What to do for my skinny old kitty?

In My Humble Opinion
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I have never known a cat not to think brewer’s yeast was the tastiest substance on earth. It is very high in B vitamins so I wouldn’t recommend indiscriminately adding it to any cat food you serve your cat unless the vet says it is okay to do so; you wouldn’t want your kitty to OD on it. However, if the vet agrees it is okay to offer to you cat, I’d try putting a sprinkle onto his food and see if that increases its appeal.

I don’t know if real brewer’s yeast is still available any more since “nutritional yeast” is usually what is for sale. My current cats like nutritional yeast too, but I don’t know if there is something special about the brewer’s - it seems to drive cats especially crazy.

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That’s what it was for our old cat. He didn’t seem to be suffering, but was eating lots and still losing weight. Once his medication was sorted out (there was a bit of trial and error with dosage) he put the weight back on and is happy and healthy now. He is also back to eating a normal amount (offsetting slightly the cost of the medication :wink: ).

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Yes, go to the vet have blood work done for thyroid kidney etc… Have teeth cleaned if needed.

Also,
Feed your geriatric cat a good wet food not dry food, it is much easier to digest. Feeding him/her dry food is like giving a dry bowl of cereal with no milk to an 80 year old human, not easy for them and dehydrating. Also, have teeth checked.