Hi everyone,
I took my 15 year old tabby to the vet several months ago due to throwing up several times a week, low energy, and balding on stomach and inner legs. We did a blood test, gave her a steroid shot, and they recommended that we do a fish based, grain free diet. So we put her on half Canidae Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Diet PURE Sea with Salmon Dry Cat Food and half Canidae Grain-Free PURE Sea Salmon & Mackerel Formula Canned Cat Food.
It was a complete reversal. No more throwing up, she started racing around the house, she stopped losing hair and it was growing back. The bloodwork indicated that she was a healthy cat. Mouth healthy too.
I had started about 2 months ago to switch her over to a venison based food vs fish since I heard that fish is bad long term and we had zero problems with that too. These brands were Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Venison & Green Pea Formula Grain-Free Canned Cat Food and Feline Caviar Limited Ingredient Diet Leaping Spirit Entrée Grain-Free Dry Cat Food.
Nothing until 2 weeks ago, with no extra changes
She still hasn't been throwing up at all, still has had lots of energy, but she has started to lick herself bald again, and worse than before. It has now gone to the sides of her knees and up a little onto the sides of her stomach. It has also started up near her chest. She does it mostly hiding away from me, but when I do see her, she seems to be chewing a lot like she is itchy. She HAS always been a very meticulous groomer, spending more time than she probably should on grooming. Is it possible that this is anxiety related? I do have a 2.5 year old and while she has usually been very okay with him, he is a lot more mobile and tries to pet her whenever he sees her. Or is it possible that the steroid shot was covering up issues that were still there and so it seemed like she was getting better but wasn't? I obviously will be taking her back to the vet, but was wondering if there was anything I could do now to help her?
Thanks for any advice.
I took my 15 year old tabby to the vet several months ago due to throwing up several times a week, low energy, and balding on stomach and inner legs. We did a blood test, gave her a steroid shot, and they recommended that we do a fish based, grain free diet. So we put her on half Canidae Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Diet PURE Sea with Salmon Dry Cat Food and half Canidae Grain-Free PURE Sea Salmon & Mackerel Formula Canned Cat Food.
It was a complete reversal. No more throwing up, she started racing around the house, she stopped losing hair and it was growing back. The bloodwork indicated that she was a healthy cat. Mouth healthy too.
I had started about 2 months ago to switch her over to a venison based food vs fish since I heard that fish is bad long term and we had zero problems with that too. These brands were Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Venison & Green Pea Formula Grain-Free Canned Cat Food and Feline Caviar Limited Ingredient Diet Leaping Spirit Entrée Grain-Free Dry Cat Food.
Nothing until 2 weeks ago, with no extra changes
She still hasn't been throwing up at all, still has had lots of energy, but she has started to lick herself bald again, and worse than before. It has now gone to the sides of her knees and up a little onto the sides of her stomach. It has also started up near her chest. She does it mostly hiding away from me, but when I do see her, she seems to be chewing a lot like she is itchy. She HAS always been a very meticulous groomer, spending more time than she probably should on grooming. Is it possible that this is anxiety related? I do have a 2.5 year old and while she has usually been very okay with him, he is a lot more mobile and tries to pet her whenever he sees her. Or is it possible that the steroid shot was covering up issues that were still there and so it seemed like she was getting better but wasn't? I obviously will be taking her back to the vet, but was wondering if there was anything I could do now to help her?
Thanks for any advice.
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