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Hello there,
I have a cat named Ron. He's 3, 16 lbs, long haired, and I got him at the SPCA last year.
At first I put him on some high quality kibble that he didn't like...he's very picky. Finally I got him on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck kibble and he really liked it..
But then a few months ago I noticed that his urine seemed reddish (I use the corn based litter, it's a yellow beige colour). I was afraid he might have crystals or a UTI, so I brought him to the vet (my vet is a cat-only one). They never found any red blood cells in his urine, or crystals.
He was urinating normally, and didn't have any other problems. I've read about the raw diet but with my small apartment freezer I didn't think it would work for us.
So I switched him to wet food to increase his water intake. Can you beleive at no time did the vet reccommend a wet diet? They gave me a sheet with ways to increase his water intake, and wet food was not on the sheet!
Anyway he eats 2 trays of Whiskas wet cat food pate (chicken, and chicken and liver), plus 1/4 cup of the Blue Buffalo kibble a day. The ingredients in the whiskas were pretty good compared to other wet foods, and since I don't have a car I didn't want to be buying a month worth of cans at the pet store (or going every week). I also don't feed him the beef kind, since I think he should have something he would naturally eat.
My cat hates fish, so that type is out of the question. He doesn't really like the beef or turkey one the few times I've bought it.
Just on blue buffalo kibble his stool was dark, almost black, and segmented (showed intestinal bumps). It smelled awful (he doesn't cover his poop). Switching to wet food it's more brownish, smells the same.
He get's diarrhea frequently, even when he's been eating the same two types (I alternate breakfast and supper) and kibble every day. At first I was giving him cat specific "pepto bismol" type stuff I got at the pet store.
Now I'm looking for more permanent solution since it's getting more frequent.
What should I do first? Cut out kibble? Cut out chicken based wet food? Cut out wet food and go back to the kibble? Add a probiotic? Go back to the vet?
I don't think the vet will help much...he's an indoor only cat, and I only have him as a pet. I doubt he has a parasite since most times his stool is ok...and the vet wants him on Hill's because they are bad kibble pushers with kickbacks.
Any insight would be extremely appreciated!
I have a cat named Ron. He's 3, 16 lbs, long haired, and I got him at the SPCA last year.
At first I put him on some high quality kibble that he didn't like...he's very picky. Finally I got him on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck kibble and he really liked it..
But then a few months ago I noticed that his urine seemed reddish (I use the corn based litter, it's a yellow beige colour). I was afraid he might have crystals or a UTI, so I brought him to the vet (my vet is a cat-only one). They never found any red blood cells in his urine, or crystals.
He was urinating normally, and didn't have any other problems. I've read about the raw diet but with my small apartment freezer I didn't think it would work for us.
So I switched him to wet food to increase his water intake. Can you beleive at no time did the vet reccommend a wet diet? They gave me a sheet with ways to increase his water intake, and wet food was not on the sheet!
Anyway he eats 2 trays of Whiskas wet cat food pate (chicken, and chicken and liver), plus 1/4 cup of the Blue Buffalo kibble a day. The ingredients in the whiskas were pretty good compared to other wet foods, and since I don't have a car I didn't want to be buying a month worth of cans at the pet store (or going every week). I also don't feed him the beef kind, since I think he should have something he would naturally eat.
My cat hates fish, so that type is out of the question. He doesn't really like the beef or turkey one the few times I've bought it.
Just on blue buffalo kibble his stool was dark, almost black, and segmented (showed intestinal bumps). It smelled awful (he doesn't cover his poop). Switching to wet food it's more brownish, smells the same.
He get's diarrhea frequently, even when he's been eating the same two types (I alternate breakfast and supper) and kibble every day. At first I was giving him cat specific "pepto bismol" type stuff I got at the pet store.
Now I'm looking for more permanent solution since it's getting more frequent.
What should I do first? Cut out kibble? Cut out chicken based wet food? Cut out wet food and go back to the kibble? Add a probiotic? Go back to the vet?
I don't think the vet will help much...he's an indoor only cat, and I only have him as a pet. I doubt he has a parasite since most times his stool is ok...and the vet wants him on Hill's because they are bad kibble pushers with kickbacks.
Any insight would be extremely appreciated!