I've been feeding my cat, Cam, a mostly raw (Stella and Chewy's, rotating protein) diet for the last 5 years or so. I transitioned her when she was dealing with an awful IBS flareup and her phosphorus levels were dangerously low. (I wrote about that here Dealing with constipation on raw diet) At times I've supplemented the raw diet with a variety of high quality, grain free wet food (mostly to offset the high cost of commercial raw). She's always seemed to favor rabbit (of course--the most expensive protein!) but has eaten just about any protein I put in front of her. I was feeding her Instinct Pride wet food, and slowly noticed she seemed to have stomach issues whenever I fed her a seafood variety (a hair ball, vomit here and there, but nothing too concerning), so I stuck with rabbit, poultry and lamb. That was going fine until Pride discontinued their line . So I kept feeding her Stella and Chewy's raw, and tried to find another canned food to supplement it with. I was finishing a bag of Stella and Chewy's turkey flavor, and random cans of food I was trying (chicken, turkey, rabbit, etc.) and then I slowly realized that every time I fed her poultry she would vomit. It was kind of a clear, hairball. (I wrote about that here: https://thecatsite.com/threads/loss-of-appetite-but-in-good-spirits-food-suggestions.399041/ the vet thought it was pancreatitis triggered by a mix of her IBS and stress.) She stopped vomiting after being put on an anti-nausea medication for a week and a rabbit only (Stella and Chewy's rabbit and Instinct rabbit wet food cups). Then, she out of the blue, refused to eat her Stella and Chewy's raw! So now I'm left to feeding her only the Instinct rabbit cups, and it doesn't seem like she even likes them that much. Sometimes she turns her nose up at it until I sprinkle a few pieces of dry food on top (Instinct rabbit LID--literally the only food she seems excited to eat anymore, and she LOVES food). And other times she scratches around the bowl as if trying to bury it! Also, when she poops, they are HUGE, and smell up the whole house! It just seems like none of us are very happy about her new food situation. But, I would deal with the smell, and buying expensive food if it was good for her. My biggest concern is that it's irritating her guts and we're only a matter of time away from another flareup. Can anyone give me advice on what to feed my picky, sensitive tummied, friend?
* Preferably raw (I can't seem to get her to eat frozen raw though, only freeze dried)
* Grain/wheat/rice free
* Not poultry or seafood (I've tried beef, kangaroo and alligator too, to no avail!)
* Preferably chucks or shreds (not pate).
I'm at my wits end! Thank you in advance (from the both of us)!
* Preferably raw (I can't seem to get her to eat frozen raw though, only freeze dried)
* Grain/wheat/rice free
* Not poultry or seafood (I've tried beef, kangaroo and alligator too, to no avail!)
* Preferably chucks or shreds (not pate).
I'm at my wits end! Thank you in advance (from the both of us)!
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