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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
As many of you know (and some have similar problems), my cat and I have
been battling her "licky granuloma" on her right hind leg for several years now. I've gone from several depo medrol shot at the beginning to treating her with 2.5 - 5 mg/day of Prednisolone with Tresaderm or Gentaved applied topically when there's an outbreak. Her latest outbreak lasted two months and I now have it under control (she's now taking 2.5 mg of Prednisolone every other day). I've decided to try to take her off her Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice/Beef and Rice hard food diet (getting her off of Fancy Feast canned food will be alot harder! At least the Fancy Feast doesn't have wheat and corn). I've been reading alot about the Hill's z/d and d/d diets. The z/d is the more "allergy friendly" diet. D/D is good too, as it avoids the beef, dairy, fish, corn and wheat that seem to affect cats with skin problems. I've also read good stuff about the Innovative Veterinary Diet (IVD) Limited Ingredients line. Has anyone had any luck with any of these foods, and just as important, did your cat eat the food (dry or canned) and not snub his/her nose at it (as my cat did with the IVD canned Venison and green peas). |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
wrote in message ... As many of you know (and some have similar problems), my cat and I have been battling her "licky granuloma" on her right hind leg for several years now. I've gone from several depo medrol shot at the beginning to treating her with 2.5 - 5 mg/day of Prednisolone with Tresaderm or Gentaved applied topically when there's an outbreak. Her latest outbreak lasted two months and I now have it under control (she's now taking 2.5 mg of Prednisolone every other day). I've decided to try to take her off her Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice/Beef and Rice hard food diet (getting her off of Fancy Feast canned food will be alot harder! At least the Fancy Feast doesn't have wheat and corn). If you have it under control, why on earth change her diet?? And if you do, there is no good reason for taking her off Fancy Feast, which has no known allergens. Just change her dry food if you think it is a problem. |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
I've been reading alot about the Hill's z/d and d/d diets. The z/d is the more "allergy friendly" diet. D/D is good too, as it avoids the beef, dairy, fish, corn and wheat that seem to affect cats with skin problems. I've also read good stuff about the Innovative Veterinary Diet (IVD) Limited Ingredients line. Has anyone had any luck with any of these foods, and just as important, did your cat eat the food (dry or canned) and not snub his/her nose at it (as my cat did with the IVD canned Venison and green peas). I had a friend who used the z/d for a cat who had an allergy problem. She used it for several months but didn't see any improvement. Might I suggest that you try a high-quality food that doesn't contain corn/fillers instead of a prescrption food? Wellness canned is a good food that I used on my Tucker for several years. Now I feed Nature's Variety raw, another excellent food that contains 95% meat and 5% veggies (no grains). You can check out them at www.naturesvariety.com and www.omhpet.com Both have store locators. I'm not affiliated with either company. I'm a consumer who has used their products with great results. Rene |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
"cybercat" wrote in :
wrote in message ... As many of you know (and some have similar problems), my cat and I have been battling her "licky granuloma" on her right hind leg for several years now. I've gone from several depo medrol shot at the beginning to treating her with 2.5 - 5 mg/day of Prednisolone with Tresaderm or Gentaved applied topically when there's an outbreak. Her latest outbreak lasted two months and I now have it under control (she's now taking 2.5 mg of Prednisolone every other day). I've decided to try to take her off her Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice/Beef and Rice hard food diet (getting her off of Fancy Feast canned food will be alot harder! At least the Fancy Feast doesn't have wheat and corn). If you have it under control, why on earth change her diet?? And if you do, there is no good reason for taking her off Fancy Feast, which has no known allergens. Just change her dry food if you think it is a problem. It's under control NOW for the time being. History shows that it usually comes back within weeks (probably when the steroidal meds are completely out of her system and the memory being itch free is gone)! |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
Yes, we used IVD. We used mainly the duck, our cat liked it.
