Illness, surgery, and other circumstances can change a cat's dietary needs. Cats may need to eat softer food than they're accustomed to if they have a mouth injury.
Similarly, a kitten or a senior cat may need to go on a liquid diet if they're recovering from injuries. Their veterinarian might also recommend that for another reason.
A liquid diet isn't designed to be given to a cat for a long time. It delivers a lot of energy to your cat with each bite. If a cat were to consume this type of liquid food long term, they would gradually become overweight.
Cats don't need to have a lot of liquid food to stay healthy and even regain weight if they've been losing weight because of illness. So, if your kitten is weak, they won't have to get stressed out, trying to eat a lot of food to meet their minimum calorie requirements for the day.
Similarly, if a cat has inflammation somewhere in their gastrointestinal (GI) tract, they won't need to put their GI tract under stress with a lot of food.
🐈 Tip
If you have a cat that is being treated for cancer or has lost weight because of illness, you can give them Virbac Rebound:
This is better for your cats, especially if they are lactose intolerant and would have stomach pain from drinking regular cow's milk. 🐈
