Hi...I am so grateful that you have this forum available. Would love to hear your thoughts on my cat.
- Nala
- Year and half old
- Female
- spayed 8/29/22
- Tabby domestic shorthair/mix
- 9lbs
- She is pretty mellow. She sleeps probably half of the day. Appetite varies. Seems to be increasing and eating up to 3 cans of wet food a day, but usually around 2 cans. She is very sweet and loves to be near me. She will move all around the house in a day...loves to go in the basement and explore. She does go outside but usually can be found in our yard.
- We got her from an animal shelter when she was probably 5 months old. I had never had a cat before and we were giving her dry food only for the first 9 months or so. She stopped wanting to eat her food so we started her on wet food. Learned that cats shouldn't be eating dry food...had no idea. Since we found out she has FIV a month ago I've been incorporating a few fruits and veggies like sweet potato and wild blueberries. She's not a fan of them though. I changed her food to a better quality without gluten, dairy or eggs. I've incorporated supplements as well. Vit c, zinc, lemon balm, pau d'arco, propolis, olive leaf, cats claw, barley grass juice powder and spirulina.
- 8/11/22 FelV Nobivac Merck, 1-HCPCh Nobivac Merck, Pyrantel Pamoate Suspension 8/25/22 FeLVNobivac Merck, 1-HCPCh Nobivac Merck, no medications
- In the spring we noticed she wasn't wanting to eat her food. So we asked around and heard that so many cats get picky and we thought she just wanted a different food. So we started giving her wet food and she ate that really well so we have kept her on that food since. About a month and a half ago we noticed her breath was smelling off. So we took her in and her poor gums were really inflamed and mucousy. And I believe this was the problem to why she stopped wanting hard food, because her mouth was hurting. The vet then did an FIV test and she was positive. They said they could pull her teeth but that doesn't always solve the problem. I personally do Medical Medium information and so I asked if I could try giving her supplements that I know could help and they were on board. It's hard to check her gums because her mouth is sensitive and won't let me. I do think the supplements are helping because she seems to feel better and is eating more. She was getting pretty skinny and she looks like she's gained some weight. She used to be pretty playful before this last spring, but hasn't been for several months. But this month I've seen her playing a bit more still not like she used to though. I changed her wet food to a better quality without eggs, dairy or gluten and add the above supplements daily. I usually do around 5 drops of each, not sure how much I should be doing. I have given her a small amount of raw food this month as well. I'm curious what more I can do to help her and what her diet should entail.
