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Hello all,
I am hoping someone can help me find and understand the best food for my 7-year-old male cat with possible pancreatitis.
Quick back story: He's always been my vomiter. Every six months like clockwork, I have to take him to the vet to get a shot to stop vomiting because he would vomit 13, 14, 15 times in one day. About 2 months ago, I had to take him to an emergency vet on the weekend for the very same reason. $500 later, I walked out, vowing to change their food to something better than what I'd fed their whole lives (Nature Balance Chicken & Green Pea dry). After several taste tests and TONS of research, I settled on Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Wet and Dry foods. Part of my goal was to get them eating wet food. They love the turkey, so I feed them a can a night (they don't eat a whole lot, so this was big time progress). The rest of the time, I have a mix of Natural Balance dry and Nature's Variety Turkey (L.I.) dry. The Natural Balance is just sprinkled on the top, so it's not a true mix.
This time, it took 2 months, and we were straight back to the vet with vomiting. Now, to be fair, he made a liar out of me, only threw up twice and home and was done. It was Friday, though, and I didn't want to take any chances for the weekend. Given his hx, the vet wanted to run a test on his pancreas. She called Saturday and told me his levels were elevated, and she believed he has pancreatitis. She recommended 1 of 3 foods - Royal Canin, Hill's, and Blue. I've looked at the ingredients, and I just can't, for the life of me, believe that the crap ingredients in those is somehow better than what I'm feeding them in Nature's Variety.
Is there anyone who sees the benefit in changing and can explain why one of those is better (or have any other options?)
Making their food isn't an option. I don't even cook for myself, and buying kidneys, livers, etc is just not going to happen. I adore them, and their food budget is now larger than my own, but I'm drawing the line at making a raw diet for them.
Any thoughts are much appreciated. (Sorry for the novel!)
Jen
I am hoping someone can help me find and understand the best food for my 7-year-old male cat with possible pancreatitis.
Quick back story: He's always been my vomiter. Every six months like clockwork, I have to take him to the vet to get a shot to stop vomiting because he would vomit 13, 14, 15 times in one day. About 2 months ago, I had to take him to an emergency vet on the weekend for the very same reason. $500 later, I walked out, vowing to change their food to something better than what I'd fed their whole lives (Nature Balance Chicken & Green Pea dry). After several taste tests and TONS of research, I settled on Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Wet and Dry foods. Part of my goal was to get them eating wet food. They love the turkey, so I feed them a can a night (they don't eat a whole lot, so this was big time progress). The rest of the time, I have a mix of Natural Balance dry and Nature's Variety Turkey (L.I.) dry. The Natural Balance is just sprinkled on the top, so it's not a true mix.
This time, it took 2 months, and we were straight back to the vet with vomiting. Now, to be fair, he made a liar out of me, only threw up twice and home and was done. It was Friday, though, and I didn't want to take any chances for the weekend. Given his hx, the vet wanted to run a test on his pancreas. She called Saturday and told me his levels were elevated, and she believed he has pancreatitis. She recommended 1 of 3 foods - Royal Canin, Hill's, and Blue. I've looked at the ingredients, and I just can't, for the life of me, believe that the crap ingredients in those is somehow better than what I'm feeding them in Nature's Variety.
Is there anyone who sees the benefit in changing and can explain why one of those is better (or have any other options?)
Making their food isn't an option. I don't even cook for myself, and buying kidneys, livers, etc is just not going to happen. I adore them, and their food budget is now larger than my own, but I'm drawing the line at making a raw diet for them.
Any thoughts are much appreciated. (Sorry for the novel!)
Jen