Hey Pet Parents & Pet Lovers,
Beau has been having some litter-box as of late. He was recently diagnosed with a Urinary Tract Infection so we have to feed him Science Diet C/D, but we don’t know how well it is sitting with him anymore. We’ve actually changed Beau’s food about 4 times this year, which hasn’t been the easiest for him.
Beau did the best when he was eating Blue Buffalo’s Salmon and Brown Rice, however when we found out Beau had Pica we sought out other foods that could potentially make him feel more full. For some reason I can’t remember what brand of food we switched to, but within a few weeks of the change Beau was having difficulty peeing. The food switch ended up drying out our little one! 🙁
So we had to feed him Royal Canin Urinary SO, but he didn’t take to it very well. Luckily we only had to feed it to him for a few weeks then we were allowed to switch him right back onto Blue.
More recently we tried to feed Beau Performatrin Ultra’s Healthy Weight as he was gaining too much weight and we already knew he loved Salmon. The only issue is the fact that the kibble is extremely dry and also caused Beau to develop crystals. So our veg recommended the Science Diet C/D as she feels it would be the best for him… only issue: Beau is now constipated and isn’t having the most solid poops. This is extremely concerning for us because this could mean Beau has an allergy to the food, or there’s something else happening.
The vet has currently recommended that we keep an eye on Beau (as he’s not consistently having diarrhea and there are parts of his poop that are very solid.) The vet also recommended that we start adding pumpkin into his diet (which is something I am more than happy to do.) Pumpkin is a great addition if you need to firm up your little one’s stools and has a ton of fiber to help make digestion easier on them. We’re going to try this for the next few days to see if it fixes the problem, but if not… it might be time to try to find a new food that isn’t going to give our little one any more diet problems.
So here’s when I ask you: Do you have any recommendations for a PH balanced food that is a good quality and will make sure that Beau doesn’t have any digestive issues? The vets currently on the hunt for one with us, but might as well ask you all because you might have already gone through the same issues!
Hello! I’m new here, but I’ll tell you that our Chucky has had urinary tracts issues and constipation over the years. Once we switched him to wet food only, he really improved. Kibble is not good for cats; they have such a low thirst drive, and kibble dries them out even more. We even add extra water to the canned food, making is soupier, and the cats just slurp it up! We were feeding them Limited Ingredient Natural Blance Venison & Green Pea, and now BFF Talipia & Tuna (our holistic vet says fish is best for cats). Hope your baby gets better!
We’ve been working on getting Beau to eat wet food. He’s super picky and rarely ever wants it. A lot of times he won’t touch it for hours. A few months ago we finally found one he liked, but now he’s not touching it. I don’t know what makes him like kibble better, but we’re trying all we can.
We haven’t tried N.B. yet, but so far he’s not a fan of BFF at all 🙁
Thank you for your best wishes, and I’m hoping too!
dood…….sorry you’re having troubles; we are going to reply today in “non trout” !! we have heard that pumpkin is beneficial for cats as it helps with both constipation and loose stool; but not sure of the hows or why since it’s two different matters. we have also heard that fish is the perpetrator in urinary issues. over the years we’ve had cats on dry only; wet only and a mix of the both and no two vets are going to agree on the same type of feeding routine. the kitty across the street eats pumpkin in wet food, received a bit of pro bio tics and eats hills dry. daisy wont touch kibble, and tuna eats both; all grain free….sorry we’re not much help… ♥♥
It’s no worries! Thank you for sharing your experiences! Yeah, no two cats are alike and no two vets agree. We’ve been recommended SO many different types of food for our little one and I’m surprised he’s been having this many issues as of late! It’s funny because Walker and Avery have NEVER had any of these issues!
Ohhhh Beau Mom tired that once on me. I had to put all four paws down to let her know this kitty does not like orange foodables. I had my first UTI last fall. OMCs was it NOT fun!! I had red pp which freaked mom out totally. They shoved me in my PTU at 6:30 on a Friday night off to the ER vet we went. Thankful we have it under control with antibiotics; however, the lining of my bladder was so aggravated it took a few weeks to get the red blood cells out of my pp. I’m on a weekly Adequan shot ( it is for inflammation) and is also used on humans who have chronic UTIs paws and eyes crossed it is doing the trick
Kitty purrs madi and mom
Luckily my UTI is pretty much gone now! The food worked miracles… if only it didn’t make my tummy feel weird though! Luckily I like the orange goop! But hopefully this all does the trick. I’m tired of being sick 🙁 Mew!
Poor Beau ! Wet food good quality is better for cats than dry food. We hope Beau feels better soon. Purrs
We hope to find a good quality one that he likes. Beau is very hit and miss with wet food. He will eat one a few times and then will completely disregard it. I’ve been trying to get him to eat wet ever since we rescued him 2 years ago, but man is it tough. So far we’ve tried Blue, BFF, Cats in the Kitchen, Truluxe, Wellness and he’s only eaten 2 cans of Cats in The Kitchen. We tried Fancy Feast, just to see if he would eat it, and he loved it… but we all know that isn’t the best for him… so we haven’t fed him it since 🙁 Why, oh why do they always like the bad ones! 🙁
We’re sorry to hear Beau is having some issues. We agree that wet food is better than dry. We’ve been fans of the Weruva foods and the Wellness foods. The Fancy Feast classics may not be too bad because they are low in carbs and don’t have any grains. But only the classics. Maybe you could try to mix a little bit of dry with the wet to get Beau to eat more wet.
I’ve tried the mixing already and it works every so often, but not enough for his full meal. I’ve actually started looking into freeze-dried raw. I got some samples today and will see how those go!