I adopted F3 and F5 spayed females as a bonded pair last year from a SV rescue group. Their first 6 months of life they were in a kitty mill type of situation and then lived with a foster caretaker from the SV rescue. They are estimated to be about 18 -21 months old at this point . Due to their bad start in life they are still quite skittish and will not allow me to pick them up. They have played with the feather wand and will retrieve stuffed toys since day 1 but only within the last month have they allowed me to pet them.
They are still attached at the hip which is great for the most part except they like to roughhouse. I find clumps of fur around the house but neither cat has war wounds. I thought it might be stress from moving to my house but it has been nearly a year and I have a very quiet stress-free house. The F5 has a short thick coat similar to my Bengal (but not as plush) whereas the F3's fur is longer but sparser. I think it is the F3 who is losing hair as opposed to the F5
I have been feeding kibble (the same brand we fed our Bengal until she died of old age) but after reading about why the cats might be losing clumps of fur, I am thinking they need some taurine in their diet. Because they don't allow me to hold them, "pilling" them would be a no-go at this point.
Can I add a chicken liver about once a week or so to their dry food? Is organ meat that is sold at the supermarket butcher department okay for them since the majority of their nutrients are coming from their kibble? Is it okay truly raw or should I cook it a little. I was also reading that too much liver can be detrimental so is 1 liver per week an appropriate amount so should only the F3 get some?
They are still attached at the hip which is great for the most part except they like to roughhouse. I find clumps of fur around the house but neither cat has war wounds. I thought it might be stress from moving to my house but it has been nearly a year and I have a very quiet stress-free house. The F5 has a short thick coat similar to my Bengal (but not as plush) whereas the F3's fur is longer but sparser. I think it is the F3 who is losing hair as opposed to the F5
I have been feeding kibble (the same brand we fed our Bengal until she died of old age) but after reading about why the cats might be losing clumps of fur, I am thinking they need some taurine in their diet. Because they don't allow me to hold them, "pilling" them would be a no-go at this point.
Can I add a chicken liver about once a week or so to their dry food? Is organ meat that is sold at the supermarket butcher department okay for them since the majority of their nutrients are coming from their kibble? Is it okay truly raw or should I cook it a little. I was also reading that too much liver can be detrimental so is 1 liver per week an appropriate amount so should only the F3 get some?
