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So, I have a one year old male cat that had an outbreak of Clostridium Perfingens during the summer and has been successfully treated using a treatment dosage of S. Boulardii, and then an ongoing maintenance dosage of it to steer clear of the bacteria. All this without resorting to antibiotics, so I’m a very happy cat parent
The only downside to this was that he also had an outbreak of the “rolling back” syndrome at the same time, aka, hyperesthesia, which meant that our vet highly recommended we use Hill’s D/D duck canned food to help treat his skin and stomach sensitivity issues at once (he only eats wet food). He’s been eating this since July and suddenly about 3 weeks ago, he stopped showing interest in it (I don’t blame him, I hate almost all of the ingredients myself…). He turns his nose to it, walks away, but eventually comes back to it within 10 minutes and forces himself to gob it up. Poor kid.
So, the time has come to finally switch brands. I’ve been very keen on Rawz Turkey paté, but am concerned about what seems like high phosphorus levels. Their website has no information, which I find suspicious…
The only info I’ve found concerning their phosphorus levels is on the Feline Diabetes forum where someone mentioned these numbers back in December 2017 (I think they wrote to Rawz and this is what they got back):
RAWZ 96% Chicken & Chicken Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.41%
RAWZ 96% Turkey & Turkey Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.48%
And then another thread here on TCS, dating back to September 2017:
RAWZ 96% Chicken & Chicken Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.19%
RAWZ 96% Turkey & Turkey Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.66%
So, I’m confused. I read that the levels should try to remain below 0.5%, but I also read that that matters mostly if we’re dealing with an older cat that has kidney issues. That a young cat should be able to take such high levels.
Thoughts anyone?
I'd really like to try this food out as the ingredients meet most of the requirements I'm looking for (no gums, no grains, no carbs, not too much vegetable protein)
INGREDIENTS: Turkey, Turkey Liver, Turkey Broth, Potassium Chloride, Fenugreek Seeds, Natural Flavor, Choline Chloride, Salt, Vegetable Broth, Dandelion Greens, Taurine, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Folic Acid.
The only downside to this was that he also had an outbreak of the “rolling back” syndrome at the same time, aka, hyperesthesia, which meant that our vet highly recommended we use Hill’s D/D duck canned food to help treat his skin and stomach sensitivity issues at once (he only eats wet food). He’s been eating this since July and suddenly about 3 weeks ago, he stopped showing interest in it (I don’t blame him, I hate almost all of the ingredients myself…). He turns his nose to it, walks away, but eventually comes back to it within 10 minutes and forces himself to gob it up. Poor kid.
So, the time has come to finally switch brands. I’ve been very keen on Rawz Turkey paté, but am concerned about what seems like high phosphorus levels. Their website has no information, which I find suspicious…
The only info I’ve found concerning their phosphorus levels is on the Feline Diabetes forum where someone mentioned these numbers back in December 2017 (I think they wrote to Rawz and this is what they got back):
RAWZ 96% Chicken & Chicken Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.41%
RAWZ 96% Turkey & Turkey Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.48%
And then another thread here on TCS, dating back to September 2017:
RAWZ 96% Chicken & Chicken Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.19%
RAWZ 96% Turkey & Turkey Liver Pâté
Dry Matter Phosphorus: 1.66%
So, I’m confused. I read that the levels should try to remain below 0.5%, but I also read that that matters mostly if we’re dealing with an older cat that has kidney issues. That a young cat should be able to take such high levels.
Thoughts anyone?
I'd really like to try this food out as the ingredients meet most of the requirements I'm looking for (no gums, no grains, no carbs, not too much vegetable protein)
INGREDIENTS: Turkey, Turkey Liver, Turkey Broth, Potassium Chloride, Fenugreek Seeds, Natural Flavor, Choline Chloride, Salt, Vegetable Broth, Dandelion Greens, Taurine, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Folic Acid.