I have two 16 week old Maine Coons and the breeder was feeding them Purina One when I got them, so I did my research and gradually switched them to Wellness Core. Well they started getting nasty diarrhea so I brought them to the vet to be checked out and they were given a clean bill of health and said it was probably stress related. They gave me Hill's I/D and said to feed them only that. They also gave me some powder stuff (it's the good bacteria thats supposed to help regulate them) and some antibiotics because they also seemed to have a bit of an URI (the breeder smoked like a chimney). So after their stool became normal, I gradually switched them back to Wellness Core. They seemed to be doing okay but never consistantly had solid stool. I've talked to the vet about what to feed them and he recommends Science Diet but I've read so much about the by-products and all that bad stuff in foods like that. My old vet recommends Iams and I know that's not good for them either and it really frustrates me because they're vets and they should know exactly what they need but I feel like random people on the internet know more about proper cat nutrition than these old farts.
Anywho. So now they've both been vomitting (one did it twice about a week ago and now the other one has done it about 3 or 4 times today). I posted on another topic on this forum about their stool and them stepping in it and whatnot. I was told I should probably go back to Purina One because the Wellness Core may be too rich for them. So I slowly switched back to Purina One... but like I said one has vomitted several times today and I'm just so confused and so upset about my poor babies. I don't know what to do. I don't want them sick with puking and the runs, but I want them to be eating a healthy food, not store stuff and I know I can't talk to a vet about it because they'll say "feed them Science Diet"
What should I do? I feel so bad for them. They're my whole world, my babies and I hate that I don't know whats right for them. They're still very playful and eat and drink lots.
Anywho. So now they've both been vomitting (one did it twice about a week ago and now the other one has done it about 3 or 4 times today). I posted on another topic on this forum about their stool and them stepping in it and whatnot. I was told I should probably go back to Purina One because the Wellness Core may be too rich for them. So I slowly switched back to Purina One... but like I said one has vomitted several times today and I'm just so confused and so upset about my poor babies. I don't know what to do. I don't want them sick with puking and the runs, but I want them to be eating a healthy food, not store stuff and I know I can't talk to a vet about it because they'll say "feed them Science Diet"
What should I do? I feel so bad for them. They're my whole world, my babies and I hate that I don't know whats right for them. They're still very playful and eat and drink lots.