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Gizmo, who turns 13 in July, just got back from his yearly check-up and got a great bill of health.
His pre-Mega Colon is at the same, minimal stage (no surgery needed) and treated by the same daily dose of Laculose as last year (4ml 1 or 2 times daily) but he has lost 2 pounds in the last 2 years (2013 = 12.5lbs, 2014 = 11.5lbs, 2015 = 10.5lbs) and doc wants him to maintain where he is or maybe even put on a pound or so and recomended Nutri-Cal.
Doc said that because we weren't trying to get him to lose weight (he wasn't obese) that the weight loss is probably from the Lactulose moving things so well that he isn't absorbing all the calories he needs. As I was exploring high calorie options at Pet Food Express (side note: love that store and it's employees!!) I was pointed away from Nutri-Cal ) it's basically just corn syrup and towards raw Goats milk. Does anyone have experience feeding Goats milk to their kitties?
From all my research it seems to be a holy grail product. Highly digestible, real animal protein, full of vitamins and nutrients, and very specifically used to make kitties with digestion, constipation and kidney issues, healthier. I can't find anything speaking against it on the internet but wanted to ask a community I trust for their feedback and experiences.
The goals for Giz are:
- to avoid constipation and keep 'things' moving
- to aid in healthy digestion and absorption of nutrients
- to stop weight loss and stay where he is or maybe gain a pound or so
- keep kitty as healthy as possible
We jus did our first feeding with it mixed into his wet food (Wellness Brand, he only eats wet food) and he ate it like he normally does (no aversion to the smell or taste).
Thanks in advance for your kind feedback and input!
His pre-Mega Colon is at the same, minimal stage (no surgery needed) and treated by the same daily dose of Laculose as last year (4ml 1 or 2 times daily) but he has lost 2 pounds in the last 2 years (2013 = 12.5lbs, 2014 = 11.5lbs, 2015 = 10.5lbs) and doc wants him to maintain where he is or maybe even put on a pound or so and recomended Nutri-Cal.
Doc said that because we weren't trying to get him to lose weight (he wasn't obese) that the weight loss is probably from the Lactulose moving things so well that he isn't absorbing all the calories he needs. As I was exploring high calorie options at Pet Food Express (side note: love that store and it's employees!!) I was pointed away from Nutri-Cal ) it's basically just corn syrup and towards raw Goats milk. Does anyone have experience feeding Goats milk to their kitties?
From all my research it seems to be a holy grail product. Highly digestible, real animal protein, full of vitamins and nutrients, and very specifically used to make kitties with digestion, constipation and kidney issues, healthier. I can't find anything speaking against it on the internet but wanted to ask a community I trust for their feedback and experiences.
The goals for Giz are:
- to avoid constipation and keep 'things' moving
- to aid in healthy digestion and absorption of nutrients
- to stop weight loss and stay where he is or maybe gain a pound or so
- keep kitty as healthy as possible
We jus did our first feeding with it mixed into his wet food (Wellness Brand, he only eats wet food) and he ate it like he normally does (no aversion to the smell or taste).
Thanks in advance for your kind feedback and input!