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Well, looks like this new cat mom was right. Delilah had small itches at odd times since I had adopted her (6 weeks now - can't believe it!) but over the last 3 weeks it seemed more and more. I switched her to a wheat free/chicken free kibble, and was trying to find a wet she would eat. The other day she wasn't just rolling - she was going to the rug to roll back and forth, then drag herself on her side across the rug using her claws. The fur on her ears also seemed more sparse. Something wasn't working and I called the vet yesterday. Last night it got to the point where I was trying to scratch her itches so she wasn't rolling. My short nails couldn't do much so I got her brush. As I was brushing her, she pulled the brush out of my hand and began rubbing herself against it.
Got her into the vet today, where he confirmed most likely food allergies. He gave her an allergy shot to calm down what was going on, and gave me prescriptions for skin allergy sensitive foods. I can choose from Hills' Prescription Diet d/d Duck, or Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein. Is one of these better than the other?
I'm not worried about the changeover on her dry. The wet, however, is going to be a problem. Princess Fussy Pants hates pate... and both brand's wet foods are pate. But of course I'm going to try to keep her all on the same brand.
Hopefully when her allergies are under control I can try to find a non prescription food, but I'd like to get her system settled.
Here are a couple of pics of her when she grabbed the brush.
Got her into the vet today, where he confirmed most likely food allergies. He gave her an allergy shot to calm down what was going on, and gave me prescriptions for skin allergy sensitive foods. I can choose from Hills' Prescription Diet d/d Duck, or Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein. Is one of these better than the other?
I'm not worried about the changeover on her dry. The wet, however, is going to be a problem. Princess Fussy Pants hates pate... and both brand's wet foods are pate. But of course I'm going to try to keep her all on the same brand.
Hopefully when her allergies are under control I can try to find a non prescription food, but I'd like to get her system settled.
Here are a couple of pics of her when she grabbed the brush.