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Hi, Fluffy Cat, I'm so sorry to hear your boy is suffering so much. Timothy did really great when he was on the Feline Comfort but about a year ago he started refusing food I'd added it to. So I dropped it for a while and tried again. Every time since, no dice. I do believe in the product and...

Thank you so much, Anne! I actually started preparing raw based on Dr. Lisa Pierson's recipe a couple years ago. Eliza took to it immediately and continues to do great. Tim took longer to transition and then refused to eat it any more after about 8 months. It was several weeks after that that...

Hello, As I mentioned in another forum, my 6 1/2 yr. old cat, Timothy, has been diagnosed with probable IBD. I prefer to try and get him stabilized using holistic products (currently adding Vitality Science products to his food) rather then the steroid advocated by the vet with the aim of...

Wow, what a wealth of information!! Thank you so so much, LDG. I knew I came to the right place! :rbheart:

Thanks for sharing your story. How heartbreaking to lose a beloved pet that way. But as you said, something very beneficial came of it. Thankfully, Timothy's condition is not that extreme but I understand IBD can be a gateway to progressively worse conditions like the lymphoma and at best, fewer...

Thanks so much for the links, sugarcoatmom. I will definitely check them out! FelineComfortPlus is one of two other VS products I am using to treat Tim. It contains Slippery Elm. It's early days yet so I can't really tell if it's making a difference. Fingers crossed! May I ask at what age your...

Hi bonepicker, Neither Timothy or his sister are ever allowed outside. I feed him strictly grain- and carageenan-free high-quality wet food. His sister, Eliza, mostly eats raw food that I make myself. My plan is to maybe get Timothy back on raw after he (hopefully) gains some weight back though...

Hello all, Haven't been able to visit in a long while, but thought I might be able to find out more info on IBD from others and perhaps to pass on my own experiences with trying a holistic approach. :wavey: My 6 1/2 yr. baby boy, Timothy, was recently diagnosed with probable IBD. I prefer to...

CORRECTION - more like 10 - 12 oz.

He eats about 12 - 14 oz. of wet food a day.

Good to know. Thanks again!!!

I've tried Bravo Basic frozen turkey medallions but it was treated like it belonged in their litter box. Perhaps because it's made from turkey gizzard rather than muscle meat. When I'm able to make turkey raw, I always use thigh meat. I've tried Nature's Variety canned food in the past --...

Thank you for your recommendation. As to the foods you're suggesting I try, any brands that fit the bill? I am currently giving him single flavors of Wellness, Earthborn, Fussie Cat and yes, Fancy Feast because it's the only turkey food that he likes (other than the raw, when he was eating it).

Yes, his thyroid was checked and came back normal so the vet ruled out hyperthyroidism. He has a history of licking glossy photos when he finds them and chewing on plastic bags on occasion so the non-food gnoshing is not entirely new. I will add however that many weeks ago while waiting for his...

He is 5 years old and had always been quite healthy. He dropped from 12.4 lbs. in March to a lb. less a few months later. He'd been on raw food (I make myself) since October of last but fell off the BARF wagon in late spring and has been eating quality canned food since. He is insane for...

Don't know if this is the best forum for this question but here goes - Finally, finally getting new bedroom furniture for hubby and I. Bedroom currently has bare hardwood floor. We've decided to put a large area rug down. The new bed is higher making the additional space underneath the bed even...

Minka, Thanks so much for the heads up on WF. I'm definitely going to look further into the quality of the birds I'm buying. On the upside, the hives both my kitties have are definitely fading even though I've kept them on their usual diet of raw poultry. Hopefully, this eliminates chicken and...

Minka, thanks so much for your insights. I source all of the poultry I feed them through Whole Foods so the hormone/antibiotic possibility is out. Also, both of my cats have these symptoms though they seem a little more severe in Eliza. Your knowledge has given me some mental relief. This whole...

The raw food I make contains chicken and eggs, two things cats are often allergic to. I posted a few weeks ago about one of them having loose bowels and suspecting the eggs in the recipe I follow. Diarrhea is also a symptom of a food allergy. The vet suggested it might be a fish allergy and I...

Eliza and Tim have been on raw since last September and I thought everything was going really well. They had their first checkup at the vet's since their diet change and I brought to the doctor's attention the occasional appearance of red bumps and a slight puffiness around Eliza's eyes. Just...