Long-time chronic diarrhea problem...

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GAUBSTER2 being of bellicose mind posted:
This whole thing started with the diet change. Diarrhea was
never a problem before the diet change. Maybe it's a food
alergy, I don't know.

So your cat didn't have a problem until you started feeding him
the urinary formula of Science Diet? Interesting. Maybe he is
allergic to something in the Hill's foods, I don't know.

Lauren, you're first suggestion is always a problem w/ Hill's,
isn't it? Lay off it for awhile if you can help yourself. If it
is a food allergy, z/d would diagnose it fairly quickly and also
be the long-term solution. Oops, never mind--it's a Hill's diet
that works.

The problem with Hill's Science Diet is that people can taste it when
you mix in a can with the Thursday night tuna casserole.
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

In ,
Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted:
In ,
Hank composed with style:
Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

COOKED!!!! I lightly braise it, or sort of poached. Plenty moist.
You can make up a bunch at one time and freeze it in portions that
last 2 days or so, no more. I experimented with cooking chicken in
the crock pot so that it is shredded like Shadow likes it; it
worked out pretty well. I can't get him to eat it all the time
but a few times a week now is better than nothing. He eats crappy
canned food (Friskies, it's all he'll eat) the majority of the
time but I think he'd be better off with his problems if I could
get him to eat the homemade diet all of the time. He's also a dry
food junkie but he's down to very little now. I hope you post
updates because I'm very interested in how your kitty makes out.
I swear it is the fiber wreaking havoc on the system that starts
this.

Dietary fiber does NOT bring about diarrhea.
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

In ,
Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted:
In ,
Hank composed with style:
Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

COOKED!!!! I lightly braise it, or sort of poached. Plenty moist.
You can make up a bunch at one time and freeze it in portions that
last 2 days or so, no more. I experimented with cooking chicken in
the crock pot so that it is shredded like Shadow likes it; it
worked out pretty well. I can't get him to eat it all the time
but a few times a week now is better than nothing. He eats crappy
canned food (Friskies, it's all he'll eat) the majority of the
time but I think he'd be better off with his problems if I could
get him to eat the homemade diet all of the time. He's also a dry
food junkie but he's down to very little now. I hope you post
updates because I'm very interested in how your kitty makes out.
I swear it is the fiber wreaking havoc on the system that starts
this.

Dietary fiber does NOT bring about diarrhea.
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

In ,
Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted:
In ,
Hank composed with style:
Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

COOKED!!!! I lightly braise it, or sort of poached. Plenty moist.
You can make up a bunch at one time and freeze it in portions that
last 2 days or so, no more. I experimented with cooking chicken in
the crock pot so that it is shredded like Shadow likes it; it
worked out pretty well. I can't get him to eat it all the time
but a few times a week now is better than nothing. He eats crappy
canned food (Friskies, it's all he'll eat) the majority of the
time but I think he'd be better off with his problems if I could
get him to eat the homemade diet all of the time. He's also a dry
food junkie but he's down to very little now. I hope you post
updates because I'm very interested in how your kitty makes out.
I swear it is the fiber wreaking havoc on the system that starts
this.

Dietary fiber does NOT bring about diarrhea.
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

From: "Hank"
Date: 9/29/03 9:34 PM Eastern


Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

I feed my cats a raw diet but they've been on it since they were kittens. In
your cat's case, I would definitely cook the chicken. If after a while, his
condition improves, then you may want to research a raw diet for him. I know
that on the IBD list, many cats have actually done a lot better eating a raw
food diet. But in your case, I would get him stabilized first. In case you
missed the link for the IBD group, here it is again:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineIBD/

Subscribe:

Lauren
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See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Hank"
Date: 9/29/03 9:34 PM Eastern


Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

I feed my cats a raw diet but they've been on it since they were kittens. In
your cat's case, I would definitely cook the chicken. If after a while, his
condition improves, then you may want to research a raw diet for him. I know
that on the IBD list, many cats have actually done a lot better eating a raw
food diet. But in your case, I would get him stabilized first. In case you
missed the link for the IBD group, here it is again:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineIBD/

Subscribe:

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Hank"
Date: 9/29/03 9:34 PM Eastern


Should it be raw chicken or cooked?

I feed my cats a raw diet but they've been on it since they were kittens. In
your cat's case, I would definitely cook the chicken. If after a while, his
condition improves, then you may want to research a raw diet for him. I know
that on the IBD list, many cats have actually done a lot better eating a raw
food diet. But in your case, I would get him stabilized first. In case you
missed the link for the IBD group, here it is again:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineIBD/

Subscribe:

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Hank"

Have you seen this article posted by someone recently? It has some very
interesting information about a cat's species-appropriate diet.
http://www.homevet.com/petcare/feedingyourcat.html

I posted the link and it's a great article. I'm glad you liked it. It really
makes us think about how we feed our cats. Did you read Dr. Zoran's article
that's linked at the bottom of the article?

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Hank"

Have you seen this article posted by someone recently? It has some very
interesting information about a cat's species-appropriate diet.
http://www.homevet.com/petcare/feedingyourcat.html

I posted the link and it's a great article. I'm glad you liked it. It really
makes us think about how we feed our cats. Did you read Dr. Zoran's article
that's linked at the bottom of the article?

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Hank"

Have you seen this article posted by someone recently? It has some very
interesting information about a cat's species-appropriate diet.
http://www.homevet.com/petcare/feedingyourcat.html

I posted the link and it's a great article. I'm glad you liked it. It really
makes us think about how we feed our cats. Did you read Dr. Zoran's article
that's linked at the bottom of the article?

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm