Hi everybody. I am new here. I am a crazy cat mama of 2 and came across this site in hopes to seek some help. I have a food related question, but feel the need to give a little history before hand. I hope that is okay.
My 5 y/o, Charlie, has gotten sick and has been through many different tests with the vet. In the past 2 years he went from 15lbs down to 9.8lbs (current). He was 11.8lbs in April but he now has seemed to have leveled off and he is maintaining this weight and now has started to eat more. For awhile there he was throwing up everything he ate. Loose stools since April. The vet isn't 100% sure what he has at this point and I am trying to decide what is best for him. He is negative for parasites but he has elevated white blood cell counts in his pancreas. So as of now he is being treated for pancreatitis and has been on meds for a week now. The next step will be getting a ultrasound done, if I choose, and see if that shows anything further. He now has been given vitamin B12 shots we do weekly and he is on a steroid we give him every other day.
He has had loose super watery stools for the past 2 months and the vet placed him on a Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein diet of hard food. Now that sees to be maintaining the weight, I'd like to get him off the Hydrolyzed Protein food and onto something a little bit more sturdy (if that makes sense). I'm trying hard to firm up his stools as of now they are super watery from all the water he's given. He's eating more and more soft food as each day passes. I guess I'm asking if there is a level up on food. That is healthy, light, but not too much that he starts throwing up again. Just trying to get ideas if that is okay.
My 5 y/o, Charlie, has gotten sick and has been through many different tests with the vet. In the past 2 years he went from 15lbs down to 9.8lbs (current). He was 11.8lbs in April but he now has seemed to have leveled off and he is maintaining this weight and now has started to eat more. For awhile there he was throwing up everything he ate. Loose stools since April. The vet isn't 100% sure what he has at this point and I am trying to decide what is best for him. He is negative for parasites but he has elevated white blood cell counts in his pancreas. So as of now he is being treated for pancreatitis and has been on meds for a week now. The next step will be getting a ultrasound done, if I choose, and see if that shows anything further. He now has been given vitamin B12 shots we do weekly and he is on a steroid we give him every other day.
He has had loose super watery stools for the past 2 months and the vet placed him on a Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein diet of hard food. Now that sees to be maintaining the weight, I'd like to get him off the Hydrolyzed Protein food and onto something a little bit more sturdy (if that makes sense). I'm trying hard to firm up his stools as of now they are super watery from all the water he's given. He's eating more and more soft food as each day passes. I guess I'm asking if there is a level up on food. That is healthy, light, but not too much that he starts throwing up again. Just trying to get ideas if that is okay.