It was hit and miss with my cancer riddled boy with food in the end. He was always mad about cheese so I made him scrambled eggs (or more of an omelette really) with cheese and grated carrot and peas (not sure he wanted peas and carrots but I wanted to get fibre into him) which he would eat. He also enjoyed raw chuck steak cut into cubes. When they feel really unwell though, sadly, the appetite goes. Not sure if this is helpful or not, but I would hand feed the food to him at least to start him off and let him take over if he developed his appetite.