Izzy

Izzy is an 11-year-old rescue cat with IBD. She's food-motivated and low-maintenance as long as she gets her meals and medication on time.

Feeding

Feed Izzy once in the morning — her automatic feeder rotates at ~9am and ~6pm to give her two meals from one prep.

1. Take 2 patties from the cat cookie jar (white jar shaped like a cat) — this is her only food. It's important she doesn't eat anything else, as other foods trigger IBD flare-ups
2. Break the patties into the two sections of her food bowl
3. Open the pink medication box and break open the capsules for the day — these are probiotics and psyllium husk. On alternating days there's also a half pill (steroid) — this one is the most important
4. Sprinkle all meds evenly over the food
5. Fill each section about halfway with tap water
6. Place the bowl in her feeder next to the patio door

If she's not finishing her meals: give her the half steroid pill directly — put her on the counter in the crook of your arm and she should take it easily. Not finishing meals is a sign of a flare-up. See what to do if Izzy isn't eating for the full process.

If the feeder rotation is off: unplug it and plug it back in with the bowl inside — this resets it.

Health

Izzy has IBD. During a flare-up she may have diarrhea accidents near (but outside) the litterbox. This almost always happens when she eats food outside her diet. Follow the not eating instructions and it typically resolves in 3–4 days.

What she likes

Loves food — if she's turning it down, that's the first sign something is off.