yeah, the cat has other issues, and the BF should be addressing them.
That said, Prudence, good god, don't ask the internet for advice on this situation! Ask a vet or an animal behaviorist (or, preferably, both) to give you expert advice. If you ask the internet, you'll get godawful answers like
Try feeding the cat raw meat or shrimp. He may be eating a dry mix that doesn’t nourish him. There is a lot of bad cat food for sale, including the expensive stuff. #KetoCat
And then you'll print them.
(If the hashtag isn't enough of a hint that this commenter is awful -- cats are obligate carnivores, and their diet should absolutely be high protein and very low carb, but "#KetoCat" makes it pretty clear the poster is applying a fad diet to an animal -- someone might actually take this terrible advice. And, yeah, there are some actual vets who do feed cats and dogs raw meat. A very, very small number of actual vets. But for the most part, dealing with raw meat in a human/pet household is a damn good way to get both the humans and the pets quite ill, unless the pet owner is extremely careful. And this one line bit of "advice" has nothing to do with being careful. Might the cat be on a poor diet? Absolutely! It could be junky food, or bad amounts, or a cat with a food allergy, or too little water, or eating table scraps. Or the cat could have IBS, or stomach cancer. The correct advice is not "pass the cat some raw hamburger!" it's go to the vet, FFS.)
ETA: Assuming the OP's BF can afford the vet. If they can't, the advice is "find a charity that will pay for the vet."
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yeah, the cat has other issues, and the BF should be addressing them.
That said, Prudence, good god, don't ask the internet for advice on this situation! Ask a vet or an animal behaviorist (or, preferably, both) to give you expert advice. If you ask the internet, you'll get godawful answers like
And then you'll print them.
(If the hashtag isn't enough of a hint that this commenter is awful -- cats are obligate carnivores, and their diet should absolutely be high protein and very low carb, but "#KetoCat" makes it pretty clear the poster is applying a fad diet to an animal -- someone might actually take this terrible advice. And, yeah, there are some actual vets who do feed cats and dogs raw meat. A very, very small number of actual vets. But for the most part, dealing with raw meat in a human/pet household is a damn good way to get both the humans and the pets quite ill, unless the pet owner is extremely careful. And this one line bit of "advice" has nothing to do with being careful. Might the cat be on a poor diet? Absolutely! It could be junky food, or bad amounts, or a cat with a food allergy, or too little water, or eating table scraps. Or the cat could have IBS, or stomach cancer. The correct advice is not "pass the cat some raw hamburger!" it's go to the vet, FFS.)
ETA: Assuming the OP's BF can afford the vet. If they can't, the advice is "find a charity that will pay for the vet."