puberty/food transition

my five month old maine coon Cupido has I think
entered puberty
He had a g/i problem vomiting and diarrhea for a day
and five days of flagyl and pepcid when he was 3 1/2 months
since then hes been on hills i/d
I tried to transition him once to solid gold wet and dry
and he got diarrhea so that was discontinued
Now hes doing great on natural balance duck and pea in combo with the hills
Im afraid hes gotten a little tubby
My next change is going to be his dryfood
Im trying before grain chicken
Anyone use this product Id love to hear about it

Before Grain is Merrick s grain free ... it is fine not IMHO a good version of a grain free ... the wet is good but is supplemental food ( ie you cannot just feed that )...

HI
thanks for reply
I started Cupido on the before grain 4-6 kibbles worth
so far no tummy problems




ingredients

before grain chicken dry
Ingredients: Chicken Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E), Sweet Potato Dehydrated, Dried Egg, Natural Flavor, Yeast Culture, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract, Taurine, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite

ingredients

before grain chicken dry
Ingredients: Chicken Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydratedheavy starch and allergen... do not mind if it is further down , Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E), Sweet Potato Dehydrated great , Dried Egg, Natural Flavor, Yeast Culture NF can be anything including MSG ,Yeast is a common allergen, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Sea Salt, Alfalfaalllergen many foods have removed , Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract, Taurine, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite

thank you for info
since last night hes tolerated 4 kibbles
twice of before grain
I have found it hard to get a good dry food that didnt have multi meat or fish
we have tried solid gold katz n flacken[ lamb]and evo and california natural venison and sweet potato
the solid gold second try [after he had vomiting and diarrhea]
made him have diarrhea again

this is what Im transitioning from
Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Dried Chicken, Chicken Liver Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Calcium Sulfate, Dried Beet Pulp, DL-Methionine, Iodized Salt, Dried Yeast, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Rosemary Extract.

Originally Posted by automaton2

thank you for info
since last night hes tolerated 4 kibbles
twice of before grain
I have found it hard to get a good dry food that didnt have multi meat or fish
we have tried solid gold katz n flacken[ lamb]and evo and california natural venison and sweet potato
the solid gold second try [after he had vomiting and diarrhea]
made him have diarrhea again

this is what Im transitioning from
Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Whole Grain CornOne is fine no reason for both IMHO, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Dried Chicken, Chicken Liver Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Calcium Sulfate, Dried Beet Pulp, DL-Methionine, Iodized Salt, Dried Yeast, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Rosemary Extract.

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You are definitely going to a better product IMHO

Hi I posted in 4 other cat forums
I have people telling me forget the dry
critiquing the before grain
I have tried solid gold wet and dry and evo and california natural venison dry
I'd like him to be on both wet n dry

for 10 days hes been eating the duck and pea wet succesfully and hes had 4 kibbles twice last night of the before grain without incident so far

since he had his diarrhea vomiting bout and been on hills i/d
I'm trying to cater to a sensitive stomach