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First, a little background...
My cat Meowsley has had vomiting issues in one form or another, off and on, since we adopted him 3 years ago. On his surrender form, his previous owners said they had him since he was a kitten, and free-fed him dry Meow Mix his whole life. He was nearly 30 pounds when they surrendered him at animal control.
Recently, he's been vomiting much more frequently... nearly every day for over 2 weeks.
Naturally, I took him to the vet. Blood test revealed normal levels for everything, and they did an ultrasound. Veterinarian will call me with the results for that in a couple days (they don't have it done in-house?).
I've been reading through the forums, and I've seen a lot of positive outcomes for folks who have switched to a raw diet when faced with mystery vomiting and/or IBD. So, I'm seriously considering trying it. He's currently eating Wellness CORE canned.
I love that there are a ton of informative articles on this site, and I've read some of the suggested outside resources also (Dr. Pierson's site, cat nutrition.org). It seems like it would take a bit of investment to get started making a raw diet at home (meat grinder, for instance). I was thinking about trying a commercially prepared raw diet at first to see how he does on it, and if he does well, invest in the needed tools and start making it at home. Thoughts on this? Suggestions on brands that you like?
Unfortunately, I can't exactly turn to my veterinarian for support on this. She has already mentioned the possibility of switching to a prescription diet of some kind, and frankly I'm not enthused about that suggestion, given the ingredients typically found in these diets, and the expense for those ingredients!
Thanks so much for reading and any feedback you may provide!
My cat Meowsley has had vomiting issues in one form or another, off and on, since we adopted him 3 years ago. On his surrender form, his previous owners said they had him since he was a kitten, and free-fed him dry Meow Mix his whole life. He was nearly 30 pounds when they surrendered him at animal control.
Recently, he's been vomiting much more frequently... nearly every day for over 2 weeks.
Naturally, I took him to the vet. Blood test revealed normal levels for everything, and they did an ultrasound. Veterinarian will call me with the results for that in a couple days (they don't have it done in-house?).
I've been reading through the forums, and I've seen a lot of positive outcomes for folks who have switched to a raw diet when faced with mystery vomiting and/or IBD. So, I'm seriously considering trying it. He's currently eating Wellness CORE canned.
I love that there are a ton of informative articles on this site, and I've read some of the suggested outside resources also (Dr. Pierson's site, cat nutrition.org). It seems like it would take a bit of investment to get started making a raw diet at home (meat grinder, for instance). I was thinking about trying a commercially prepared raw diet at first to see how he does on it, and if he does well, invest in the needed tools and start making it at home. Thoughts on this? Suggestions on brands that you like?
Unfortunately, I can't exactly turn to my veterinarian for support on this. She has already mentioned the possibility of switching to a prescription diet of some kind, and frankly I'm not enthused about that suggestion, given the ingredients typically found in these diets, and the expense for those ingredients!
Thanks so much for reading and any feedback you may provide!