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Hi there, Constipation can be handled with miralax or lactulose as indicated by others. I would want to keep my cat as pain free as possible even if that means increasing the miralax. Pancreatits can be a very painful condition. If DeeJay is showing signs of pain which include not moving...

Hi there, I just saw these posts and wanted to provide you a little bit of information about pancreatitis. Ive been struggling with my cat for about a year now and have learnt a lot along the way. Couple of things: 1. It would be helpful to run the Texas A&M spec fPL test(it is also performed...

Yup. Makes perfect sense. We started off with the maintenance diets and dint even try the therapeutic ones.  I had no idea they could be allergic to vitamins.  Im glad  both diets worked for your cats.  fingers crossed for my Portia. 

Hi there, When you say you added vitamins, is that a special request you have to make? When I look at my product label, it says vitamin mix on it so I assumed that was the default. Did you chose to have the vitamins removed and then added it later on? Im a little confused by this. Thanks a

Hi there, Thanks for responding. I started my cat on the kangaroo diet. She is quite sensitive to change so I have to introdce the new diet over a period of a month and Im only about a week into it. I find the texture to be very uneven. There are some really hard peices which Im not sure she...

Just got off the phone with customer service and they were really open about everything. Here's what I got (specifically abuot kangaroo and squash) 1. Source of meat: free range kangaroo from Australia (no farming and no antibiotics) 2. Mostly muscle meat with heart and liver meat as well 3...

Ahh.. yes. I see what you mean. It does need lots of advanced planing but with Portia;'s many many medical problems, Im always planning!!. Portia is on 5mg pred which is not immunosupressive as pointed out. I dont mean to diss raw food in general.Personally, I dont want to try it given the...

I dont know what caused the diabetes. Pred, high carb diet, pancreatitis, all of the above??? Im interested in their kangaroo and squash due to low carb and moderate fat.  Why do you see availability and palatability are a problem? Thanks Amritha

Hi there, Thanks for your response. Portia has been on pred for a while now so raw is out of the question. I'm a vegetarian and so homecooked diets are probably going to be very difficult for me. I was thinking of Rayne as being an alternate to homecooked food. Im on FDMB support group for her...

Hi there, My cat Portia developed pancreatitis last year and is currently on hills z/d for possible IBD. However, she was became diabetic earlier this month and Im looking to change her diet because z/d is high in carbs (34% on dry matter basis). I cam across this realtively new canadian...

Im so sorry to hear about Newman. Youre post was really heart wrenching and something all of us are afraid we might have to go through one day. I think you have been an excellent friend to Newman but when it reaches a point when they only suffer and there is no hope for recovery, I believe it is...

Hi there, Im sorry to hear about TOby and I hope he feels better soon. In your last post you said he was grinding his teeth and licking his lips a lot? Those are tell tale signs of nausea in a cat. Very often, cat with nausea will grind their teeth and smack their lips. This may or maynot be...

Starting her on ursodiol today. Still dont have her fPL back . The vet wont change anything till we get those results back so I guess we'll just have to wait till monday to see about the rest!!

I also tried Weruva with the floating pieces of shredded chicken. Portia ate the broth and left all the pieces behind. However, I tried this in Dec when she wasnt eating well and had probably developed pancreatitis by then. Its worth re-trying it since her appetite is better now (thanks to all...

I tried wellness when I first found Portia. She dint like it very much. Thanks for the article. Ill look into it

Thats good to know. I value your opinion since you've had so much experience. That in my book counts almost as much as vets opinion. Hopefully, I can touch base with her today or tomorrow.We're still waiting to hear back about her fPL. Im eager to change things right now because I dont want her...

I see. So Ill talk to her about ursodiol instead of denamarin. I spoke to the vet about budesonide and she was reluctant to change anything. This was before the we got the blood work back. I will ask her again now that we know. Also, is it possible for her liver to being doing badly and still...

Hi all, The vet is as stumped at this point. She is consulting with an internist to figure out what to do. Im going to talk to her today about ursodiol or denamarin. She was on a very high dose of pred (5mg, 2x daily). The vet feels that its possible that is causing some liver damage which in...

UPDATE: Portia had her 2 week follow up blood work a few days back. Her cholestrol, triglycerides and amylase levels were sky high. CHolesterol was  880 (normal 75-220), triglycerides was 270 (normal 26-160) and amylase was 1218 (normal 100-1200). We dont have spec fPL as yet but has any one...

Hi there. Im so sorry to hear about Cooper. My cat, Portia has pancreatitis and maybe IBD but we cant tell for sure since we havent done a biopsy. Shes currently exeriencing a pancreatitis attack and is also on 5mg of prednisolone ,2x daily. Ive been giving her 1/2 a tablet of cyproheptadine to...