So sorry to hear that about Rosie, the vet said the same to us about different symptoms for strokes in cats when Flossie had hers. Steroids seemed to be their go to for helping her cope with the symptoms and they did work initially, but it does rather depend on what caused it as to whether they keep helping.
Floss was off her food for a little while, and had to be on a drip for hydration. Not sure if Rosie's drinking ok, but if not we found Oralade helped with that once Floss was back home, it's suitable for dogs and cats and you can get it from Amazon. Finely chopped, poached chicken breast with some of that on (slightly warmed up) proved to be a popular snack for Floss when she was recovering - though again not sure how relevant that would be for Rosie. Tuna was also popular too, and I'd have thought that would have been ok from the fat content as it is considered low fat, I think it's low phosphorus too - long time since I did nutrition at A-level though!
I did find I could make balls of the minced chicken to cover tablets, which was useful for getting Floss to eat them. We also used cheese, but that would probably be a no go for Rosie with the fat and salt :(
I hope she recovers ok, and you can find ways to make her comfortable and treats to tempt her. Hope you recover fully too from 'flu, Bacchus got it at Easter and is still feeling rough from it, though has at least been able to go back to doing judging in the past week having got taste and smell back!
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Date: 2024-04-25 08:23 am (UTC)Floss was off her food for a little while, and had to be on a drip for hydration. Not sure if Rosie's drinking ok, but if not we found Oralade helped with that once Floss was back home, it's suitable for dogs and cats and you can get it from Amazon. Finely chopped, poached chicken breast with some of that on (slightly warmed up) proved to be a popular snack for Floss when she was recovering - though again not sure how relevant that would be for Rosie. Tuna was also popular too, and I'd have thought that would have been ok from the fat content as it is considered low fat, I think it's low phosphorus too - long time since I did nutrition at A-level though!
I did find I could make balls of the minced chicken to cover tablets, which was useful for getting Floss to eat them. We also used cheese, but that would probably be a no go for Rosie with the fat and salt :(
I hope she recovers ok, and you can find ways to make her comfortable and treats to tempt her. Hope you recover fully too from 'flu, Bacchus got it at Easter and is still feeling rough from it, though has at least been able to go back to doing judging in the past week having got taste and smell back!