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Our kitty has been eating semi raw duck made with EZ complete mixed with canned duck for about 3 months now. All of sudden, she’s spending more time at the water bowl. She hardly drinks any water but lately I see her drinking 3-4 times a day. Is high protein diet pushing kidney to work harder...

It seems like our cat is regurgitating food within minutes when any kind of supplements are added. It doesn’t happen every single time. Weird thing is she tries to eat the food that came up. I’ve heard this behavior is not normal. Why is she regurgitating and why is she eating the food back...

We can't figure out why she is regurgitating food right after she eats. We feed small portions spaced apart. We give her 1 tsp every 30 minutes so we know she doesn't eat too much at once. She doesn't seem nauseous as she is asking for more food after she regurgitates. She even tries to eat...

I'm not sure if this is behaviorial or health issue. She is suddenly licking a blanket like she is grooming the blanket. She has IBD and she is on budesonide for 3 months now. She is also drinking water. She rarely drank water prior to budesonide. We also noticed she urinated in her sleep...

My gal has been battling constipation, regurgitation and recently started vomiting white foam. We took her to vet and ultrasound showed 0.3mm thickening in the GI which is same as last month. Current meds are budesonide and cisapride. Biggest concern is weight loss. She was 8.6 a month ago...

Hi guys now that we parted with Hills ZD, we are doing the novel protein. We are going to start with canned duck for 6 weeks after that homemade raw duck with completer. I got a sample of EZ premix but it has chicken liver. So if I mix raw duck with EZ, is it no longer novel?

Hi guys, this website explains types of IBD in simple language. There are lymphocytic, eosinophilic and neutrophilic IBD types. If your kitty was diagnosed with biopsy this explains why some approach work and some don’t...

Hi guys, I said good bye to hills ZD after month of diarrhea and misery for my gal. My vet finally agree to try novel protein and gave me a Hill's Rx duck canned food. I hate not listening to my doctor but I’m going to give her Rawz duck with added probiotics and digestive enzymes. do any of...

My kitty has IBD confirmed with the endoscopy procedure. Her IBD symptoms are mainly internal, slow GI motility, and thickened GI. I've read egg yolk can help with motility and dealing with a hairball. I'm giving 1/4 tsp yolk powder twice a day mixed with food. Currently, she is on...

For constipation, I’m doing 1/4 tsp miralax daily and 1/ tsp egg yolk powder, 0.5 ml cisapride daily. Her stool is dark outside but brown inside. Is this normal? I’ve read dark stool can be sign of high bilirubin with constipation.

I need to give my kitty a lion cut as it is now medically necessary. She was shaved during hairball obstruction surgery but I need to maintain it. I have this one but I need something better. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HRSZRXM/?tag=thecatsite Do not buy this one. Despite rave 5 star...

My vet prescribed Hills ID and said it’s hydrolyzed. I come to find out ID is not only ZD is hydrolyzed. I got a sample of ZD and she won’t go near it. It’s like hard jello. Only other hydrolyzed wet food is Blue Buffalo HF but it’s salmon and she won’t eat it. How important is hydrolyzed...

My cat has hypomotility issues which caused hairball obstructions. My vet suggested Cat Lax. I also learned egg yolk helps with motility and egg lecithin helps with hairball. I’m giving her 1/4 tsp dried egg yolk powder twice a day. Can I add egg lecithin at the same time?

I have an IBD kitty confirmed by biopsy. She does not have physical symptoms of IBD like vomiting or diarrhea. However, she did have a hairball obstruction due to a hypomotility issue. Her GI is thickened which causes hairball accumulation due to hypomotility. How do I do food elimination...

I want to transition my IBD kitty from canned RX junk food to homemade. I’m not too keen on total raw but want to surface cook to kill off surface bacteria. How do you surface cook. For organs, I’m planning to cook thoroughly. I used to 💯 raw but want to be more careful with bacteria and...

My vet prescribed cisapride to improve gut motility. I found out cisapride is taken off market due to heart related death occurred in children. Why would vet prescribed this?

My cat was recently IBD diagnosed. Prior to hairball obstruction, she did not exhibit physical symptoms of IBD like vomiting or diarrhea. Only problem she had was hairball vomit. She only has internal symptoms of IBD like thickened GI and slow gut motility which resulted hairball obstruction...

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Have you heard of this for IBD kitties. It was recommended by raw for IBD kitties FB group. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00014EWUO/?tag=thecatsite Vitamin Shoppe

Hi there, my kitty cat had endoscopic procedure and an abdominal surgery to remove massive hairball blockage back to back in which she almost died from bleeding. She's not out of the woods yet as her recovery is ever so slow. We found out she has a clotting issue. That is why she continued to...