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Hope he's feeling better! He is so cute!
And here are some "pet quality" snow bengals.
CatPack, you summed this up so well, both in terms of breed-specific health issues (something we're dealing with, too, with two Siamese mixes) and the nervousness. My mother's a former dietitian who worked a lot in food service, so I grew up fearing bacteria in meat.Just wanted to mention...
We have a Bengal mix in our rescue. I was talking with someone who's friend is an avid Bengal lover/owner (has had several, including early generations.) I mentioned that our boy had a sensitive digestive system that required a specific diet (he's on Nature's Variety Instinct canned only...his body does not tolerate dry food at all) and the girl I was speaking to stated that all of her friend's Bengals had the same exact issues.
Our boy would likely do well on raw, but initial attempts with a frozen raw diet didn't go over well with him as far as taste was concerned. His GI tract tolerated it very well. He was my first step into the world of raw and home-cooked and I, like you, was very nervous about it. However, I did a lot of research and was VERY lucky that my vets were open to the idea. Most vets do not support the idea of raw (homemade or commercial) or home prepared diets. But, my vets knew the amount of research I put into these things (and they know my stance of prescription foods on a whole and why...) so, they supported whatever decision I made.
I say this because it does appear that, because they are closer to their wild ancestor, that Bengals and other hybrids may need a diet that more closely mimics the wild diet.
Just something to consider.
I seem to remember hair loss from eardrops with one of my kitties who had severe mites. Took an age to get rid of them.Thank you everyone! I'm going to talk to the vet today about it actually.
Monty is being given Tresaderm drops in his ears (4 drops every 12 hours) for his ear infection. I'm noticing the drops tend to cause the fur under his ears to matt, and he's losing some hair because of it. Have any of you had this issue?
What a beautiful video. Lucky girl. My cats aren't affectionate at all with me!Thank you @Stewball
and everyone else for your advice and reassurance!
Little Monty's GI system seems to be doing better (much less gas), but his ears are definitely losing hair from the ear drops. He has a visit set for the vet this upcoming weekend (pre-check for getting neutered).
However, he is quite the cuddler this evening.
He says thank you so much!
Monty is so cute. I love his name too