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Can I give my cat an appetite stimulant with meds if appetite returns?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 18 years and 8 months old | 9.5 lbs

Hi tony is starting to get his appetite back eating his senior diet after a couple weeks of testing new kidney foods (and he liked none of them) my vet wants me to start an appetite stimulant next week to help him eat a kidney diet. Is this ok even tho he’s beginning to get an appetite back? Also I’d like to confirm it’s ok to take an appetite stimulant with his amlodipine, methimazole and tumil K meds?

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on September 27th, 2018

Most appetite stimulants are ok with those medications, but I would have your vet double check for any drug interactions. If you get the medications from a human pharmacy, the pharmacist can also check for interactions. Appetite stimulants are safe even if the appetite is just coming back. They can be discontinued once the appetite is fully back.

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    Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

    Veterinarian

    Published on September 29th, 2018

    Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Yes you can use an appetite stimulant to get him to eat the kidney diet or SLOWLY add the kidney food in to the food he likes. So overtime he gets used to it. There are other brands of prescription kidney diets as well to try. Good luck!

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