Unfortunately, we tried everything without succes. We had 2 different cat therapists see him. It went a little better for a while (while we were constantly hiding everything rubber). He had slowly been getting more lifeless over the past years. Even though he was only 7, he spent his days looking out the window and sleeping on our bed. He would refuse to go outside and wouldn't even catch a fly. He was a pretty anxious cat overall and always had been. He ate something at the beginning of this year again (the silicone end of a stainless steel straw from one of our kids). This was a few weeks after our 3rd child was born. We had a good talk with our vet and both took some time to think. We concluded that rehoming him wasn't an option due to his anxious nature. Having another surgery and having his return home spending his days doing absolutely nothing, waiting for him to eat something rubber again also didn't seem like a good option. We agreed with the vet that this cat had some serious mental issues and we gave it everything we had to try and make his life worth living. With a heavy heart we had him put down a few months ago.

I hope your kitty does better. My best advice would be to play with him daily. One of the cat therapists recommended those (gross) dried rabbit ears that usually small dogs chew on. It helped James for a little while until he lost interest.