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Hi guys,
Quick backstory... my 5 year old cat has eaten raw food for her entire life. About two weeks ago, she started vomiting at night, out of nowhere, maybe 4 times total. (here's the thread I made about the incident: Cat Suddenly Vomiting After Years On Raw Food? )
Worrying that my frozen raw food (venison + Alnutrin w/egg shell) had gone bad, I switched her to a high quality canned food. Everything seemed OK but then she vomited once or twice after having the canned food too. Then I started thinking it might be related to her treats, Vital Essentials freeze-dried rabbit bites. Normally she loves these treats, but I do have to say that the treats themselves are a slightly different color/consistency/appearance everytime I buy a new bag. One time my cat wouldn't touch them at all, so I e-mailed the company and gave them the batch number and they told me that that particular batch had higher liver content than normal.
Anyway, so I brought her to the vet and everything appeared normal, and the doctor did a blood test. The results came back with normal BUN and SDMA, but high Creatinine (2.8). There is a note at the bottom of the lab test stating that these particular results are uncommon. The vet said it wasn't much to worry about, but we could do a urine test next time I bring my cat in, 6-12 months from now. I mentioned this fact to a vet-tech friend of mine, and she made it seem like a much bigger deal than my vet did, and thinks I should get a second opinion ASAP. Also worth noting that she's very against raw feeding (my actual vet is more tolerant of raw feeding). I'm including some of the lab results here. The only out of the ordinary figure is the Creatinine. Any thoughts or insights? Thank you!
Quick backstory... my 5 year old cat has eaten raw food for her entire life. About two weeks ago, she started vomiting at night, out of nowhere, maybe 4 times total. (here's the thread I made about the incident: Cat Suddenly Vomiting After Years On Raw Food? )
Worrying that my frozen raw food (venison + Alnutrin w/egg shell) had gone bad, I switched her to a high quality canned food. Everything seemed OK but then she vomited once or twice after having the canned food too. Then I started thinking it might be related to her treats, Vital Essentials freeze-dried rabbit bites. Normally she loves these treats, but I do have to say that the treats themselves are a slightly different color/consistency/appearance everytime I buy a new bag. One time my cat wouldn't touch them at all, so I e-mailed the company and gave them the batch number and they told me that that particular batch had higher liver content than normal.
Anyway, so I brought her to the vet and everything appeared normal, and the doctor did a blood test. The results came back with normal BUN and SDMA, but high Creatinine (2.8). There is a note at the bottom of the lab test stating that these particular results are uncommon. The vet said it wasn't much to worry about, but we could do a urine test next time I bring my cat in, 6-12 months from now. I mentioned this fact to a vet-tech friend of mine, and she made it seem like a much bigger deal than my vet did, and thinks I should get a second opinion ASAP. Also worth noting that she's very against raw feeding (my actual vet is more tolerant of raw feeding). I'm including some of the lab results here. The only out of the ordinary figure is the Creatinine. Any thoughts or insights? Thank you!