Thank you, 2Cats! I want to have another option just in case.@Mosimom
, oh you just contact the company and ask for samples of whatever formulas you like .. They come pretty quickly too.
www.youngagainpetfood.com
Thank you, 2Cats! I want to have another option just in case.@Mosimom
, oh you just contact the company and ask for samples of whatever formulas you like .. They come pretty quickly too.
www.youngagainpetfood.com
Ya welcome .. I hope your kitty likes it .Thank you, 2Cats! I want to have another option just in case.
Hello Ellen,
4. If you did not free feed how much food did you feed your cat and how often?
5. Did your cat have soft stool when you first started the food?
All three of my cats love this food one of them (the pre-diabetic) had soft stools after eating the sample. I'm reluctant to free feed since the diabetic will gorge. I used to free feed my cats until I got him. The other two cats will walk away when full he would empty the self feeder. Also, I have two dogs and it's going to be hard to put the food in a place where the dogs won't find it but my diabetic can reach it since he can't jump up high anymore.
I know I can contact the company regarding this. They've been very helpful, but can't say how much to feed if I don't free feed. It'll be trial & error. Hopefully you or someone else out there might have some good advice. I guess worst case scenario, I feed him the Hills if it works.
Thank you in advance for any information you can give.
Ellen.
Thank You for explaining that so we can easily understand! (Of course, I condensed it!)The Zero diets break down accordingly;
46% of the calories come from protein,
53% from fat, and about
0.8% from starch / digestible carbohydrates.
4% soluble fiber {a little more than, non-digestible carbohydrates) . . .
First time seeing this ingredient in cat food. Very interesting...is it like Stevia?Fructooligosaccharides
I tried this food because of the low carbs and the pork protein source. One of my 9 year olds is obese and the other has IBD, so this food sounded perfect. After 4 weeks all 4 of my cats still had soft bowel (I expected this from the one with IBD) and emailed the company. Young Again replied and said I was either doing something wrong, food bowl too low, or my cats had a parasite that was hard to detect.
This company asked no questions about my cats so to even suggest they have parasites was upsetting but I wanted this food to work so I continued to feed it to my animals. I was hoping that it was just going to take them a little longer to adjust.
After another 4 weeks there was no improvement in their soft bowel, I was actually giving them probiotics a couple times a week to help firm it up. I again emailed the company and asked for suggestions, opinions, or anything else to help me because I wanted to use this food. It has been a week and they still haven't replied.
Two days ago I switched to a different food and their bowel movements have firmed up already.
I'm sure this is a very good food but be aware not all cats will tolerate it. I guess I'm more upset over the poor customer service. All they had to do is tell me not all cats adjust, mine can't be the first, and I wouldn't have continued another 4 weeks, making me and the cats miserable.
Sorry you had a bad experience with them. Psycho started Pred in April for suspected IBD. He had been eating Orijen for 3 years and all was fine until they changed the formula in Jan ‘17. That’s when the vomiting stared. It was once a month then progressed.Looking at the new Orijen formula I noticed there were a lot of fish and beans. I decided to take advantage of his huge appetite on Pred and switched him gradually to YA. I got the LID fomula. Psycho gets a 3 oz can of wet each day and just 3 T of kibble so YA is not his main food. I do not follow their protocol at all. His stool was a bit soft in the beginning but I cut back on the amount of kibble from 4 T to 3T and that seemed to do it. YA said he was eating too much and to cut back. He s been on it 2 months and has perfect logs . I m sorry this did not work for your kitties but it sounds like you found what works for them. Best of luck !I tried this food because of the low carbs and the pork protein source. One of my 9 year olds is obese and the other has IBD, so this food sounded perfect. After 4 weeks all 4 of my cats still had soft bowel (I expected this from the one with IBD) and emailed the company. Young Again replied and said I was either doing something wrong, food bowl too low, or my cats had a parasite that was hard to detect.
This company asked no questions about my cats so to even suggest they have parasites was upsetting but I wanted this food to work so I continued to feed it to my animals. I was hoping that it was just going to take them a little longer to adjust.
After another 4 weeks there was no improvement in their soft bowel, I was actually giving them probiotics a couple times a week to help firm it up. I again emailed the company and asked for suggestions, opinions, or anything else to help me because I wanted to use this food. It has been a week and they still haven't replied.
Two days ago I switched to a different food and their bowel movements have firmed up already.
I'm sure this is a very good food but be aware not all cats will tolerate it. I guess I'm more upset over the poor customer service. All they had to do is tell me not all cats adjust, mine can't be the first, and I wouldn't have continued another 4 weeks, making me and the cats miserable.
I tried this food because of the low carbs and the pork protein source. One of my 9 year olds is obese and the other has IBD, so this food sounded perfect. After 4 weeks all 4 of my cats still had soft bowel (I expected this from the one with IBD) and emailed the company. Young Again replied and said I was either doing something wrong, food bowl too low, or my cats had a parasite that was hard to detect.Thank you. Mine used to love Orijen too until they changed their formula, they had been eating it for years. I still would like to try a food with low carbs because of my fat boy but I have to be careful with the one with IBD. I didn't try cutting back on the YA, that may have worked but right now I don't care if I do. I still have some YA left and may put my obese boy back on and cut the amount I give him. Right now I'm just want happy, healthy pets without stinky butts
This company asked no questions about my cats so to even suggest they have parasites was upsetting but I wanted this food to work so I continued to feed it to my animals. I was hoping that it was just going to take them a little longer to adjust.
After another 4 weeks there was no improvement in their soft bowel, I was actually giving them probiotics a couple times a week to help firm it up. I again emailed the company and asked for suggestions, opinions, or anything else to help me because I wanted to use this food. It has been a week and they still haven't replied.
Two days ago I switched to a different food and their bowel movements have firmed up already.
I'm sure this is a very good food but be aware not all cats will tolerate it. I guess I'm more upset over the poor customer service. All they had to do is tell me not all cats adjust, mine can't be the first, and I wouldn't have continued another 4 weeks, making me and the cats miserable.
I agreedThank you. Mine used to love Orijen too until they changed their formula, they had been eating it for years. I still would like to try a food with low carbs because of my fat boy but I have to be careful with the one with IBD. I didn't try cutting back on the YA, that may have worked but right now I don't care if I do. I still have some YA left and may put my obese boy back on and cut the amount I give him. Right now I'm just want happy, healthy pets without stinky butts
I agree if they are doing well now don t change anything.Thank you. Mine used to love Orijen too until they changed their formula, they had been eating it for years. I still would like to try a food with low carbs because of my fat boy but I have to be careful with the one with IBD. I didn't try cutting back on the YA, that may have worked but right now I don't care if I do. I still have some YA left and may put my obese boy back on and cut the amount I give him. Right now I'm just want happy, healthy pets without stinky butts