Dmom, I work with nursing home and hospice patients. Our rule is that we give these people whatever they want to eat, regardless of their illness or medical condition. This is especially true for the hospice people which is what I consider my cat to be. She just shows no interest in any food at all. We have to dissolve her pills in milk and squirt it down her throat to get her to take them. The vet told us not to force feed her food because cats develop food aversions very easily and she is afraid it will make the situation worse. I just let her lay on me whenever she wants, pet her like crazy and talk nice to her. My H carries her in his arms and lets her lay in front of his portable heater. She is happy and in no discomfort. That is the imprortant thing.