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Hi Everyone - I have an 8 yr old cat who has recently been diagnosed with IBD with the underlying cause being food allergies/intolerances.
We are in the beginning stages of the diet trial and are a little confused. Three questions:
1 - Is hydrolized food a better way to go then just using great, healthy single protein, limited ingredient canned food (such as Addiction). I can only find hydrolized food in the veterinary variety and they all seem to have preservatives.
2 - We have started him on a venison limited protein wet food. Although he is not throwing up, he does seem uncomfortable and sits and stares after eating. We have to coax him to eat and I know he is quite hungry due to the steroids.
He has only been on the new food for 2 weeks. So, what we are not sure of is: are the symptoms he is still exhibiting after he eats possibly due to the old allergens that are remaining in his system? Or, are they a sign of the current food that he has been on for 2 weeks?
Folks say to keep feeding the same food for 12 weeks - but then we also hear that if there are negative symptoms of a food we should take him off right away. We're in a gray area with this because he isn't puking - and he is getting the food down with some coaxing - but he does seem uncomfortable afterward and his energy level isn't consistent at all. Do we take him off the food or keep waiting for the 12 week period to end?
3 - I'm also wondering if the "uncomfortableness" is due to the food itself and an allergic reaction or is it due to the ibd and the condition of his stomach and small intestines.
Any feedback would be very much appreciated! We want our Maxwell to start feeling better soon.
We are in the beginning stages of the diet trial and are a little confused. Three questions:
1 - Is hydrolized food a better way to go then just using great, healthy single protein, limited ingredient canned food (such as Addiction). I can only find hydrolized food in the veterinary variety and they all seem to have preservatives.
2 - We have started him on a venison limited protein wet food. Although he is not throwing up, he does seem uncomfortable and sits and stares after eating. We have to coax him to eat and I know he is quite hungry due to the steroids.
He has only been on the new food for 2 weeks. So, what we are not sure of is: are the symptoms he is still exhibiting after he eats possibly due to the old allergens that are remaining in his system? Or, are they a sign of the current food that he has been on for 2 weeks?
Folks say to keep feeding the same food for 12 weeks - but then we also hear that if there are negative symptoms of a food we should take him off right away. We're in a gray area with this because he isn't puking - and he is getting the food down with some coaxing - but he does seem uncomfortable afterward and his energy level isn't consistent at all. Do we take him off the food or keep waiting for the 12 week period to end?
3 - I'm also wondering if the "uncomfortableness" is due to the food itself and an allergic reaction or is it due to the ibd and the condition of his stomach and small intestines.
Any feedback would be very much appreciated! We want our Maxwell to start feeling better soon.