| Helena,
How old is she?
You could try her with kitten Whiskas, which is (believe it or not)
specially made for kittens.
If she is a farm cat, and has been eating birds etc., she is almost
certain to be full of worms, and this might have something to do
with the eating, going to the loo, etc. I would take her to the
vets asap if I were you, get her checked over, and find out about
de-worming, de-fleaing, and so on.
Cow's milk in large quantities is generally not good for kittens,
it tends to give them diarrhoea.
When I first had Oliver, he was about five weeks old (came from
a pet shop, and shouldn't have been taken away from his mother).
He had cat flu, worms, fleas, conjunctivitis, you name it, and couldn't
cope with any rich food, it went straight through him. The vet
told me to feed him on boiled chicken and Horlicks!
You could try something like cooked chicken, de-boned of course,
as it's easily digested, and probably tastes more like raw sparrow
(yuk) than Whiskas does. But I'd still go to the vet in the near
future.
Helen.
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| Helena,
As you know, my cats Slippers and Spider are related to your Tizzy.
Slips from the same farm. We found that neither cat will readily
drink water, but milk slighltly watered down was OK.
Spider showed a definite preference for anything fishy, or with
a high smell.
We found that a 'mush' like Spillers Choice (not to be confused
with Choosey) worked well for both of them. (That is until
they discovered that Mum was a soft touch, and would try something
else just to tempt them !!) Slips prefered the Rabbit, being more
in line with what she was feed by her natural mother.
A trip to the vet prehaps ought to considered, as both ours had
visitors.
Give me call or send a mail if you want any more info.
Judy.
Although I know they have been treated for cat flu, it would be
idea to consult a vet, as I'd almost take bets on her having
company.
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| Since you mentioned sardines, I'll just add a cautionary note about
feeding cats in general. I believe I've read that cats fed exclusively
tuna fish develop some severe diet deficiency. Maybe a taurine deficiency,
although I don't recall. Taurine deficiency leads to blindness and
eventually death. So, try for a nutritionally complete cat food
eventually.
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| Try 3 parts evaporated milk w/ 1 part water. My Willy would only
drink that at first, then I combined that with Purina Kitten Chow.
After he started doing that combo- I tried adding water to his moist
food and putting it on his nose. He picked up on that real fast.
Now he eats like a pig. I got Willy at 5 1/2 wks, by 8 wks he was
chowing everything!
Good luck.
FYI Milk upsets their stomachs because of the sugar in it?
Sonia
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| I cracked it last night, all is now fine. Well almost.
When I got home, She hadn't touched her sardines, or had a drink.
So I had a thought.
I mixed the sardines with cat food, and mushed in a bit of milk,
just enough so that there was a bit around the edge for her to lap
at.
She laped at the milk, and every now and then she would tuck into
a bit of solid food. I went out, and when I returned later on,
she hadn't touched what was on her plate, so I brought her into
the kitchen, mushed in a bit more milk, and she finished the lot off.
She seems to only eat if I am standing near her.
She is also doing number 1's every where, even in her litter tray,
but still no sign of number 2's.
At least I have her eating solid's now, But it will be off to the
vets tonight, for that once over.
Thanks for your help...
Helena
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