droopy cat

[cellio]

Saturday night my wonderful cat-sitters let me know that Erik had, uncharacteristically, not eaten the canned food in which I conceal his Ursodiol. (This is a maintenance drug.) He always attacks canned food vigorously, so that's peculiar. But for one night, well, maybe he was just feeling off, or was mad at me for abandoning him for the weekend, or whatever.

Tonight he ate a little bit of it (fresh round, just to clarify), but left most of it in the dish. He has not been clingy the way he usually is when I've been away; in fact, he's spent most of the evening sleeping, and did not climb into my lap while I was sitting and reading the way he usually does. He's just now wandered into my office for scritches, but is not jumping up on the desk and getting in the way of my typing the way he often does when he wants attention.

I've seen him drink water and use the litterbox today, so it's not dire. But it is odd. I wonder what's wrong with him. Tomorrow I'll see if the vet has any ideas.

Now that he's up again, I'll see if I can get him to eat some more.

Update: No interest in canned food or feline greenies, the latter being a new treat that schulman turned me on to that, last week, would cause Erik to devour not only the greenie but the entire bowl of dry food in which I had placed the greenie. Cat treats as appetite stimulants seem a good thing for underweight cats. (But I was only giving him one or two a day, so I don't think that's the source of the problem.)

Comments

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

I hope he feels better soon.

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

Now that I think of it, he wasn't super-demanding of attention last night, either. Though, we were in a hurry and there later than we were planning.

Hope he's okay!

[cellio]

Was this after your own feline adventure? If so, I can certainly see why you would be distracted. Thanks for stopping by! (And thanks again for the lovely surprise!)

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

It was :-) The original plan was to stop by your place en route to Kevin's house. Then Duke started yowling and our plans changed a little. We still ended up going to Kevin's too, just a lot later than we planned.

I was really hoping he wasn't eating because we smelled like the vet, or hadn't mixed the medicine enough. :-/ Hope he's devouring his food like normal very soon!

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

How old is Erik?

[cellio]

He'll be 13 at the end of February. So, not old for an indoor cat.

[amergina.livejournal.com]

Hmm. My cats are more droopy when they're feeling a bit off, usually with a touch of respiratory gunk, which my guys are prone to... I usually don't worry too much if they're eating a bit. But Erik is a skinny guy...

You can pretty much give them up to 18 feline greenies a day... the normal "serving size" is 6 greenies. and that's a whopping 11 cal, says the package.

Strangely, Jonny turns his nose up at them. Mikey, however, will take them from my hand like a kid wanting candy.

[cellio]

Erik loves greenies (normally). When I gave Baldur one he swallowed it whole, defeating the purpose, so he doesn't get them any more. I haven't fed any to Embla yet. (She generally prefers softer treats, though she eats dry food which is odd.)

Christina gave me a sample-size pack of them. I have to get some before that pack runs out or Erik will be mad. :-)

[steven.livejournal.com]

I hope he's okay! Good thing you know exactly which signs to look for. If this keeps up, definitely have him checked out.

[gardenfey.livejournal.com]

I hope he's doing better.

I'm still amused that we both have cats named Erik/Eric. (Now joined with the names Rosy and Domino.)