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I'm looking for advice related to diarrhea. I have two kittens, I can't be certain of birthdates as they were brought into a shelter as strays, but we can guess one is 6 months old and the other closer to 7 months.
Both have been fighting sicknesses since we brought them home and it's been a battle. Both have had several rounds of strong meds to get rid of bad URIs. Anyway, my boy Neptune has had bad tummy issues this whole time. He's been off antibiotics for about 10 days and things aren't improving. He's been tested for parasites and bacteria several times - only the first time about 6 weeks ago did he test positive and follow ups have been clear. He is now otherwise healthy after the pneumonia cleared up. No mucus or blood in stools. Was in for his last check up for that 10 days ago.
Well, he still seems to have tummy issues. Namely, stools ranging from diarrhea (and a few accidents) to very soft. He's gassy and sometimes looks bloated. When we first got them they were on Chicken Soup kitten formula, then I incorporated some Science Diet. I read more and realized those weren't the best foods but didn't want to switch things while they were sick. Our other cat has been perfectly fine on them. I then tried incorporating Nulo as it seems to have better ingredients in my price range. So they have Nulo wet and some Chicken Soup kibble when they get extra hungry. I tried Taste of the Wild and that was the worst reaction so far - vomit. I can't put my finger on what bothers him - we've tried formulas with: chicken, turkey, beef, salmon, tuna, duck, venison. I've followed directions in changing in stages. Of course, these were multiple protein forms in the same food. All run through him within 45 minutes, and I feed three times a day wet with kibble out when they get hungry when I'm not home.
I can't seem to find a great option to try. Will it be detrimental to his growth to try adult formulas of limited ingredient or sensitive? I can't imagine he's getting great nutrition right now with food running through him, but he drinks plenty of water. The limited ingredient options seem to have some decent quality stuff, but no kitten formulas. Thoughts? I don't have a crazy big budget...at this rate, plain chicken might be cheaper but gosh I want to try all options first, and chicken might bother him.
I'm looking for advice related to diarrhea. I have two kittens, I can't be certain of birthdates as they were brought into a shelter as strays, but we can guess one is 6 months old and the other closer to 7 months.
Both have been fighting sicknesses since we brought them home and it's been a battle. Both have had several rounds of strong meds to get rid of bad URIs. Anyway, my boy Neptune has had bad tummy issues this whole time. He's been off antibiotics for about 10 days and things aren't improving. He's been tested for parasites and bacteria several times - only the first time about 6 weeks ago did he test positive and follow ups have been clear. He is now otherwise healthy after the pneumonia cleared up. No mucus or blood in stools. Was in for his last check up for that 10 days ago.
Well, he still seems to have tummy issues. Namely, stools ranging from diarrhea (and a few accidents) to very soft. He's gassy and sometimes looks bloated. When we first got them they were on Chicken Soup kitten formula, then I incorporated some Science Diet. I read more and realized those weren't the best foods but didn't want to switch things while they were sick. Our other cat has been perfectly fine on them. I then tried incorporating Nulo as it seems to have better ingredients in my price range. So they have Nulo wet and some Chicken Soup kibble when they get extra hungry. I tried Taste of the Wild and that was the worst reaction so far - vomit. I can't put my finger on what bothers him - we've tried formulas with: chicken, turkey, beef, salmon, tuna, duck, venison. I've followed directions in changing in stages. Of course, these were multiple protein forms in the same food. All run through him within 45 minutes, and I feed three times a day wet with kibble out when they get hungry when I'm not home.
I can't seem to find a great option to try. Will it be detrimental to his growth to try adult formulas of limited ingredient or sensitive? I can't imagine he's getting great nutrition right now with food running through him, but he drinks plenty of water. The limited ingredient options seem to have some decent quality stuff, but no kitten formulas. Thoughts? I don't have a crazy big budget...at this rate, plain chicken might be cheaper but gosh I want to try all options first, and chicken might bother him.