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I will just put a brief paragraph about the trouble with Cleo the past few months, here. For the past four months she has had blood in her stools, and occasionally, soft stools. Otherwise, she has been extremely healthy. When we changed her to Royal Canin, her hunger increased. We brought her to the vet yesterday, and they took blood samples. Everything was normal except for Calcium, which was 2/10ths of a point above average, and Phosphorus was slightly low. I am not doing a Biopsy, and she has been offered Prednisolone. We have started that today. In case it is IBD, I want to change her diet. I am at a total loss at the moment, so help will be GREATLY appreciated.
I ordered Wellness Core Grain-free Duck and Turkey for her to try. I heard it lowers calcium and such, and helps if some cats are sensitive to grain. However, I feel it is not enough. I want to make her home-made meals, but will NOT give her raw until her body heals more. Then I will transition to raw.
So, my question is, should I transition her to Wellness Core, and then slowly transition her to home-made meals? Or vice versa? OR should I transition her from Royal Canin onto BOTH home-made and Wellness Core? I really need to make my decision ASAP. If all goes well with prednisolone and her new diet, and she gains weight, then HOPEFULLY it is not cancer. However, I will not add calcium to her home made diet for several weeks, to see if her elevated levels will lower. I will follow the cooked recipes on the IBD website for cats, with extra liver. And my main meat source will be either duck/lamb/or turkey.
I ordered Wellness Core Grain-free Duck and Turkey for her to try. I heard it lowers calcium and such, and helps if some cats are sensitive to grain. However, I feel it is not enough. I want to make her home-made meals, but will NOT give her raw until her body heals more. Then I will transition to raw.
So, my question is, should I transition her to Wellness Core, and then slowly transition her to home-made meals? Or vice versa? OR should I transition her from Royal Canin onto BOTH home-made and Wellness Core? I really need to make my decision ASAP. If all goes well with prednisolone and her new diet, and she gains weight, then HOPEFULLY it is not cancer. However, I will not add calcium to her home made diet for several weeks, to see if her elevated levels will lower. I will follow the cooked recipes on the IBD website for cats, with extra liver. And my main meat source will be either duck/lamb/or turkey.
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