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Hi all!
My cat has been diagnosed with IBD. Finding foods that work for him has proven to be very difficult, because he also has past urinary issues. He was eating Royal Canin Urinary SO dry and I had him on Wellness canned food (because he refused to touch the urinary so canned). This worked and prevented more urinary issues for about 3 years. He started vomiting a lot and his stool very soft, so after discussing it with my vet, we switched his food to Acana dry. Unfortunately, 3 weeks later, he was blocked again... so back on Urinary SO he went.
His diarrhea continued to get worse and worse, so of course, to the vet we went. Now we have him on a new Royal Canin diet, Multi-function - Urinary SO and Hydrolyzed Protein. I took him off the Wellness as well, because he mainly ate chicken, chicken & beef, or the Turkey formulas. Since I wasn't sure exactly what was causing his issues, we wanted to try a different protein.
I found ZiwiPeak. I bought both the Venison and the Lamb. After feeding him the lamb for a few days, I noticed his ear was a bit red and felt a bit warm. A couple more days, the fur on the back of his ear is coming out from all his scratching, and it really red, and a bit swollen. I stopped the lamb right away, and called the vet (Which I have an appointment to bring him in on Friday). His ear is looking better now, so I have to assume it was the lamb cat food. A little scared to try the venison now. There are also mussels in the food, which I suppose could be the issue as well. I'm not sure.
I switched him to Nature's Variety Limited Ingredient Rabbit canned now, and he seems to be doing okay. Stool is still soft, but not close to as bad as it was before.
Any suggestions on what foods would be good for him. I'm really paranoid to take him off the urinary dry food, because as much as I know dry isn't good for him, the other RC urinary SO food DID help him and keep him healthy.
I'm at a loss here. Debating if I should just ask them to run an allergy test and find out exactly what he's allergic to. It's pricey though, but may be my best option?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
My cat has been diagnosed with IBD. Finding foods that work for him has proven to be very difficult, because he also has past urinary issues. He was eating Royal Canin Urinary SO dry and I had him on Wellness canned food (because he refused to touch the urinary so canned). This worked and prevented more urinary issues for about 3 years. He started vomiting a lot and his stool very soft, so after discussing it with my vet, we switched his food to Acana dry. Unfortunately, 3 weeks later, he was blocked again... so back on Urinary SO he went.
His diarrhea continued to get worse and worse, so of course, to the vet we went. Now we have him on a new Royal Canin diet, Multi-function - Urinary SO and Hydrolyzed Protein. I took him off the Wellness as well, because he mainly ate chicken, chicken & beef, or the Turkey formulas. Since I wasn't sure exactly what was causing his issues, we wanted to try a different protein.
I found ZiwiPeak. I bought both the Venison and the Lamb. After feeding him the lamb for a few days, I noticed his ear was a bit red and felt a bit warm. A couple more days, the fur on the back of his ear is coming out from all his scratching, and it really red, and a bit swollen. I stopped the lamb right away, and called the vet (Which I have an appointment to bring him in on Friday). His ear is looking better now, so I have to assume it was the lamb cat food. A little scared to try the venison now. There are also mussels in the food, which I suppose could be the issue as well. I'm not sure.
I switched him to Nature's Variety Limited Ingredient Rabbit canned now, and he seems to be doing okay. Stool is still soft, but not close to as bad as it was before.
Any suggestions on what foods would be good for him. I'm really paranoid to take him off the urinary dry food, because as much as I know dry isn't good for him, the other RC urinary SO food DID help him and keep him healthy.
I'm at a loss here. Debating if I should just ask them to run an allergy test and find out exactly what he's allergic to. It's pricey though, but may be my best option?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!