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Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted: In , Karen composed with style: in article , Hank at wrote on 9/28/03 12:20 PM: I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank Maybe he needs to be on wet food. Will he eat chicken? Maybe a bland diet of boiled pureed chicken and rice will help clear it up, then you can find a good canned catfood. Ground up chicken and rice is often advised for a few days to help clear up diarrhea. Karen Also, if it's a new thing, fasting for 24 hours is often recommended to clear the system of anything it can't handle before going to a bland diet short term. I agree. I've used short term fasting to let their irritated little bowels settle down. The great thing about run of the mill mut cats is they have a lot less of these intestinal tantrums. LOL -- ~~Philip "Never let school interfere with your education - Mark Twain" |
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Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted: In , Karen composed with style: in article , Hank at wrote on 9/28/03 12:20 PM: I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank Maybe he needs to be on wet food. Will he eat chicken? Maybe a bland diet of boiled pureed chicken and rice will help clear it up, then you can find a good canned catfood. Ground up chicken and rice is often advised for a few days to help clear up diarrhea. Karen Also, if it's a new thing, fasting for 24 hours is often recommended to clear the system of anything it can't handle before going to a bland diet short term. I agree. I've used short term fasting to let their irritated little bowels settle down. The great thing about run of the mill mut cats is they have a lot less of these intestinal tantrums. LOL -- ~~Philip "Never let school interfere with your education - Mark Twain" |
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"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge bennies from Hill's. I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest. Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice. If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him. best of luck, -L. |
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"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge bennies from Hill's. I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest. Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice. If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him. best of luck, -L. |
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"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge bennies from Hill's. I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest. Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice. If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him. best of luck, -L. |
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From: "Cheryl"
PawsForThought composed with style: From: "Hank" 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 That's the weird thing here, Lauren. Hill Prescription WD isn't for urinary problems, it is high fiber. Maybe all the fiber iritated the cat's colon? ________ 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 |
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From: "Cheryl"
PawsForThought composed with style: From: "Hank" 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 That's the weird thing here, Lauren. Hill Prescription WD isn't for urinary problems, it is high fiber. Maybe all the fiber iritated the cat's colon? ________ 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 |
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From: (-L.)
"Hank" wrote in message ... I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge bennies from Hill's. It seems to me, from reading posts the past couple of years, that cats that are given Science Diet/Hill's prescription foods for one problem often develop anorther problem. Also, what happens when the vet misdiagnoses a condition and recommends one of these "prescription" foods. What does it in turn do to the cat's health? Nothing good, I'm sure. 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 |
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From: (-L.)
"Hank" wrote in message ... I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole time. Hank WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge bennies from Hill's. It seems to me, from reading posts the past couple of years, that cats that are given Science Diet/Hill's prescription foods for one problem often develop anorther problem. Also, what happens when the vet misdiagnoses a condition and recommends one of these "prescription" foods. What does it in turn do to the cat's health? Nothing good, I'm sure. 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 |
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