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At 12 years old she should be on a Senior Formula.
Changing a cats food too quickly can make it difficult for them to pass hairballs. As well as other digestive problems.
If you plan to change an animals diet, it should be done gradually.
You may soften dry food with water but don’t allow uneaten food to remain out, it will spoil.
If you think it may be a hairball, I recommend Petromalt. It comes in either Malt or Fish flavor. My cat who is 9 prefers the malt flavor.
The malt falvor Active Ingredients: Mineral Oil
Other Ingredients: Barley Malt Syrup, Glycerin, Acacia, Thiamine HCl
Fish Flavor Active Ingredients: Mineral Oil
Other Ingredients: Barley Malt Syrup, Glycerin, Acacia, Thiamine HCl, Fish FlavorSometimes when a cat is spayed, they miss a small amount of hormone producing tissue. Just enough to cause a false heat. This is more common if the cat had either already had their first heat, or was in heat during the time of the spay.
If this is the case, there is little you can do. The danger of exploratory surgery is greater than the false heat.
My cat goes though a false heat about every 3 to 4 months. She’s now a happy 7 years old and has no other problems.
False heats have a variety of symptoms that can be rather exasperating. My girl doesn’t yowl but I’ve seen spayed females that do. Mine does require a lot of attention during her false heat. I just pet her extra and make sure she’s as comfortable as possible. I also get her butt in my face in the morning more than I’d like LOL!
If you still are concerned, seek another Vet’s opinion.Get a vet out ASAP. It probably Colic. If it’s bad enough it’ll kill him.
I’d take him to a vet. It could be anything from an absessed tooth to cancer. At his age, it’s probably cancer. Rats can live up to 4 years, but 2 to 3 is average.
live feeder fish (guppies, goldfish, minnows), earthworms, crickets, waxworms, earthworms, silkworms, aquatic snails, blood worms, daphnia, shrimp, krill, mealworms. For very small turtles, prey may have to be cut into smaller pieces. Larger turtles can be offered larger items like tadpoles.
Leafy greens: collard, mustard and dandelion greens, kale, bok choy. Head (iceberg) lettuce should never be feed as it contains very little nutrition, but dark green leaf lettuces (e.g romaine) can be feed sparingly
Aquatic plants: in an aquarium or pond you can add aquatic plants on which turtles usually love to snack. Submerged plants like anacharis are often eaten, as are water hyacinth, water lettuce, duckweed, azolla (fairy moss), and frog-bit.
Other vegetables: carrots (tops are fine too), squash and green beans.
Supplements
A good reptile multivitamin with calcium and vitamin D3 shoule be mixed with the food a couple of times a week. Also, an excellent way to provide additional calcium is by putting a cuttlebone in the turtle tank. These are often avaiable in the bird section, and they can be affixed to the tank or just floated in the water.
