Hi there. I found this kitten that's up for adoption that's really cute, but I noticed that he has this special need. This is quoted from the listing:
"He was bottle fed since a few days old by a vet tech at a local vet clinic so is a total love with people, dogs and other cats. He struggled with GI issues once put on regular food so he is now on a restricted diet and meds. He needs to be an only cat-- at least for now-- for he is on a special diet and can not have access to any other foods. He will be on oral meds twice a day for another month then will be weaned off meds but kept on his low residue kitten diet for a month more- then we will see if he can be weaned to regular higher end cat food."
[font=Arial, Helvetica, serif]I've heard about how raw can fix GI problems, and we have people here that deal with cats with GI problems. I wanted to get an opinion about this and how it might affect this kitten. Would he be able to eat raw at some point? And would it have to be a special type of raw diet? It's probably best to consult a vet that knows everything about the problems he has specifically, but what if no vets agree with raw?[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, serif]Unfortunately I don't know more details myself, though I might be able to contact them and ask.[/font]
"He was bottle fed since a few days old by a vet tech at a local vet clinic so is a total love with people, dogs and other cats. He struggled with GI issues once put on regular food so he is now on a restricted diet and meds. He needs to be an only cat-- at least for now-- for he is on a special diet and can not have access to any other foods. He will be on oral meds twice a day for another month then will be weaned off meds but kept on his low residue kitten diet for a month more- then we will see if he can be weaned to regular higher end cat food."
[font=Arial, Helvetica, serif]I've heard about how raw can fix GI problems, and we have people here that deal with cats with GI problems. I wanted to get an opinion about this and how it might affect this kitten. Would he be able to eat raw at some point? And would it have to be a special type of raw diet? It's probably best to consult a vet that knows everything about the problems he has specifically, but what if no vets agree with raw?[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, serif]Unfortunately I don't know more details myself, though I might be able to contact them and ask.[/font]