sleeping too much? Not eating ?

hiya, im prob jus worryin about nothing here, but i jus wanna b sure lol.
Jemma seems to be sleepin pretty much all the time, is this normal?
im puttin it down to it being wht she wud normally b doin if she was still in kennels, but im unsure.
also, at the kennels so was on dry food called gusto, which they soaked in water, but she hasnt been interested in it since shes been home. i have 2 cats, who are on wet food, i think this may b the reason she doesnt want her dry food. i tried addin a lil wet food to her gusto, and she eats it fine.
does this mean i am goin to have to feed her a wet/dry diet??

Any advice plz!!

You could try it just to whet her appetite, and then when she's settled in, change her to whatever is more convenient for you.

I guess she is just settling in, how was she when you used to have her for the day? Its all new to her and she has recently had her op, also this warm weather can be draining on them.

she seems to run around for a bit then sleep for the rest of the day. wen i take her out for a walk she perks up and is full of life.

Good point, I forgot she's only just been spayed, hasn't she? She's probably still a bit stiff & sore from that.

If she's happy & bright eyed (when she's awake!) don't worry. There's always a settling in period, and they all cope with it differently. This is probably just her way of adapting.

she had her op on weds, so yea it is recent.
shall i give mix some wet food into the dry food to encurage her to eat, or jus leave the dry down till she eats it?
although i did this overnight and the dry food was still there this morning

Maybe she just doesn't like dry food? It could be that she ate it at the rescue place because there was nothing else, but now she wants you to give her something else?

By all means try her with the wet, but be prepared for her not wanting to go back on dry at a later stage! If you do want to change back, you'll have to just put it down & if she doesn't eat it, take it away until next meal. Sounds cruel, but that's the only way.

yea im thinkin she can smell the cats wet food and wants the same lol.
is wet food with mixer a safe way to feed tho?
and wht brands are gd?

I was on a wet dry mix to start off with with Moo, I used Royal Canin, its very good but also quite expensive. I have now changed her onto dry kibble James Wellbeloved and she is doing really well on that. I had quite a few issues with her but she's doing great now Xx

I would'nt worry at this point in time. She's probably just settling in and getting over the op. It could be a bit for her to deal with.

If it puts you at ease a bit.....my Roxy had her moments when she would leave her dry food. Roxy now gets a mix of dry / wet and it suits her well. Like Caryll said...she may not like the dry food. It also comes down to what you are happy to feed her ( providing it is healthy for her )

Give her some time to adjust and i'm sure she'll start eating soon. With the sleeping, you say runs around a bit and that she perks up when you take her for walks.....sounds ok to me

hello,
jus tried her food again, gusto with a lil water, but she turned her nose up at it.
however, wen i put a lil meat in it she started eating it, but mainly jus picked out the meat.
i dnt like the idea of soaking her dry food in water in the morning, leaving it down for a while, then pickin it up if she doesnt eat it. i dnt want her to be hungry..........

I wouldn't normally advise tinned food because it isn't very good for their teeth. Have you thought of giving her raw meat? I'm not talking about the full BARF diet with bones and all, just raw meat.

A lot of people feed a raw meal in the mroning & then a dry meal at night & it seems to work well.

With my 2 I buy different meats and fish and I cook it (bad mummy) just a little bit of the meat or fish along with the stock I mix into james well beloved (love that food) and as soon as I put it down its gone
If im giving them raw I will feed on its own as a treat my 2 have certinely come to no harm and im never worried that they are not eating so it works for me

Just remember that raw meat only takes about 4 hours to digest, whereas dry commercial food takes about 17 hours! That's why you should feed raw in the morning so that there's plenty of time to finish the digestion before the evening meal.

Yes I give raw on its own only as treats and hours before a meal usually first thing and I mean first thing im usually up about 530am then they have a feed after work around 3-4 pm depending on were Iam if im home a bit earlier

gem, I love that avatar!

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Thats my baby gemini my hanovarian its not very often she lies down so I just managed to get the snap as she was rising. She doesnt look her age in looks but does in aches and pains weve had some lovely times together

if i do go onto wet food, i will buy a mixer to help her teeth. the vet sed as long as she gets to knaw on a bone now and again her teeth will b fine on a wet/dry diet.

Moo was wet/dry. Its fine, and as you say suppliment it with chews. The only thing I will say is last time I went to the vets she said there was a build up on her canin. Nothing to worry about but because biscuits and the odd bone only really help the back teeth with cleaning (hope that makes sense) she suggested cleaning them. I haven't yet but something to be aware of Xx

yea i understand.
i give her 1 dental stick a day, so tht shud help any hoot.
this is more complicated thn anticipated lol
shes currently sleepin on her bed snoring n gruntin like a pig lol
i hope she dnt start cryin wen i go to bed like last nite!

A dentastick thingy doesn't clean the cainins just the back teeth. Its nothing to worry about just something to be aware of. There are so many options. Feeding raw just doesn't suit me personally, but there are benefits. Feeding wet/dry is great too. You need to get Jemma eating first, then take things from there

yea, she eats if i give her the meat hidden in her gusto.
if i do buy her tins, how much wud i feed her? half a tin in the morn and half at nite ?

It really does depend on what food your feeding. I don't know anything about gusto. On Royal Canin she had 1 a day, half in the morning mixed and then half in the evening. But I had looked into other wet foods (supermarket brands as thats all I thought of till I ordered over the net) and they would reccomend for her weight 2-3 cans a day. Whats Jemma on? Xx

jemma is on gusto, but its a complete food, so im guessin id have to change to a mixer, and not sure on wht tins to get yet

What are your options? Are you going for supermarket brands/ vet brands etc. You just need to find a food that suits her, that she is happy on, and that can be trial and error. With a complete food like your on ie dry (gusto) and you want to use wet then generally that brand will do a mixer. You've gotta find what suits you and her, and remember things are all new so if she is off food for a bit don't worry, she won't let herself starve Xx

over here we can buy a type of dog food that is in a 3 kg roll.. like polony.. you just cut off a section and cut into pieces. My boys prefer this over tinned food anyday... do you have anything similar over there? Maybe that might tempt her...

i spoke to the vet today re her not eatin and they suggested leavin her food down for 30mins in the mornin, (gusto) and if she dnt eat it pick it up, thn put it down again at tea time for 30 mins, aparently she will eventually eat it, althugh it may take a few days

she will get there Xx

When she is hungry enough she WILL eat.
Go with what works for you

i jus dnt like the idea of starving her

She won't let herself starve

so she will eat it even if she dnt like it?

She won't starve, promise you that, when she is hungry and thats all there is she will eat it!

janey wrote:She won't starve, promise you that, when she is hungry and thats all there is she will eat it!

Saw our JRT do exactly that. For some reason he started playing games at meal times and not eating his food. So we put it up or Kita would have eaten it and he soon learned that unless he ate when given food, he would go hungry. I felt really mean and much happier when he did

ideally i want her on the dried food, as its meant to be better for thm or summit.
shud i still wet it first, or leave it dry as otherwise i will be throwin away alot of food every mealtime

If you want her on dry then start her on dry, see how she goes, if she is still being fussy, try another dry food with her, I moisten Moo's food occasionally just for a change but she'll eat it either way

i jus got told by the girls at the kennel tht it was safer to wet the food, summit about it swelling up? not really sure, they were vague