Reply #3: there is something called "compounding" pharmacy... [View All]

...where the pharmacist can make a liquid instead of a pill, which is then easier to get into the cat by using an eyedropper in the corner of his/her mouth. Find a local pharmacy that does "compounding" and then get your vet to write the prescription for it. I think there's also a way of making it into a substance that can be rubbed inside the ear and absorbed that way.

Food: there's a very high-calorie paste that comes in a tube that is often used to bring up the weight in a pet. I'll go try to find the name of it. I bought it at petco when I was fighting the same thing.

Could you try chicken broth through an eyedropper in the corner of kitty's mouth for some sustenance? I would try the low-sodium broth. You can get eyedroppers at any drug store if you don't have one.

Also, I learned that sometimes the ailing cat's sense of smell is diminished and they don't eat because they can't smell the food. The suggestion was to provide some sardines. That worked for my kitty for a while. He gobbled the sardines, even the ones in tomato sauce.