Melody

[kass_rants]

Well, she's eating like a horse. She went through an entire package of chicken thighs yesterday and ate a beef liver today so far. But she's not drinking. We literally have to force water on her. It's weird. But we're doing it

Comments

[ladycelia]

Weird about the water. Especially given that she's got her appetite back.

Good luck!

[kass_rants]

Thanks.

A friend mention the other day that, with her lung issues, she may be uncomfortable bending her head to drink. But she doesn't seem to mind bending her head to eat at all.

I don't get it. But I'm offering her water every few minutes and she will take a sip each time. I'll take what I can get.

[ladycelia]

I think I'd lean more toward "hurts to pee" as a possible reason for avoiding liquids.

[kass_rants]

Do you think she realises that not drinking will make her not pee?

You know, it occurs to me that she's been eating so much she's just too full to drink much!

[ladycelia]

Well it can certainly work that way with cats.

[kass_rants]

And she is very cat-like, is our Mei-mei. =)

Frankly, I think it's stubbornness more than anything. Sometimes you put the bowl down in front of her and she turns her nose away. But if you turn your back, there will be a couple discrete slurps. =)