Kind of a medical history here so bear with me.
1. At 6 years old Clancy had a bowel resection and shortly afterwards had pancreatitis. He recovered and was placed on dry vet food (Royal Canin GI).
2. He did well for about 5 years but then began vomiting up that food several times a week. He was then switched to their canned version and did fine on that for a few more years. Now the little bugger hates it and won’t eat it.
3. Clancy has recently gotten over another bout of pancreatitis after eating temptations treats. Vet tried a hypoallergenic dry food and he got stomach discomfort. He clearly can’t digest dry food of any kind. Tried other vet GI food and he doesn’t like that either. He’s had bloodwork and everything else is fine.
4. In my research I discovered that cats prone to pancreatitis and GI problems need a hi protein/moderate calorie/ low carb diet.
5. To those ends I found that Instinct canned has high protein/ low carbs. Almost like a raw food. He loves it (he loves chicken.)
So here’s my dilemma: I can’t transition him slowly over to his new food because if the new food is mixed with the old, he won’t go near it. How do I transition him slowly to the new food when he won’t eat the old one?
ideas?
1. At 6 years old Clancy had a bowel resection and shortly afterwards had pancreatitis. He recovered and was placed on dry vet food (Royal Canin GI).
2. He did well for about 5 years but then began vomiting up that food several times a week. He was then switched to their canned version and did fine on that for a few more years. Now the little bugger hates it and won’t eat it.
3. Clancy has recently gotten over another bout of pancreatitis after eating temptations treats. Vet tried a hypoallergenic dry food and he got stomach discomfort. He clearly can’t digest dry food of any kind. Tried other vet GI food and he doesn’t like that either. He’s had bloodwork and everything else is fine.
4. In my research I discovered that cats prone to pancreatitis and GI problems need a hi protein/moderate calorie/ low carb diet.
5. To those ends I found that Instinct canned has high protein/ low carbs. Almost like a raw food. He loves it (he loves chicken.)
So here’s my dilemma: I can’t transition him slowly over to his new food because if the new food is mixed with the old, he won’t go near it. How do I transition him slowly to the new food when he won’t eat the old one?
ideas?
