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Attiboy, I am sorry your cat is having issues. Honestly it's been so long ago that I forget the end result. Good luck.

OMG: Thank you Sophie for pointing this out to me. I didn't realize Primal contained [chicken] egg. I sent my vet a note about this. I am hoping she says the percentage of egg is negligible. Well, as long as Ritz doesn't start to overgroom! Good ideas, alternatives about mixing and...

I can get whole rabbit; I cook it then grind the meat and small bones. Right now I am using the rabbit meat as a supplement to the Primal rabbit, which is high in bone. Primal is about $40 for a three pound bag where I live (Annapolis, Maryland), lasts around eight days--$5 a day, expensive...

Thank you Sophie. I will treat the kidney as an 'extra', and add the liver per Dr. Pierson's recipe. I can use egg shell for Dahalia; she is predisposed to kidney issues. I will definitely use the liquid from cooked ground protein to make up one cup. Ritz is on a novel protein, rabbit only...

Hello, I am about to make my first batch of food following Dr. Pierson's recipe for my cat who does not have a protein allergy. I am using a mix of sauted ground pork and poultry, I have chicken liver and pork kidney which I bought before my vet highly recommended using Dr. Pierson's recipe...

Actually we haven't ruled out food allergies. Which is why she is being feed only rabbit. Today marks the 2nd week she has been on rabbit. Too soon to tell if she is allergic to a different protein (poultry, pork, beef). Good idea about raising her food bowl. I may try that. Thanks.

Immediately. But she has always been a vomiter if she eats too fast or goes without food too long. I prefer the frozen raw, it is easier for me than having to rehydrate the freeze dried food. Good to keep a bag just in case (like a 20 inch snow storm that she survived before she was rescued.

Ritz is getting a Convenia shot today. And prednisone. She has thrown up the freeze dried raw, not sure if it is because she ate too fast or was too long between meals (4 hours). Or some other reason. I prefer raw nit freeze dried, easier for me.

Overgrooming continues; sore/hot spots worse. Antibiotic not working. Way too soon to tell if novel protein is an/the answer. Back to the vet. Thanks.

Hi. I expressed my concern to the vet about the high bone content in Primal. Years ago when I first started feeding raw I was using a higher end of the guideline and she became constipated. So I reduced it to around 10%. My vet suggested to try Stella and Chewy freeze dried food, and I will...

The tincture has, among other ingredients, valerian (sp) and catnip. Smells awful to me, but my cats seem to like it okay. I've been reading Dr. Pierson's article and was reminded that yes, Ritz did become constipated on Primal raw. I will be speaking to the vet Tuesday (results of blood...

HI, just to update you. I saw the holistic vet, excellent. Prednisone does clear up the hot spots, sores; the fact that it does indicates her overgrooming is NOT due to stress. She mixed a tincture of calming herbs, and I am giving it to her, which she tolerates. The vet recommended a novel...

Thanks everyone, and hi iPappy. Ritz is not an only cat; Dahalia (also dumped) is 8 years younger and is somewhat of a bully. Though with aging, Dahalia is a little less so. I have ordered Rescue Remedy. I am in Maryland, east coast. And *I* think she overgrooms around the time I start to...

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. I feed homemade raw; that is, I buy pork, poultry and beef from the grocery store and feed the appropriate amount. Sometimes the meat I buy is ground, FWIW. She is rescue, and has been a chronic barfer if she has gone several hours without...

Hello all. I've been feeding Ritz raw for about 13 years; she is now 15. Rotation of pork, poultry (chicken and turkey) and beef.. She periodically overgrooms, about every six months. Medication clears it up. But she has been overgrooming since March, when I started fostering four kittens...

That's a good point about the cats wetting the catnip sachets with their saliva. Yes, better safe than sorry. Will cut down the three plants and hope the new growth doesn't get the white spots. Thanks. Cindy E

Thanks. Just to be clear: the dried catnip would be in a sachet, which I make. Sewing machine closes all four corners. I don't think a cat would so enamoured by the catnip that he would be able to tear open the sachet. Still cut down? Thanks.

I have grown catnip for years. This is the first time the catnip has been subject to some type of insect--I assume mites or flying something. White spots on leaves. I am treating with a commercial (Home Depot) Neem Oil solution. I make sachets out of the dried catnip, and give away some to...

Thanks for asking. Lancelot is thriving with the foster. The 14 day quarantine ended and I will be temporarily fostering four kittens whose foster mom is going out of town for Thanksgiving

Thanks. I volunteer at the spa/neuter clinic where the outbreak occurred (I clean traps and fold laundry, and get to cuddle with kittens). They clean everything daily with k-sol and maybe bleach. I can probably borrow k-sol. The kittens I fostered were kept in the master bathroom / walk in...