Dexter looks super sweet. They remind me of my boy who passed away a few years ago. I’ve had a few cats pass now and with each passing I am learning things I wish I knew sooner. One of those things was trying to keep senior cats hydrated. I didn’t realise older kitties should not get dry food, only wet. With this boy I gave him some electrolyte hydration packs for cats and wet food and tried to give fluids often but didn’t keep up well enough. in the end it was the vet overusing methamizole when he didn’t need it. The whole reason I am writing this though is because our now only cat doesn’t tolerate fluids but loves having their wet food mixed with an equal portion of water, making it into a bit of a soup. It took me 3 cats to realize this so I wanted to pass it along in case it helps Dexter in their older years.
Dexter looks super sweet. They remind me of my boy who passed away a few years ago. I’ve had a few cats pass now and with each passing I am learning things I wish I knew sooner. One of those things was trying to keep senior cats hydrated. I didn’t realise older kitties should not get dry food, only wet. With this boy I gave him some electrolyte hydration packs for cats and wet food and tried to give fluids often but didn’t keep up well enough. in the end it was the vet overusing methamizole when he didn’t need it. The whole reason I am writing this though is because our now only cat doesn’t tolerate fluids but loves having their wet food mixed with an equal portion of water, making it into a bit of a soup. It took me 3 cats to realize this so I wanted to pass it along in case it helps Dexter in their older years.