Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | My cat won't eat! Any tips?

Hey Guys,

Ok, I must have the world's pickiest cat! I can't stand it! He's had loose stools lately and we took him to the vet who didn't find anything wrong but said that he might have IBS (go figure) and told us that we need to get him off Fancy Feast because it's crap and get him on to a better food. He gave us a special gastrointestinal food to use for a few days and then said to switch to a good preventative food.

We got the wet food as our cat refuses to eat dry (won't even eat dry cat treats!), but he won't eat the wet either. I've tried serving it hot and cold, and even in desperation put some of my own albacore tuna on top of it but he refuses to touch it. He's gone through 3 meals now without eating anything (and I have to keep throwing the food out) and kept me up all last night whining. Every time I go into the kitchen he goes to his dish and just stares at me.

I don't know what to do! He's breaking my heart but I don't want to give in because I know it's better for him to eat the good quality food. Does anyone have any tips? How long do you think he can go without eating? I know everyone says if he gets hungry enough he'll eat, but he's gone up to 4 days before without anything when we've tried to switch his food (we gave in before him

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Any suggestions would be great

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