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milly and daisy
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 Posted - 02 Apr 2009 : 11:29:42
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Daisy is ten and a half. She is a very nervous cat with a delicate digestion, who is often sick within an hour of eating.
Last time we were at the vet's I asked him about it as she was going through a sicking-up-everything phase. He recommended a boiled chicken diet for a couple of weeks, then if she was no better when she went back to her usual food, I should return to the vet & he would do more tests. He thinks she may have a food intolerance or irritable bowel. She used to eat dry food, but she went off that a couple of years back and now is on tinned food. I do put in a few biscuits so that she has something to crunch on (she's also had tooth trouble in the past). I am now trying different brands of tinned food to see which she can tolerate.
She hasn't had a bad bout of sicking-everything-up, although she has been sick a couple of times. So she is not too bad, but not right either. I'm reluctant to take her back to the vet as she acts traumatised for weeks after a visit there, and she is nowhere near as bad as she was. Does anyone here have any experience of food intolerances? Or IBS in cats? And if so, is there a particular type of food you would recommend? I am currently trying a cheaper brand, as I figured it would probably have less fatty stuff in it - am I right or wrong here? |
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unicorn
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Posted - 08 Jul 2009 : 20:16:17
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Natures Menu do a good cat food but you would probably need to introduce it gradually. Also Applaws is very good.
The flower essence of chamomille is very good to help with tummy upsets in animals. |
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Meowzer
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Posted - 08 Jul 2009 : 20:34:04
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You're probably best to go with a high quality food that doesn't have all kinds of fillers and crap in. IBD in a cat is often aggravated by grains, such as corn, and really cats shouldn't be eating them anyway. They are a huge cause of feline diabetes, as I unfortunately, found out. EVO 95% Turkey and Chicken, 95% Duck, 95% Beef and 95% Venison are all good ones... there is an EVO that is Cat and Kitten formula, but I did notice it had a pretty high phosphorous content, which is I know is something to avoid in a cat with chronic renal failure, though at this point I'm not sure if it's a cause of it -- I try to keep to a lower amount just to be safe for now.
Gizmo has also developed an allergy to something along with diabetes and it's not easy to figure out to what. Right now he's been reduced to just a turkey/chicken diet, any cat food or treats he gets are just that, it's hard to tell if it's helping or not yet though it appears it may be.
A lot of people have good luck with a raw diet for cats with allergies and IBD, I couldn't stand to go that way myself mind you, but if you can it may help. The 2 canned foods I'd recommend though, if you can get them there are EVO any of the 95% ones (you might want to avoid beef as it's a common allergen) or Wellness any of the grain free lines.
Also if you do a google search for feline nutrition, the first site that should come up is catinfo dot org and was created by a veterinarian with a great interest in feline nutrition. She's got a lot of excellent information on there and a link to Janet and Binky's food charts, which list a variety of cat foods with their protein, carbs, fat, phosphorous and calorie content on as as fed basis which is a LOT of help. Janet and Binky's website explains how to use it. |
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jennawing
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Posted - 09 Jul 2009 : 04:30:16
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Some simple things I know in my experience make cats puke:
Eating too much
Eating too fast
Not chewing well (goes along with the eating too fast)
fur balls
dye in foods
dye in treats
too many treats
corn
wheat
high fat content
long hair
alpha cat over cat with long hair
stress
You might try changing the regular once or twice a day meal to several very tiny meals.
These are likely things you have already thought of, but worth mentioning.
The raw diet would maybe be a good idea, but without bone it is not going to be balanced- and giving bone to a cat that already has trouble keeping things down would make me nervous. Same goes with the organ meats. Organ meats are very rich- but cats need them for the taurine. I would worry she could not keep them down. There are some great raw food groups that could coach you through, but having a diagnosis to share with them would probably be necessary to get the correct advice on raw. If you are interested in raw, though, let me know and I will send you links to help.
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