Would this food be complete for a cat?

[carebearbaby1]

I'm thinking of switching my 14 year old with IBD from Nature's Variety raw rabbit to Vital Essentials raw rabbit. Does this look nutritionally complete for a cat, since it's dog formula, or would I need to add supplements?

http://vitalessentialsraw.herokuapp.com/pages/products?species=Dog&protein=Rabbit

 

[ritz]

Here are the ingredients: Whole ground rabbit; rabbit liver; rabbit blood; herring oil; d-alpha tocopherol (vitamin E I believe]
I think it would be complete, it seems extra liver was added, I was looking for a secreting organ like kidney than I read "whole" ground rabbit.
I do think one should feed more than one protein, but there are extenuating circumstances as, for example, if your cat is allergic to other proteins.

 

[carebearbaby1]

She's allergic to chicken and with the IBD is supposed to eat a novel protein. She did very well on the NV rabbit, but is not doing so well on the NV beef. I read the ingredients, which is why I'm thinking of switching. There's fewer ingredients in this than the Nature's Variety, no added veggies and things. I was just wondering if I would need to add taurine or anything else.

 

[vball91]

I would add taurine since it's very difficult to over do it.

 

[ritz]

I thought the same thing about taurine, glad vball91 added.

 

[carebearbaby1]

None of those would be appropriate for a cat with IBD. I was meaning vitamin supplements, I'm not looking to supplement with a different food.

 

[carebearbaby1]

She's been on the new food for a day and a half and the diarrhea has already cleared up again. She loves it!

 

[vball91]

 Great news!

 

[carebearbaby1]

Bear was doing very well on the new food until yesterday. Liquid diarrhea, yuck! She got into some food that she wasn't supposed too and I was also giving her a rosehip supplement that I ran out of. I can't get any more until tomorrow when the herbal store is open, so I should have time to see if it was just the other food or if she needs the anti-inflammatory.