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Hello, my cat is 19, older than, me (15) and she is only licking her food, she used to eat dry food, and biscuits. Now she wont touch it, she just licks the juice from the tuna, or licks the liquid surrounding her food (wiskas, "oh so meaty". Also we have to spoon feed her water, because if we just give her a glass, she seams all confused when she looks at it. i have started to liquify some food her. she has a bit then stops. Anyone got any suggestions on how i can get her back on solid food again?
Thanks
Stu.

Hi Stu,

Your cat is a senior citizen and this makes her likely to go downhill quickly. She really needs to go to the vet for an exam and bloodwork. Possibly even a urinalysis. Something is causing her to not want to eat and you need to find out what it is. A cat that stops eating is very ill and needs to see a vet ASAP.

Please ask your parents to make an appointment and take her in. She isn't going to get better on her own, but will only get worse.

Regards,
PHKitkat

I have to agree with Kitkat here - something is going on that needs a vet intervention. Your kitty may have something as simple as dental problems that can be dealt with.

Good luck to you!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

We have been to the vet before, i dout my mum will go. My mum didnt want her to take a blood test before, she doesn't think she can get better, and that its just old age. But she aint a vet :@. Well i have read some messages on this forum. I bought some baby food for her last night, and she loved it. i did make sure that there was no onion, can a cat live on catfood for their whole life? i presume its healthier for them, is it? A few months ago she had stopped cleaning herself. Is this just because she is old and kinda lazy? after i gave her the babyfood, she looked so silly heres a picture of her!

See what i mean, well she hasn't kept herself too good for a few months, maybe we should go back to the vets again.
I hope she will be okay, we cannot have another two as my mum is illergic.

Sad to say, it sounds like a vet visit could really help your cat. I'm sorry your mother is so reluctant ot go.

Good luck. Hopefully your mother will get the cat to the vet soon. Cats can live into their 20's if they are well-cared for!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

The last time we went the vet did ask for a blood sample, to find out what was wrong with her. But he said it was prbably kidney failure, so my mum decided not to pay the extra money just for something that we already know. It is expensive a check up did cost £20, how much is a blood test?
Oh my cat has had some mince today. and more baby food? so can cats live off baby food?
Thanks for the help. Glad i found this forum, i was looking on google. for ever to find help!
Stu

She died today just to let you know, she hardly ate this morning.
We resulted to giving her water via a sering in her mouth (not a needle one).

I miss her.