Use Tuna Water to Tempt Senior Cat to Eat Dry Food

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SuzyQ82

That is so cute! My cats are 2 1/2 but they love tuna too and want it when I open a can. I will try this for them if they decide that they don't like the dry food I buy.

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K9cats

Thank you for sharing. I have done this for many years. I worked for a Veterinarian for over 27 years and our Dr.'s recommended using tuna in water to give meds. You can also have your meds compounded in to a flavored syrup, or you can just buy the syrup for a picky eater and drizzle it on their food. You can buy this at your local pharmacy. The syrup come in different flavors.

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TXBetty

I'm going to try this with my dog.

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lindahawthornebrooks

I've done this to give medicine to cats, too. Great idea for older cats! Thanks for sharing...

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PookaRina

I'm going to keep trying this with our Sir Catty-Kit who will be 6 on Feb 14, 2011. So far, he objects to any food at all other than his Purina Adult Cat Chow mixed equals parts with Purina Naturals and Purina Kitten Chow. He will only eat when there's all three foods mixed in his bowl.

When my husband brings the new bags home to be mixed, Kit jumps up on a chair and watches every move he makes, just as if he knows exactly how it's all being done. I believe he counts the number of scoops, but he'd never let us know he's that smart, too afraid of having to go to work maybe.

I'm glad to know that others have had some luck with the tuna juice though. I was once told that I should be using tuna packed in oil, but we don't like that, so Kit is just going to have to learn to tolerate the tuna "water".

Thank you for sharing this information.

Pookarina

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jeanstreetr

I do the same with salmon juice and tuna as u said. Our cat also is becoming picky about her Iams. I guess I would get bored too, if I ate the same thing every day.:)