Thread: Berties eating less, losing a little weight

Just a thought, if it is his glands up then it should be very easy to check - with your kitten facing you, feel gently under the jaw towards the ears. If the glands are up they will feel like 2 little marbles sitting under the skin. My vet is very hands on and likes to show me what they are looking for!!

Originally Posted by WoodsideMaineCoons

Just a thought, if it is his glands up then it should be very easy to check - with your kitten facing you, feel gently under the jaw towards the ears. If the glands are up they will feel like 2 little marbles sitting under the skin. My vet is very hands on and likes to show me what they are looking for!!

My boss feels for swollen glands first but always backs up with the syringe & water test as well especially if he thinks it is tied in with throat but glands feel normal, this can very often happen by the cat swallowing something that scratches throat on way down such as poor little featheries,not something luckily ours catch but then Welly is very handy at plucking his feather tickling stick so wouldn't be surprised if at some point he suffers the same symptom....!

So pleased Bertie seems to have found his appetite again,when one of the others decide to behave the same way dad will not be so worried.

:-)

Checked him this morning, 2.5kg. Dicky is now way ahead at 2.7kg, but at least he is back on the "up". All are now eating well, but I have not seen Bertie near the dry food since, so going to make sure he has as much wet as he needs for now. He is probably playing me now...

Originally Posted by Peter Galbavy

:-)

Checked him this morning, 2.5kg. Dicky is now way ahead at 2.7kg, but at least he is back on the "up". All are now eating well, but I have not seen Bertie near the dry food since, so going to make sure he has as much wet as he needs for now. He is probably playing me now...

....like a violin! They're not daft, these MCs, are they?