Some of you might know Tim's history: He had a couple of serious constipation episodes that required multiple enemas. After the second one in June 2013, vet put him on cisapride. With the help of a new (holistic) vet, we weaned him off. Last dose was June 27. Month of July spent making sure all was functioning as it should without cisapride.
Tim still has lingering digestive issues and we are trying raw to see if that helps. Holistic vet wanted to wait a good month before beginning the transition. At our visit on August 1, she cleared him to begin the gradual transition to raw. It's going well, he's tolerating the small amount of raw, and seems to enjoy his meals. He is getting 0.5 ounce Primal rabbit mixed with his normal canned rabbit in the morning. We are now up to 1.25 ounce Rad Cat turkey in the evening and will likely jump to 1.5 ounce in the next day or so. My goal is to get him to 1/2 raw and 1/2 canned and hold there for a while.
Because Tim may be prone to constipation, I am obviously watching his poops closely during this transition. I know his poops will get smaller, harder, and drier on raw. And he is likely to go less frequently, too. But I want to know what I should expect to see during the transition. At this time, about 25% of his calories are coming from raw, so not a whole lot. As mentioned, my goal is to get him to 50% and hold there for a while. Should I expect to see changes now, or will this happen with more raw? Or will things remain pretty much the same unless and until he's on 100% raw? Would love to hear from others regarding their experiences during the transition.
Thank you!
Tim still has lingering digestive issues and we are trying raw to see if that helps. Holistic vet wanted to wait a good month before beginning the transition. At our visit on August 1, she cleared him to begin the gradual transition to raw. It's going well, he's tolerating the small amount of raw, and seems to enjoy his meals. He is getting 0.5 ounce Primal rabbit mixed with his normal canned rabbit in the morning. We are now up to 1.25 ounce Rad Cat turkey in the evening and will likely jump to 1.5 ounce in the next day or so. My goal is to get him to 1/2 raw and 1/2 canned and hold there for a while.
Because Tim may be prone to constipation, I am obviously watching his poops closely during this transition. I know his poops will get smaller, harder, and drier on raw. And he is likely to go less frequently, too. But I want to know what I should expect to see during the transition. At this time, about 25% of his calories are coming from raw, so not a whole lot. As mentioned, my goal is to get him to 50% and hold there for a while. Should I expect to see changes now, or will this happen with more raw? Or will things remain pretty much the same unless and until he's on 100% raw? Would love to hear from others regarding their experiences during the transition.
Thank you!
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