Hello, I recently adopted a cat (approximately 7 days ago). She is a 10 week old Snowshoe Siamese named Violet. Before I adopted her, she was given a dry cat food diet of Science Diet Kitten and Purina Kitten.
Well, I come from a background of eating healthy and my animals eating healthy. I have slowly begun to switch her to a grain-free, high protein diet. I have been mixing her Purina kitten food with a brand called Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain. I have also slowly begun to introduce wet food. The brand of wet food I buy is called B.F.F. I also buy the kind with pumpkin because I was told this would help her adjust and soothe any runny stools. However, my kitten has been having diarrhea since Wednesday. I took her to the vet on Thursday. The vet said she was very healthy but may have picked up a sinus infection from the shelter. I don't believe the infection would cause diarrhea, so the vet and I are assuming it is the food. I should mention that she was forcibly spayed by the shelter last Friday (I would have preferred to have waited until she was at least four months).
A good friend of mine who is also a veterinarian for equine animals and the occasional dog and cat recommended I give her metamucil in her water and pedialyte to help her get back some electrolytes. I am feeding her chicken baby food (bland food) to try to get her tummy back on track. But I am wondering, what should I be feeding her to prevent this from happening again? I can't imagine what it could be in the grain-free diet that is causing this stomach upset. I wonder if it is the high protein? Taste of the Wild has a minimum of 42% protein. Any help would be much appreciated. I really love my kitten even only after a few days and will do anything it takes to get her feeling better. Thank you very kindly.
Well, I come from a background of eating healthy and my animals eating healthy. I have slowly begun to switch her to a grain-free, high protein diet. I have been mixing her Purina kitten food with a brand called Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain. I have also slowly begun to introduce wet food. The brand of wet food I buy is called B.F.F. I also buy the kind with pumpkin because I was told this would help her adjust and soothe any runny stools. However, my kitten has been having diarrhea since Wednesday. I took her to the vet on Thursday. The vet said she was very healthy but may have picked up a sinus infection from the shelter. I don't believe the infection would cause diarrhea, so the vet and I are assuming it is the food. I should mention that she was forcibly spayed by the shelter last Friday (I would have preferred to have waited until she was at least four months).
A good friend of mine who is also a veterinarian for equine animals and the occasional dog and cat recommended I give her metamucil in her water and pedialyte to help her get back some electrolytes. I am feeding her chicken baby food (bland food) to try to get her tummy back on track. But I am wondering, what should I be feeding her to prevent this from happening again? I can't imagine what it could be in the grain-free diet that is causing this stomach upset. I wonder if it is the high protein? Taste of the Wild has a minimum of 42% protein. Any help would be much appreciated. I really love my kitten even only after a few days and will do anything it takes to get her feeling better. Thank you very kindly.