I think might be causing the diarrhea. Now, if she'll just eat the Meow Mix from time to time, I believe the combo will work great. Little stubborn one she is, however, she typically holds out for her favorite, the Science Diet. She knows what she wants. For now, the runs aren't that bad for me to be concerned. And maybe her system will adapt to it -- I hope, I hope.So, here we are. I love the fact that she loves the Science Diet. It's so much nicer having dry food available for her all the time -- and plenty of water, of course -- than trying to feed her several times a day with that messy, disgusting canned food. Even the Fancy Feast Elegant Medley variety, the least offensive of the lot, didn't work well because any food left in her dish turned hard almost immediately and then she wouldn't eat it. Not surprising, I guess.
With dry food available all the time, Sammi is so much happier because she can march in where her food bowls are anytime, night or day, and the food is there, unlike when she had to get me to attend to her each and every time with the canned type.
I hope the information I'm giving here will help others who have trouble getting their babies to eat and keep up their weight when their little tummies won't keep down food. She's looking so much better, she's really frisky, her coat is shiny, and she rests like she did before, taking long naps instead of the shorter catnaps. She's not constantly hungry and begging for food. More soothed, it seems.
I'll do anything for my little girl. It's just been quite a trip getting to what really works. The desire was there. Now the knowledge is there to match it.
