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Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 03:35 PM Oct 2021

Update: Morgan the kitten is finally EATING!! I am so relieved!

For anyone who missed it, Morgan didn't even touch a morsel of food, this morning and has just been acting a bit 'off'. I've been in a state of worry, all day. We all just woke up from a nap and she walked over to an empty food bowl and sniffed around. So, I JUMPED UP and grabbed some dry food, which she and Madoc are currently consuming. Hopefully she'll dig into her actual dinner, tonight.

Many thanks to those who reassured me she was probably fine - just having one of those days. Also, hopefully the next vet visit will be next week, for their next vaccinations.

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Update: Morgan the kitten is finally EATING!! I am so relieved! (Original Post) Siwsan Oct 2021 OP
Glad to hear it! tblue37 Oct 2021 #1
Morgan is probably just being Morgan. Polly Hennessey Oct 2021 #2
She's been grooming and playing with my finger, so pretty much back to normal Siwsan Oct 2021 #3
Great news! piddyprints Oct 2021 #4
I'll have to look for that Siwsan Oct 2021 #6
Yay! piddyprints Oct 2021 #14
We use the baby food trick as well. bamagal62 Oct 2021 #11
Yep! piddyprints Oct 2021 #13
Funny, for some reason my Cat's bamagal62 Oct 2021 #16
My cats eat rabbit all the time. piddyprints Oct 2021 #17
Glad to hear! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #5
She pretty much seems to be back to her old self Siwsan Oct 2021 #7
My kitty sometimes doesn't eat all of her fancy feast SheltieLover Oct 2021 #8
I'm breathing a sigh of relief. Siwsan Oct 2021 #9
Possible impending hairball? littlemissmartypants Oct 2021 #10
That though occurred to me, too Siwsan Oct 2021 #12
❤ nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2021 #15

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
3. She's been grooming and playing with my finger, so pretty much back to normal
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 03:55 PM
Oct 2021

I think because this is such new pet territory for me, I worry far more than i should.

And, thank you! I'm so determined to raise these kittens to be wonderful companions, to themselves, Sophie, and to me.

piddyprints

(14,643 posts)
4. Great news!
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 04:14 PM
Oct 2021

I'm so proud of little Morgan and you! Sometimes all it takes is a change in weather or routine or just some little thing that puts them off, depending on how sensitive they are.

We have a little trick that's worked well for us over the years: baby food. Get the tiny stage 1 jars of chicken or turkey (the brand that only has the meat and broth, no corn or onion). Most cats love it. If they won't eat anything else, they'll eat that. No worries if it's just one missed meal. But more than that, try the baby food. If they go for it, try a little dollop on their food.

Of course, all the cats we currently have will eat anything that doesn't eat them first pretty reliably, so the baby food companies aren't making any money off us these days.

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
6. I'll have to look for that
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 04:36 PM
Oct 2021

She didn't eat a WHOLE lot but she did eat. Right now she seems to prefer dry food so I just put some dry food in a jar that I'll keep handy.

And she's definitely far more active - almost up to her usual mischief level.

I'm just in mysterious territory, here, because I've never had kittens this young, let along any I rescued from my garden!

piddyprints

(14,643 posts)
14. Yay!
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:47 PM
Oct 2021

Kittens go through a lot of changes. Sometimes it seems like they'll eat everything in the county! Then all of a sudden, they grow. Then they don't seem to want as much for a little bit.

Even my adults go through stages. My 7-year-old was ravenously hungry today. As long as no one completely stops eating, we're good with it.

Dry food is what we call "cookies" around here. We only give it in limited amounts, but they surely do like it!

bamagal62

(3,264 posts)
11. We use the baby food trick as well.
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:42 PM
Oct 2021

Beechnut stage 1. I keep on hand for those “off” days. Works like a charm. Beechnut has turkey, chicken, and beef.

piddyprints

(14,643 posts)
13. Yep!
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:44 PM
Oct 2021

Except that I never use beef. Not sure why.

Maybe just that I don't normally feed those flavors. Who knows? They keep us guessing all the time, don't they?

bamagal62

(3,264 posts)
16. Funny, for some reason my Cat's
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:49 PM
Oct 2021

Favorite flavors are beef and rabbit. She prefers turkey over chicken. Chicken is her Least favorite flavor of anything.

piddyprints

(14,643 posts)
17. My cats eat rabbit all the time.
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:53 PM
Oct 2021

Kitten is allergic to chicken and turkey, so I hope she never stops eating!

Mine all prefer turkey over chicken, and rabbit over turkey. But I just don't feed beef.

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
7. She pretty much seems to be back to her old self
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:02 PM
Oct 2021

She was so quiet, all day. Now she's playing with her toys and with her brother.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
8. My kitty sometimes doesn't eat all of her fancy feast
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:04 PM
Oct 2021

And I begin to wonder if she's ok. She is a real chow hound.

But the next day, she inhales it.

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
9. I'm breathing a sigh of relief.
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:23 PM
Oct 2021

Maybe yesterday's flea bath stressed her out, more than I realized. Hopefully it was the last one. I'm steam cleaning rugs and furniture and combing them throughout the day. Then I'll turn to the vet for his expertise.

littlemissmartypants

(22,694 posts)
10. Possible impending hairball?
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:39 PM
Oct 2021

If she's been doing a lot of grooming and her appetite is diminished I'd treat for a hairball.



Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
12. That though occurred to me, too
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:43 PM
Oct 2021

I'm so relieved, I just can't stop picking her up and kissing her, this afternoon. Hope I don't develop any hairballs!!

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