I'm afraid I've been woefully ignorant re: cat nutrition, and didn't realize how much until one of my cats recently developed FLUTD. *iz so embarrassed*
My vet recommended that I start Buddy on Hill's Prescription Diet c/d, but is cool with the idea of me feeding him pretty much anything I want as long as it will meet his needs. So I've been doing a ton of research these past few days, and thought I'd start with some stuff I can buy at Petsmart until I can work up the nerve to give this home-cooked cat food thingy a try. ;-)
Unfortunately, trying to transition Buddy over to something else is going to be a little tricky. He was a stray in really bad shape when I took him in, and his sense of smell had apparently been severely compromised from frequent upper respiratory infections (he's FIV+). And if he can't smell something, he flat refuses to eat it. So since fish flavored canned food seems to be the only thing he can smell, that's what I've been feeding him -- mostly Fancy Feast, Wellness, and Blue Buffalo Wilderness. Oops. Guess a steady diet of fishy food isn't such a great idea. :/
Does anyone know of any non-fish flavored food that would be suitable for his needs that he might actually be able to smell? Or if not, is there some mystical and magical ingredient I could add that might do the trick?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My vet recommended that I start Buddy on Hill's Prescription Diet c/d, but is cool with the idea of me feeding him pretty much anything I want as long as it will meet his needs. So I've been doing a ton of research these past few days, and thought I'd start with some stuff I can buy at Petsmart until I can work up the nerve to give this home-cooked cat food thingy a try. ;-)
Unfortunately, trying to transition Buddy over to something else is going to be a little tricky. He was a stray in really bad shape when I took him in, and his sense of smell had apparently been severely compromised from frequent upper respiratory infections (he's FIV+). And if he can't smell something, he flat refuses to eat it. So since fish flavored canned food seems to be the only thing he can smell, that's what I've been feeding him -- mostly Fancy Feast, Wellness, and Blue Buffalo Wilderness. Oops. Guess a steady diet of fishy food isn't such a great idea. :/
Does anyone know of any non-fish flavored food that would be suitable for his needs that he might actually be able to smell? Or if not, is there some mystical and magical ingredient I could add that might do the trick?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.