If your cat is still nauseous just giving something to keep her from throwing up would seem to be masking a possible medical issue.
You know I haven't noticed a lot of lip licking. To me it seems like she burps/gags then swallows a littleIn the video it's hard to tell but is she doing a lot of lip licking ?
Just curious what would it mean if she did lick her lips a lot? I actually forgot to give her the anti nausea medication last night. No throw up but she did seemIn the video it's hard to tell but is she doing a lot of lip licking ?
Hi there,Hi again guys. I've made multiple threads because I haven't really received many responses! So Stella went to the vet today. She was dehydrated and needed sub q fluids. Also high in potassium (sign of dehydration re: vet) she basically told me she most likely has a bacterial
Infection from raw food and consumers should be more informed. She was given an antibiotic and anti nausea shot. She was refusing her wet food but liked the royal canin they sent me home with (go figure!) Now I'm scared off raw. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Did I have a bad batch? Would a probiotic help? So many questions it really sucks because it seemed like the vet just
Blamed the raw food right off the bat.
Probably ask for second opinion vets and watch closely how's her conditions, are there any progress or not.Hi guys just wanted to give an update on Stella. She seems to be doing
Sooooo much better. High energy
Loves her food seems back to normal in those aspects. However her poop seems a little off. She has been pooping more frequently and usually it's half normal with a little bit of really wet looking poop. Also she seems to burp or possibly gag after eating. I'm not sure if whatever was causing her to throw up is still affecting her and the anti nausea is just keeping her from throwing up? I finally caught it on camera tonight not sure how to link it though... gosh I'm at a loss here. She's been on wet (with some kibble at night since I was so worried about her eating/gaining weight) and I threw out all the raw I had just in case. Any ideas what my next step should be?
Licking the lips can be a sign of nausea. If fast eating is part of the problem, you might try feeding small meals three to five times a day, with the food spread out on a dish rather than piled up for easy eating. Placing the dish a few inches off the floor can help, too. We have a cat with a tendency to scarf and barf and all these things seem to help! (I work at home so can feed five meals a day but even three or four might help if you're only feeding two!)Just curious what would it mean if she did lick her lips a lot? I actually forgot to give her the anti nausea medication last night. No throw up but she did seem
To lick her lips more after her 2nd meal.
If her stools and energy are normal, it is a good indications that Stella is well healthy.Hmm interesting points guys! I do plan on getting her some type of probiotic as soon as payday rolls around. She still is burping/gagging after she eats and I really can't tell you for sure if it's because she eats quickly or what. Her stools are still normal, energy is normal. I'm not sure what to do about introducing raw food though... I guess we'll just take it really slow.
Yes, this is the key thing! Something else to keep in mind is that more than one factor may be at work: Edwina used to vomit and have very smelly gas and it turned out the culprits were potato in foods plus eating too much too fast. Reading (and rereading) food labels is important and sometimes a food diary can help pinpoint a problem ingredient.You need to keep observation on her, the way her eating and after eating.
Yes so true, couldn't agree more. Important for us pawrents to learn reading food labels and ingredients. Sometimes it does crack my head to figure out what ingredients they are using or what kind of name is this in these foods but it really really helpsYes, this is the key thing! Something else to keep in mind is that more than one factor may be at work: Edwina used to vomit and have very smelly gas and it turned out the culprits were potato in foods plus eating too much too fast. Reading (and rereading) food labels is important and sometimes a food diary can help pinpoint a problem ingredient.
I don't pretend to be an expert, but your meals are horribly unbalanced, especially for a kitten. Kittens generally don't have huge reserves of extra vitamins/nutrients so you need to feed a balanced diet if you're going to do whole prey/frankendiet. For now, I would switch the kittens to a balanced diet, e.g. Rad Cat.Hi everyone I'm commenting on this old thread because I've had another problem with Stella. This time I was introducing raw much slower to her and our new kitten Ivy. They seemed to be doing great with half wet half Instinct raw. The. I introduced some whole prey items in preparation of making my
Own batch of raw. A piece of chicken wing with dinner, the next day a piece of liver, the next a piece of Sardine. She was on digestive enzymes the whole time. Cue the diarrhea. She was straining and obviously uncomfortable. I purchased some anti diarrhea liquid made from kaolin which seemed to work well. After a half dose the next morning their was diarrhea with blood and throw up. The vet is worried about parasites or another bacterial infection. He prescribed Albon liquid and hills digestive food. I'm at a loss here guys. Can she just not handle raw food? Does she have an allergy? The vet is no help and I don't know what to do anymore! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your response! I was not clear in my original message I gave a small piece of each of those with their normal serving of dinner just to see how they would react. I split the smaller wing in 1/4 pieces and each kitten had a piece. Each time it was around 10% of their daily diet which is what is recommended as far as treats. I definitely have done my research and understand the extreme importance of a balanced diet. Up until this point they were having around 50/50 wet/raw sometimes more of the premade balanced raw. I was going really slow because of Stella's last issue.I don't pretend to be an expert, but your meals are horribly unbalanced, especially for a kitten. Kittens generally don't have huge reserves of extra vitamins/nutrients so you need to feed a balanced diet if you're going to do whole prey/frankendiet. For now, I would switch the kittens to a balanced diet, e.g. Rad Cat.
The problem of your diet of chicken wing on Day 1; Day 2 of liver, Day 3 of sardine is that you're not giving a balanced diet. Chicken wing is pretty bone-heavy at 46 percent. Liver is very fatty and too much can lead to diarrhea. I assume you gave sardines for omega-3s. Keep in mind that cats can handle about 10 percent bone, give or take. So, if you gave an entire chicken wing, your cat is going to be constipated, but then you gave liver (and you didn't say how much), and that can lead to the runs. You still need to feed muscle meat. For a kitten, I would make sure that every. single. meal. is. BALANCED!
It sounds like you're winging it and you really shouldn't. You really should keep track of the 80-10-10 rule in feeding raw. If not, feed a commercial diet like Rad Cat. Yes, I know your vet claimed that your cat got a bacterial infection from raw, but I have serious doubts about that.
Whether you feed Hills or something else, I would wait until your cat's GI system returns to normal before trying raw again. And no, not likely an allergy, just a messed up GI system.