My vet specialized in cat nutrition - he did not like the ingredients in the other types. I've had other vets say the same thing- Fancy Feast is fine if you stick to Classic.
I have a feral mom now that I brought in & she is a happy house cat NOW (trapped her last October, she gave birth to 3 kittens 3 weeks later.) It CAN be done, but you need a lot of patience! The first 2 weeks she tore the room up trying to get out, then she started adjusting. I would sit on the...
I had a similar issue with a rescue - it was food allergies (chicken & peas in her case). Once I switched her to a new food she was doing great within a few days. Short-term a little canned pumpkin mixed with catfood (NOT pumpkin pie filling, plain pumpkin) helps many kitties. Stress can also be...
One simple thing that frequently helps is raising the food bowl. I've had 2 kitties prone to vomiting, both stopped almost completely when I moved the dish up several inches-
One of the most important jobs a pet parent has is recognizing when it is time to let a beloved furchild go. It is hard, it is painful, but doing what is best for kitty is frequently not at all what we want for ourselves. Only you are in position to know whether your cat wants to keep fighting...
a little canned pumpkin (NOT pie filling, just plain pumpkin) mixed with the food helps many cats! Your kitty may have a food sensitivity- you might try a different protein (turkey, rabbit, lamb are less likely to cause issues). Plain ole stress can cause problems too-
One of my cats developed the chin issue - turned out to be due to a food allergy. Luckily we had a specialist in feline food allergies & he told me what food to change to- no issues after that! She had reactions to chicken & peas-
It really depends on the cat. My calico would not eat & threw her hair if left at home or boarded, she loved traveling with me. My grey will not eat away from home & totally freaks out. Kittens are usually my flexible about things - I try to take mine around & expose them to more people & places...
My Tip went through 4 different vets, lots of tests, lots of different foods, no joy. Fifth vet put her on Simply Nourish salmon & sweet potato and after 2 days the diarrhea was gone & she has had no problems since!