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Hi. So I have this tiny ball of fur of 2.5 months who is eating only meat, egg yolks and goat milk. But meat is what he eats consistently.
I visited 3 vets since having him. The first two were absolutely fine with his diet. One even praised it, on the grounds that cats are carnivores anyway. The last one was absolutely horrified. He said I should abandon meat immediately and starve him, if need be, until he switches on dry food, or wet food. He even explained a method of putting the kibbles (!!!!) in front of the kitty, leaving it for 15 minutes, then waiting for him to go hungry a few hours and try again. His argument was that a diet high in protein is very dangerous for male cats - causes urinary tract problems, which have a high mortality rate.
Needless to say, I feel very conflicted about what to feed him right now. While I might agree that his current diet is not the complete option, is seriously switching him to dry food gonna improve anything???
Thanks for reading. Opinions most welcome!
I visited 3 vets since having him. The first two were absolutely fine with his diet. One even praised it, on the grounds that cats are carnivores anyway. The last one was absolutely horrified. He said I should abandon meat immediately and starve him, if need be, until he switches on dry food, or wet food. He even explained a method of putting the kibbles (!!!!) in front of the kitty, leaving it for 15 minutes, then waiting for him to go hungry a few hours and try again. His argument was that a diet high in protein is very dangerous for male cats - causes urinary tract problems, which have a high mortality rate.
Needless to say, I feel very conflicted about what to feed him right now. While I might agree that his current diet is not the complete option, is seriously switching him to dry food gonna improve anything???
Thanks for reading. Opinions most welcome!