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I have gone through the forum in search of info on IBD and seasonal changes. I have a male tabby, Zipper, who will be 11 years old next month. He was diagnosed with IBD when he was three or four years old.
If I didn't have a calendar, I would know what month it is by when Zipper's IBD flares up. He is guaranteed two flare ups per year - one in March and one in November. So, to me that suggests there is a seasonal component to his IBD.
Has anyone else with IBD kitties noticed a seasonal trend?
He is on a grain free diet - Wellness canned and Taste of the Wild dry food that has venison and salmon as its main ingredients. He would be on all canned if I was home all day long to feed him. I must leave out some dry food to keep him and his (unrelated) little sis, Bubble, fed until I get home 12 hours later. I do not wish to put him on a raw diet, one reason because if it was the food causing his IBD, then he would have it more often than just two times a year.
His vet agrees that there is some kind of seasonal component. But, from what I have read online, IBD is a difficult disease to "decipher" as to what the actual cause is.
Thanks in advance!
If I didn't have a calendar, I would know what month it is by when Zipper's IBD flares up. He is guaranteed two flare ups per year - one in March and one in November. So, to me that suggests there is a seasonal component to his IBD.
Has anyone else with IBD kitties noticed a seasonal trend?
He is on a grain free diet - Wellness canned and Taste of the Wild dry food that has venison and salmon as its main ingredients. He would be on all canned if I was home all day long to feed him. I must leave out some dry food to keep him and his (unrelated) little sis, Bubble, fed until I get home 12 hours later. I do not wish to put him on a raw diet, one reason because if it was the food causing his IBD, then he would have it more often than just two times a year.
His vet agrees that there is some kind of seasonal component. But, from what I have read online, IBD is a difficult disease to "decipher" as to what the actual cause is.
Thanks in advance!