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Are you sure cosequin has chicken in it? I didn't see it in the ingredient list. But jf you're referring to the natural flavors you can buy human grade glucosamine and chondritin powders and put it in his wet food. They're the main ingredients. It's better because of no filler.We have a cat, Spencer who is missing a back leg for about 4 years now. He has short legs, which I think makes it harder for him to get around with only three, and he doesn't seem to walk as well as other three legged cats I've seen. He is also 11, and his front leg seems to have quite a bit of arthritis. I have been looking for a Cousequin? supplement for him that has no chicken in it, but haven't found one yet. He can't have any chicken. I would suggest you start your cat on it early, before problems start. My husband made several stools, that look like an upside down box, and we carpeted them. We put them in front of the chairs Spencer likes jumping on so he won't have to jump up or down as far as he would without them. Were also considering putting the litter boxes upstairs instead of the basement, so he doesn't have to do the stairs. Your cat is still young, so I doubt you will have any problem, but I would definitely keep an eye on him from the beginning to make sure he doesn't try jumping on something higher than he can handle. Good Luck.
How much does he weigh?The two types I've checked into so far say that the capsule has chicken flavoring. I tried giving them to Spencer, sprinkling the powder on the food, and not the capsule, He ate the food for about a day, then refused. kittyluve387, do you know how much of the human powder I should give him? I really have to try something, he is walking pretty bad on the front leg of the same side as the amputation.
Well cosequin would direct your cat to take one capsule a day (2 capsules for 10 pounds or more). Each capsule contains 125mg of glucosamine and 100mg of chondroitin. You want something equivalent to that dosage. If you look at the glucosamine powder below, 1/8 tsp is 520mg. That would mean 1/16 tsp is 260mg and 1/32 tsp is 130mg. So you would want to use 1/32 tsp of the glucosamine powder per day for your cat for a 1 capsule equivalent. You can buy 1/32 tsp on amazon or something, it's called a smidgeon. For chondroitin the product below states 1/8 tsp is 425mg. That would mean 1/16 tsp is 212.5mg and 1/32 tsp is 106.76mg. Again you would want to use 1/32 tsp for the 1 capsule equivalent of chondroitin for your cat. Your cat is almost 10 pounds so if you notice the supplements are not being effective you can probably add a little more than 1 scoop of each.Spencer weight 9.5 lbs.
Hello florine and sweet cat! Here ya go:Hello!
A coworker of mine had adopted a cat last November who had been found injured on the street and his back left leg had to be amputated due to infection. He is six years old and the cuddliest cat you can imagine!
Long story short, she asked me if I would be able to take him as she is no longer in a position where she feels she can properly care for him, so I may be bringing him home as early as next week.
I have a couple questions about making the transaction as smooth as possible! His current owner told me yesterday when I met him that he has trouble jumping, and gets around vertically by climbing most of the time. He climbs onto her bed, climbs up the couch, climbs into his window seat. He also enjoys hiding under things low to the ground. So I want to know what I should have ready in my home for his arrival?
I want him to have plenty of safe spaces as I have one cat already (Florine), and I want them both to feel safe during the introduction process. Florine enjoys high places so I have plenty of those around my home, I just am not sure what to provide for him closer to the ground!
Thanks!
Have you tried a bit of tuna flavored canned food with some of the water from a can of tuna mixed in?I mix Sweet gum's in a lump of canned tuna. She won't eat wet food. Tuna may have it's dangers but without the meds she can't walk much, so that decision is made. She's allergic to all the meds the vet has come up with. Walking is a good thing. With the dasuquin she has a normal life.
I feed my Cats raw so I don't have much firsthand experience with canned food, but I have heard good things about Tiki Cat and I know they have a couple Tuna varieties. daftcat75 might be able to help there since I've seen him mentioning it from time to time.No, I haven't tried that. I do know she likes only one brand of tuna and she only likes it in water not oil. Our cat seems to have a bad reaction to some base ingredient that Purina and Mars use in their cat food, which cuts down the possibilities. But I'm on line and Chewy has my address. What other brands of tuna cat food do you suggest?
As allergies go, it’s usually the protein, not the fat. Also, if it helps your ingredient reading, egg is a different protein than chicken. Krista can’t do chicken but she’s good with egg.Thanks. The chicken thing is hard, but I hope as more cats are found to be sensitive to it, more varieties without chicken and without chicken broth and chicken fat will turn up.