my cat Kirby has been having intermittent blood and/or mucus in his stool for many months. we first took him to the vet, who gave us an IVD Neutral food to try, but he didn't want to eat it. we then switched on our own to the Natural Balance Venison and Green Pea, but the blood would still pop up here and there. so back to the Vet. no positive for parasites, so seems to still be food. he did prescribe a medication that we used for 5 days (not sure the name here at work), and we've now been slowly introducing the Prescription Diet Feline z/d Low Allergen into his bowl. this food has "Hydrolyzed Protein" that, Hill's claims, eliminates animal intact proteins and significantly reduces the possibility of an adverse reaction to food.
unfortunately, the ingredient list doesn't appear to be so great, given what I've learned here and elsewhere... rice, BHA, in the dry, and corn starch in the wet... (below are the full ingredient listings). but if going onto this food alone will help the current issues, i suppose those things are of less concern...
just as way of background/additional info, the blood/mucus seems to be an isolated issue. he doesn't appear to have any less energy, he ate the same amount, if not more, of the Venison & Green Pea food, etc. his overall behavior hasn't seemed to change at all.
thanks for any advise/insights,
phil
- and on a side note, why isn't there a Search button anymore?
Dry Ingredients
Rice Protein Concentrate, Brewers Rice, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Soybean Oil (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Hydrolyzed Chicken, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Glyceryl Monostearate, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement,) Iodized Salt, Calcium Sulfate, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Beta-Carotene.
Canned Ingredients
Hydrolyzed chicken liver, water, corn starch, vegetable oil, powdered cellulose, DL-methionine, taurine, minerals (calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, salt, calcium sulfate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid (a source of vitamin C), thiamine mononitrate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
unfortunately, the ingredient list doesn't appear to be so great, given what I've learned here and elsewhere... rice, BHA, in the dry, and corn starch in the wet... (below are the full ingredient listings). but if going onto this food alone will help the current issues, i suppose those things are of less concern...
just as way of background/additional info, the blood/mucus seems to be an isolated issue. he doesn't appear to have any less energy, he ate the same amount, if not more, of the Venison & Green Pea food, etc. his overall behavior hasn't seemed to change at all.
thanks for any advise/insights,
phil
- and on a side note, why isn't there a Search button anymore?
Dry Ingredients
Rice Protein Concentrate, Brewers Rice, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Soybean Oil (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Hydrolyzed Chicken, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Glyceryl Monostearate, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement,) Iodized Salt, Calcium Sulfate, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Beta-Carotene.
Canned Ingredients
Hydrolyzed chicken liver, water, corn starch, vegetable oil, powdered cellulose, DL-methionine, taurine, minerals (calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, salt, calcium sulfate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid (a source of vitamin C), thiamine mononitrate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