Bob had pancreatitus and we had to avoid the fillers and foods that could trigger an attack. He did very well on IVD. Rhonda wrote: Has anyone had any luck with any of these foods, and just as important, did your cat eat the food (dry or canned) and not snub his/her nose at it (as my cat did with the IVD canned Venison and green peas). |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
"Rene S." wrote in
oups.com: I had a friend who used the z/d for a cat who had an allergy problem. She used it for several months but didn't see any improvement. I reada similar responses to z/d on this board in a post from several years ago. Might I suggest that you try a high-quality food that doesn't contain corn/fillers instead of a prescrption food? Wellness canned is a good food that I used on my Tucker for several years. Now I feed Nature's Variety raw, another excellent food that contains 95% meat and 5% veggies (no grains). You can check out them at www.naturesvariety.com and www.omhpet.com Both have store locators. Thanks for the advice. Nature's Variety looks like a good food except that the dry food contains some dairy. The canned food looks interesting and very healthy. The raw food sort of frightens me (although I know that some vets recommend it, especially holistic ones). I just worry about cats with sensitive skin and stomachs (mine is prone to diarrhea when changing foods too fast) trying a raw food diet. Some cats can adjust to anything (like some people) while others just can't. As far as Wellness goes, everyone knows the quality of the product. My cat just wasn't too keen on its taste (for the canned food). Once again, the dry food looks promising, although there are alot of ingredients in it, whereas the Hills z/d, and d/d are just a few main ingredients with vitamin and mineral additives. |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
Thanks for the advice. Nature's Variety looks like a good food except that the dry food contains some dairy. The canned food looks interesting and very healthy. The raw food sort of frightens me (although I know that some vets recommend it, especially holistic ones). I just worry about cats with sensitive skin and stomachs (mine is prone to diarrhea when changing foods too fast) trying a raw food diet. Some cats can adjust to anything (like some people) while others just can't. As far as Wellness goes, everyone knows the quality of the product. My cat just wasn't too keen on its taste (for the canned food). Once again, the dry food looks promising, although there are alot of ingredients in it, whereas the Hills z/d, and d/d are just a few main ingredients with vitamin and mineral additives. I was frightened too with the raw diet but I see the results now and won't go back. It's meant to replicate what a cat's diet would be in the wild, and contains more digestive enzymes than even canned (which are cooked out). The key is to switch over slowly, over a period of 1-2 weeks, so the system can adapt to it. |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
wrote : It's under control NOW for the time being. History shows that it usually comes back within weeks (probably when the steroidal meds are completely out of her system and the memory being itch free is gone)! Yes, I remember you! Since you last posted, my cat's granuloma seems to have changed to the itchy kind. She is still on FF and Purina with Depo shots ever few months. She just scratches in those little baldish places in front of her ears. I first noticed it a couple of months ago, got her a Depo shot and they disappeared but now they are back. She has little sores there. |
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Licky Granuloma - change to Hill's z/d, d/d or IVD Limited?
My cat gets the occasional sore on his mouth. My vet thought it may be a
food allergy. I'm not totally convinced it's a food allergy, however, I did start feeding my cat the IVD....rabbit and peas...both canned and dried. My cat loved both. Of course, I think he'd eat anything. I don't know if the IVD made a difference because I later began feeding him regular food (Wellness, PetGuard, Royal Canin) and he didn't develop any sores for a couple of months. Unfortunately, he just developed one this week. But I'm still not convinced it's a food allergy. Sue wrote in message ... As many of you know (and some have similar problems), my cat and I have been battling her "licky granuloma" on her right hind leg for several years now. I've gone from several depo medrol shot at the beginning to treating her with 2.5 - 5 mg/day of Prednisolone with Tresaderm or Gentaved applied topically when there's an outbreak. Her latest outbreak lasted two months and I now have it under control (she's now taking 2.5 mg of Prednisolone every other day). I've decided to try to take her off her Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice/Beef and Rice hard food diet (getting her off of Fancy Feast canned food will be alot harder! At least the Fancy Feast doesn't have wheat and corn). I've been reading alot about the Hill's z/d and d/d diets. The z/d is the more "allergy friendly" diet. D/D is good too, as it avoids the beef, dairy, fish, corn and wheat that seem to affect cats with skin problems. I've also read good stuff about the Innovative Veterinary Diet (IVD) Limited Ingredients line. Has anyone had any luck with any of these foods, and just as important, did your cat eat the food (dry or canned) and not snub his/her nose at it (as my cat did with the IVD canned Venison and green peas). |
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