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Basically my cat has recently had several bouts of Pancreatitis that seemingly starts to go away when I feed him foods that include rabbit or duck, but when I put him back on his Hill's CD wet food (chicken), his flare ups start to happen again & he will begin having pain & defecation issues...
My soon to be 14 year old boy has had 2 cystotomies because of calcium oxalate bladder stones. He's been on Hills cd for 4 years now. Also has kidney stones. He was diagnosed with CKD almost a year ago, but it seems to be well controlled. The big issue right now is his Pancreatitis. I have been researching diets & read food charts, but I am having a ton of trouble trying to find a food that will balance all three of these things somehow. I really wanted to try the RC rabbit or duck formulas but I can't buy them anywhere . I looked into the RC gastrointestinal food which supposedly keeps bladder stones at bay & I believe the nutrition isn't too far from where we want it to be for his kidney disease.... but it's chicken formula. I am not 100% positive that chicken is what is causing his flare ups but I have a strong feeling that it is. But I might try this anyways. I've also looked into the Hills dd duck formula & the gastrointestinal biome formula but I'm not sure how to tell if it will keep the stones away either.
I'm at a loss really. This post is to just get some ideas while I find the perfect food for my guy. He's doing very well at the moment. I mix instinct rabbit wet with some cd Hills wet for now. He's put on weight, eats well, & is in less pain so I can tell the diet is contributing to the possible IBD & Pancreatitis.
Thanks in advance for your stories, advice, recommendations, etc...
Notes:
-Pancreatitis, calcium oxalate bladder stones (already removed twice), kidney stones, & ckd have all been diagnosed
-Ibd & food sensitivity is just purely a guess on my part from what I've observed from Asti.
-I say his ckd is controlled because his numbers (bun/crea/phos) stay the same or get slightly better over time.
-he is currently on sub q fluids every other day, Prednisolone, and metronidazole/ursodil (&buprenorphine & Gabapentin when necessary during flare ups, but not normally)
-we tried several kidney diets on 3 separate occasions; he got diahrea every time. So we stuck to a urinary diet.
-I am not looking for a miracle diet. I know every cat is different & maybe there is no balancing everything without sacrificing something in the process. But I do know the pain from being fed something that upsets his stomach every day was making him have more bad days than good so I know a good diet is important. I don't know much about feline nutrition so please feel free to share knowledge with me!! I would just like my best friend to enjoy a pain free life for as long as possible!
My soon to be 14 year old boy has had 2 cystotomies because of calcium oxalate bladder stones. He's been on Hills cd for 4 years now. Also has kidney stones. He was diagnosed with CKD almost a year ago, but it seems to be well controlled. The big issue right now is his Pancreatitis. I have been researching diets & read food charts, but I am having a ton of trouble trying to find a food that will balance all three of these things somehow. I really wanted to try the RC rabbit or duck formulas but I can't buy them anywhere . I looked into the RC gastrointestinal food which supposedly keeps bladder stones at bay & I believe the nutrition isn't too far from where we want it to be for his kidney disease.... but it's chicken formula. I am not 100% positive that chicken is what is causing his flare ups but I have a strong feeling that it is. But I might try this anyways. I've also looked into the Hills dd duck formula & the gastrointestinal biome formula but I'm not sure how to tell if it will keep the stones away either.
I'm at a loss really. This post is to just get some ideas while I find the perfect food for my guy. He's doing very well at the moment. I mix instinct rabbit wet with some cd Hills wet for now. He's put on weight, eats well, & is in less pain so I can tell the diet is contributing to the possible IBD & Pancreatitis.
Thanks in advance for your stories, advice, recommendations, etc...
Notes:
-Pancreatitis, calcium oxalate bladder stones (already removed twice), kidney stones, & ckd have all been diagnosed
-Ibd & food sensitivity is just purely a guess on my part from what I've observed from Asti.
-I say his ckd is controlled because his numbers (bun/crea/phos) stay the same or get slightly better over time.
-he is currently on sub q fluids every other day, Prednisolone, and metronidazole/ursodil (&buprenorphine & Gabapentin when necessary during flare ups, but not normally)
-we tried several kidney diets on 3 separate occasions; he got diahrea every time. So we stuck to a urinary diet.
-I am not looking for a miracle diet. I know every cat is different & maybe there is no balancing everything without sacrificing something in the process. But I do know the pain from being fed something that upsets his stomach every day was making him have more bad days than good so I know a good diet is important. I don't know much about feline nutrition so please feel free to share knowledge with me!! I would just like my best friend to enjoy a pain free life for as long as possible!