So I'd posted here a few days ago, fearing that for some strange reason my cats had ear mite....due to the fact that Fuzzy had been scratching her ears, face, neck for 1.5 weeks, then my cat Spookie had started, then Tigger. They're all strictly indoor cats (I have 5 cats) I went to the Vet a couple of days ago and he checked her ears; said they were clean and healthy, no signs of infection, definitely no ear mites. He figured her itching was caused by something environmental. so I stopped with the scented candles in my home.
Spookie is no longer scratching, I saw Tigger scratch at her ears once yesterday, that's all.
A few days ago I feared that maybe the change in dry food was the cause? I'd added Go Natural Dry Food to their diet, so I'd gone back to the Eagle Pack Hairball dry. Well since being at the Vet, I've rarely seen Fuzzy scratch at all. I became convinced that their issues were all of the many scented candles I've been burning more lately (they're Gold Canyon and Partylite, pretty strong ones)....so I stopped burning this and I also stopped the strong fragrance oil that I burn with a little tealight. Was convinced that these were the culprits.
So last night I decided the Go Natural food should be fine (it's a very high quality food and I like it because it's "grain free". Having one diabetic cat already, I'm trying to reduce the risk of my other cats developing it and I think that grains = high carbs and this can lead to diabetes in time.
Well this morning, Fuzzy is scratching a lot more.............so it would seem that it's the food?
Here's a comparison of the ingredients. I can't for the life of me figure out "what" ingredient could be causing this. The ingredients don't differ a lot from what's in the Eagle Pack....if anything, I think Go Natural is probably a better food (corn is the second ingredient in the Eagle Pack). Can someone have a peek and compare the 2 and give me your feedback on what the offending ingredient could be? I'm disappointed that I'll have to stop feeding this good food.
Go Natural Dry Food:
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Chicken Meat, Whole Brown Rice, Whole White Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols [Vit E], Citric Acid [Vit C] and Rosemary extract), Natural Chicken Flavour, Salmon Meal, Sunflower Oil, Rice Bran, Ground Flax, Dried Whole Potatoes, Dried Whole Carrots, Dried Whole Apples, Dried Whole Cranberries, Dried Whole Eggs, Alfalfa, Bee Pollen, Amaranth, Potassium Chloride, Phosphoric Acid, Choline Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Kelp, Yucca Schidigera, Taurine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol (Vit. D), Vitamin E 9 d alhpa tocopherol acetate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulphate Complex (source of Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.
Eagle Pack Adult
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Ground Brown Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oat Fiber, Anchovy & Sardine Meals, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Chicken Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Wheat Germ Meal, Dried Egg Product, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Taurine, DL-Methionine, Polysaccharide Complexes of Zinc, Iron, Manganese and Copper, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B 12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Phylloquinone and Cobalt Sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium, B. Subtillus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus coagulins, Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger.
Spookie is no longer scratching, I saw Tigger scratch at her ears once yesterday, that's all.
A few days ago I feared that maybe the change in dry food was the cause? I'd added Go Natural Dry Food to their diet, so I'd gone back to the Eagle Pack Hairball dry. Well since being at the Vet, I've rarely seen Fuzzy scratch at all. I became convinced that their issues were all of the many scented candles I've been burning more lately (they're Gold Canyon and Partylite, pretty strong ones)....so I stopped burning this and I also stopped the strong fragrance oil that I burn with a little tealight. Was convinced that these were the culprits.
So last night I decided the Go Natural food should be fine (it's a very high quality food and I like it because it's "grain free". Having one diabetic cat already, I'm trying to reduce the risk of my other cats developing it and I think that grains = high carbs and this can lead to diabetes in time.
Well this morning, Fuzzy is scratching a lot more.............so it would seem that it's the food?
Here's a comparison of the ingredients. I can't for the life of me figure out "what" ingredient could be causing this. The ingredients don't differ a lot from what's in the Eagle Pack....if anything, I think Go Natural is probably a better food (corn is the second ingredient in the Eagle Pack). Can someone have a peek and compare the 2 and give me your feedback on what the offending ingredient could be? I'm disappointed that I'll have to stop feeding this good food.
Go Natural Dry Food:
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Chicken Meat, Whole Brown Rice, Whole White Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols [Vit E], Citric Acid [Vit C] and Rosemary extract), Natural Chicken Flavour, Salmon Meal, Sunflower Oil, Rice Bran, Ground Flax, Dried Whole Potatoes, Dried Whole Carrots, Dried Whole Apples, Dried Whole Cranberries, Dried Whole Eggs, Alfalfa, Bee Pollen, Amaranth, Potassium Chloride, Phosphoric Acid, Choline Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Kelp, Yucca Schidigera, Taurine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol (Vit. D), Vitamin E 9 d alhpa tocopherol acetate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulphate Complex (source of Vitamin K), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.
Eagle Pack Adult
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Ground Brown Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oat Fiber, Anchovy & Sardine Meals, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Chicken Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Wheat Germ Meal, Dried Egg Product, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Taurine, DL-Methionine, Polysaccharide Complexes of Zinc, Iron, Manganese and Copper, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B 12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Phylloquinone and Cobalt Sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium, B. Subtillus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus coagulins, Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger.