RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box

Posted by: PHMadameAlto at Fri Apr 16 21:49:46 2004 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHMadameAlto ]

You are doing about the best you can under the circumstances. By all means you should continue to force-feed if she is not eating adequately on her own.

This is weird, but I just heard about someone who used incontinance pads as a sort of "litterbox" for a cat. She cut them and laid them in the litterbox and also around on the floor where her cat had been peeing. You might try this in the cage where she is - in the litterbox of course. However, this will complicate matters when she does get well and needs to get box-trained to real kitty litter.

You seem to be keeping in touch with your vet - please continue to do so. It sounds like you have a really good handle on what to do.

Best wishes to you and the cat. Keep us posted as to her progress.

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injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - 2calicos, Fri Apr 16 11:36:05 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - PHMadameAlto, Fri Apr 16 21:49:46 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - JaimeMarie, Sat Apr 17 15:59:20 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - Midask9, Sat Apr 17 16:34:49 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - 2calicos, Sat Apr 17 18:07:49 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - PHMadameAlto, Sat Apr 17 19:16:59 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - Midask9, Sat Apr 17 20:13:25 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - JaimeMarie, Sun Apr 18 09:14:36 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - 2calicos, Sun Apr 18 12:33:21 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - 2calicos, Sun Apr 18 12:35:17 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - midask9, Sun Apr 18 20:36:58 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - 2calicos, Sun Apr 25 20:03:08 2004

RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - PHMadameAlto, Mon Apr 26 22:24:58 2004

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RE: injured cat won't eat, won't use litter box - PHMadameAlto, Mon Oct 18 17:11:09 2004

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