Topic: Delphi hasnt eaten for 2 days (Read 10202 times)

Janeyk · « **Reply #113 on:** April 21, 2010, 10:05:42 AM »

Great news Philip!

clarenmax · « **Reply #112 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:57:05 AM »

Good news Philip, keep up the good work

And the tummy tickles of course

Dawn F · « **Reply #111 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:28:56 AM »

so glad to hear she is eating again Philip

Philip · « **Reply #110 on:** April 20, 2010, 22:28:29 PM »

Well I discussed Delphi's nutritional needs with my vet and she is more than happy with what I am doing.

She's eating dry "complete" food now as well and is more playful rolling around the floor asking for her tummy to be tickled.

clarenmax · « **Reply #109 on:** April 18, 2010, 09:20:13 AM »

So pleased she's eating again, that's the most important thing to my mind. I remember going through the same thing with Max several times when he was poorly, you'd cook them anything they wanted just to get some food in

Mark · « **Reply #108 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:19:09 AM »

I totally understand what you are saying Philip and it is great that she is eating

- hopefully there is calcium in the supplement as chicken and fish meat is very low in calcium and it is so important for lots of body functions. Otherwise, if you can get her drinking some milk or even adding some Ipakitine to the Almo Nature. I'm sure the tigers get the bones as well as the meat. I'm not trying to nag and and I do understand that her eating is the main thing but she really needs calcium. This is something I covered in animal nutrition recently.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #107 on:** April 17, 2010, 19:45:56 PM »

Im glad shes eating again and she has chosen the same as simon did when he was sick, he loved the applaws with cheese. I was concerned with the vitamin side of things and found that tesco has a finest tin that is like applaws (abit more sloppy) but is vitamin enriched so long term its great

worth trying her with some of that

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #106 on:** April 17, 2010, 17:30:52 PM »

Well said Philip and this is a vast improvement on a week or so ago, goooooooooo Delphi gooooooo, keep on eating little one

pp · « **Reply #105 on:** April 17, 2010, 16:18:21 PM »

I hope she gets well soon.

Philip · « **Reply #104 on:** April 17, 2010, 16:01:47 PM »

You have to remember that a week ago, Delphi wasn't eating at all and was rapidly declining. She was skin and bone.

I was nearly at the point of making the dreaded decision.

She is getting supplements that ensures she is getting the correct nutrients anyway. She also gets steamed fish.

So right now gaining weight and getting her feeling better is my priority. She wont touch any dried food so what am I to do?

It's not fair to maintain a life by syringe feeding if its a long term thing.

The tigers at the sanctuary in Thailand only eat boiled meat and they are thriving.

So as she is eating this and just as importantly enjoying it and I am supplementing her diet to make sure she is getting good nutrition I am going to continue.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #103 on:** April 17, 2010, 15:28:25 PM »

Quote from: trigger on April 17, 2010, 15:12:40 PM

and any warnings which originate from the vastly profitable pet food industry need to be treated with some caution

In the case of Almo nature, it isn't so much a warning from the pet food industry, but a particular manufacturer that is labelling products as complete foods when it's debatable that they are. Unfortunately, most people believe what they read on the packaging and may be misled into thinking they are feeding a complete food, only to find out later that health problems have resulted from the omision of certain nutrients. I think it's vital to have all the information so that an informed choice can be made. Almo nature is virtually identical to applaws and applaws state complementary on their cans (I think). Iirc, they used to state complete but were forced to change it when it was brought to their attention that it wasn't actually complete.

I agree with christine in this instance - the important thing right now is that Delphi is eating. But in the long term, it's worth bearing in mind the potential problems of her only eating almo nature.

Mark · « **Reply #102 on:** April 17, 2010, 15:19:02 PM »

Quote from: Christine (Blip) on April 17, 2010, 15:07:48 PM

I would say that, for now at least, Philip only needs to get her eating again and then cross the nutrient bridge when she's got her appetite back.

Blip - who's a fussy eater - loves Almo Nature and eats it most evenings. I think it must be very tasty.

I agree it is fine in the very short term.

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #101 on:** April 17, 2010, 15:12:40 PM »

I fed a Siamese exclusively for 14+ years on a mix of cooked chicken, heart, kidney and white fish

she died of a pneumothorax probably following a RTA, and was in good health up to then

there must have been some taurine in her diet from what I fed her - I'm not saying I would go down that path again, especially now there are good quality dry foods around, but it does show, to my satisfaction anyway, that there is still a lot to understand about the optimum diet for cats

and any warnings which originate from the vastly profitable pet food industry need to be treated with some caution

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #100 on:** April 17, 2010, 15:07:48 PM »

I would say that, for now at least, Philip only needs to get her eating again and then cross the nutrient bridge when she's got her appetite back.

Blip - who's a fussy eater - loves Almo Nature and eats it most evenings. I think it must be very tasty.

Mark · « **Reply #99 on:** April 17, 2010, 14:39:11 PM »

One of the biggest problems with it is lack of taurine which will cause blindness. Please at least speak to the makers and get the facts. She may be gaining weight now but that isn't everything.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #98 on:** April 17, 2010, 14:05:42 PM »

Quote from: Philip on April 17, 2010, 13:15:57 PM

The meat content is good so and as that's what cats eat in the wild and get their nutrients from (and they seem to do ok),

But they don't eat cooked meat in the wild. It's the cooking process that affects the nutrients and why complete foods generally have added vitamins and minerals. I'm not trying to argue with you and it's up to you - it's great that Delphi is eating something - but it's just something to be aware of. I'd hate anyone to feed a food exclusively thinking that they are feeding a complete food only to find out later that it may not actually be complete.

