Not licking anymore and diet

Troy is still off all the painkillers and is doing ok. Over the last few days, I had noticed that his legs' fur is white again and that he wasn't licking anymore. I was really pleased and thought it had to do with the fact that he was more comfortable again.

On Friday night, Troy ate kibble again for the first time, and I gave him some more on Saturday morning (though he wasn't keen on eating it that time round). On Sunday, I realised that he was licking again... I am wondering now whether his licking is down to the diet... and if so, WHY? I shall try again a little later with him, to see whether it has the same effect again.

Eating lots

Troy is eating really well now and I am pleased. He seems to have more energy again, but still isn't limping. So I will leave him be for now! I shall however see whether I can find an acupuncture vet soon to hopefully make him eve more comfortable.

Update

Well, things have been happening!

The blood test showed as nothing to worry about. The liver is back to perfectly normal, the kidney values and white blood cells only very slightly low.

However, Troy still wasn't eating. He's actually only lost about 4 kg (compared to last year when he was 62kg), so not as much as I thought. But nonetheless he wasn't eating properly. So on Friday, he was give an anabolic steroid and an appetite stimulant injection. And touch wood, he has been eating properly since Saturday morning. In fact, yesterday and today (Wednesday and Friday) he has eaten the whole amount (two trays each meal time) without problem! I hope it stays that way and once he is back into a good eating routine, I will slowly swap him back to kibble - the wet food is extremely expensive and I will pay it of course if that's what keeps him eating, but if I can get him back to kibble, that'll be a bonus.

He also seems to have more energy again, probably due to consuming an adequate amount of calories again now.