I think you're doing the right thing, feeding the wet food and ditching the dry.
How much (and what form and/or specific product) DL-Methionine was prescribed?
Has her bladder been xrayed?
Wet should be a lot easier to digest. That's what has come up in my reading, anyway. Leopold tries to prove it to me (about dry). He can handle almost any wet food, though.
If they printed it on the food, we would see the truth. They don't want that. That's a sad but true fact.
Off the top of my head, the Wellness grain free varieties (there are 6 flavors) are very low in carbs.
I haven't done the calculations, but By Nature Organics (cans) should be very, very...
Given the choice between meat and corn, meat will always win with me. I think that we (as consumers) have been brainwashed into believing that our cats should be eating corn. Yes, the ash content of corn is lower than meat but the truth is, if the food was truly appropriate we wouldn't have to...
How recently has he been to the vet? Did they do a urinalysis? What were the results?
I realize you said that you have plenty of litterboxes... I would carefully consider and reconsider the number of boxes, the location of those boxes, the type of box (covered/uncovered), and the type of...
I'm sorry that you and Shadow are going through this.
What other diets have you tried? And for how long? I think in a case like this, it is important to do some trials with very simple foods ...with no other food or treats of any kind offered for quite some time (I think 6-8 weeks minimum)...
For Baytril for Beandip, I use the piller. I like the ones with the soft rubber fingers on the end, not the hard plastic end. Like cloud_shade, I just put it as far back as I can, then I let his mouth close and he swallows. Granted, Beandip and I have had a lot of practice and he's fairly...
Leukemia can be caught be sharing bowls, etc...so it is passed fairly easily. FIV is much harder to catch...more like HIV.
Personally, when you have a multi cat household with cats from unknown backgrounds, I would do the test. Last time I had it done it was $32...worth it for peace of mind.
Agreed. 7 of mine are on raw to some degree, so I've experienced what you are describing. It's just in Paisley's case, after about 4 straight days of raw (and no pooping), she runs around whimpering and whining looking for a weird (inappropriate) place to poop - because she's uncomfortable...
cloud_shade made a very good point. I'll second that.
As far as costs of the workup go, you might see if there's a vet school in your area that you could go to for the cardiac workup. It may cost less there. Precious' tests were $375, including general exam, echocardiogram, xrays, meds, blood...
I'm a firm believer that a quality canned-only diet will solve most constipation problems...or at least lessen them significantly. I think most will find that the need for meds, extra fiber and vet visits is a lot less when dry food is eliminated.
In general, I'm a believer in raw...
After reading up on cat food, with my bladder boy (Beandip) in mind - I decided that dry food would not be served here anymore.
Several menus going at once here...one basic theme - no dry food...just canned (or raw) with no mystery byproducts, corn, wheat, or soy. I prefer grain free but do...
The Merrick's is soupy...except for maybe Cowboy Cookout and Surf/Turf, those are slightly less soupy.
His appetite may have decreased a bit because of the lower (5mg) dose of Pred. 10mg was pretty significant and probably made him hungry.
I hope eats better for you today.
I usually manage to keep the fleas at bay w/o the treatment. Until I see any, I don't treat them. I would probably forget too.
Due to various physical and mental issues (for my cats! ) I do have 7 pills to pass out on a daily basis, though. I do them all in the morning, except for one that has...
In general, I like Natural Balance foods...but I'm not a believer in low cal food...but that's another story for another day.
The low cal foods generally achieve "low calorie" results by putting more carbs and "fluff" in the food. The more filler he/she eats, the more poop you will see in the box.
Sharky made a valid point about a whole chicken vs. thighs. From a practical standpoint, I prefer thighs though...for a couple of reasons.
I wasn't happy with the meat/bone ratio when doing a whole chicken. Granted, I took the breasts off but not very gracefully so I didn't really take that...
I would say so, yes. I have a little guy here now that isn't very interested in anything but raw. He won't even eat dry food - at all! He's not sure about canned food.