I feed Almo nature and Jaffa and Mosi love it (esp the beef one)

Philip · « **Reply #97 on:** April 17, 2010, 13:15:57 PM »

Well Delphi is doing well eating it and has gained 150 grams this week. Her fur is softer and her energy levels are greatly improved.

The meat content is good so and as that's what cats eat in the wild and get their nutrients from (and they seem to do ok), I'm not particularly worried.

There are other complete wet foods that don't contain anywhere near as good ingredients.

So I guess we will have to agree to disagree

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #96 on:** April 17, 2010, 10:37:32 AM »

Well done Delphi, keep it up girl

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #95 on:** April 17, 2010, 08:27:47 AM »

I don't consider almo nature a complete food, Philip. It contains no added nutrients. They say on the tin that it is a complete food, but when it first came out I had some email correspondence with them about this and they said that it was complete because it was cooked in broth. However, they then went on to say that it should be fed alongside their dry food

Also, their literature states the same. At the Supreme cat show last year I bought some and the leaflet that they put in the bag said that it should be fed alongside the dry food for a complete diet (or words to that effect). So I treat the cans as a complementary food.

Mark · « **Reply #94 on:** April 16, 2010, 21:23:43 PM »

I think I would eat that myself

I will have to look out for it. There is a pet shop in Herne Bay that sells Almo Nature. I will have a look.

Philip · « **Reply #93 on:** April 16, 2010, 21:11:31 PM »

Just read the side of the tin and the Almo food I am using is a complete cat food. Almo do different levels of wet food.

The cheaper pate like foods they do are not as good. I can only buy this from one pet shop or at cat shows.

As it consists of pretty much 75 % (hormone free) chicken drumstick and 24 % Chicken broth 1 % Rice . It has a good meat content.

I am happy with what I'm feeding her.

Mark · « **Reply #92 on:** April 16, 2010, 08:28:52 AM »

Great that she's eating but just wanted to check as I am pretty sure it is only complementary? their own site is down and there is no mention on other sellers websites. Quite worrying if it isn't complete and people are only feeding this to their cats. I came across a thread on Catchat and someone said they contacted Almo Nature who said it should be fed alongside their dry food which is complete. Unless people know this, their cats are in danger of malnutrition.

Janeyk · « **Reply #91 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:22:16 AM »

She's doing great! hope things stay like this xx

Philip · « **Reply #90 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:10:04 AM »

Well.....

Today Delphi has eaten 2 tins of almo nature. Thats the most she has eaten in ages.

Her fur feels softer too.

Philip · « **Reply #89 on:** April 12, 2010, 23:47:03 PM »

Delphi has eaten another half of a pouch of applaws.

This is the most she has eaten in one day in about a month.

puggy1975 Zoe · « **Reply #88 on:** April 12, 2010, 21:00:16 PM »

Glad things improving. Topping up and sending good vibes from Glasgow

Zoe

Janeyk · « **Reply #87 on:** April 12, 2010, 20:44:31 PM »

Glad that that things are still improving

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #86 on:** April 12, 2010, 20:30:58 PM »

That sounds better

Philip · « **Reply #85 on:** April 12, 2010, 20:28:13 PM »

Well....

Delphi has eaten a whole tin of almo nature chicken drumstick flavour and half an applaws pouch I found in my mountain of various cat foods.

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #84 on:** April 11, 2010, 00:40:54 AM »

she looks quite spaced out in that pic

Philip · « **Reply #83 on:** April 10, 2010, 23:45:20 PM »

Bless her.

This picture did make me laugh.

Janeyk · « **Reply #82 on:** April 10, 2010, 07:54:21 AM »

aww, I'm really pleased xx

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #81 on:** April 10, 2010, 02:00:53 AM »

me too - you feel so helpless when they won't eat, don't you

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #80 on:** April 10, 2010, 01:20:19 AM »

so pleased Phillip

Philip · « **Reply #79 on:** April 10, 2010, 00:09:03 AM »

Delphi ate some dry food and a whole tin of Almo chicken drumstick as well.

So a good day today.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #78 on:** April 09, 2010, 09:43:19 AM »

Fingers crossed for her.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #77 on:** April 09, 2010, 08:29:58 AM »

sending lots of vibes for Delphi. Fingers crossed she will keep on eating after the antibiotics.

Janeyk · « **Reply #76 on:** April 09, 2010, 06:58:58 AM »

Lots of get well wishes being sent for Delphi xx

bunglycat · « **Reply #75 on:** April 09, 2010, 02:04:40 AM »

Sending loads of healing and eating vibes for Delphi - hope she gets over this soon.

Philip · « **Reply #74 on:** April 09, 2010, 01:52:51 AM »

Latest update.

Delphi has started to eat again. She seems a little brighter.

I would like her to be eating more than she is but it is a start.

I guess the next few days are critical to what happens next.

So please top up the healing vibes.

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