Hi
I'm new here. We have an inherited cat-Gilbert- from my daughter and her roommate(unsettled college students shouldn't be allowed to adopt!) Anyways he is costing us money we don't have. He had been scooting quite a bit and constant licking of anal area, so when I took him in for his shots vet said he had severely impacted anal glands, so that was taken care of; switched him to canned cat food-not the highest quality but what we could afford and added fiber to it. Things were good for a week or so, bowel movements improved; then he started furiously scooting. When I took him in this morning for a booster shot-the vet check and his glands were good, didn't feel much in his colon.
Since Gilbert also pulls out hair, the vet said the next thing to try would be a hypoallergenic food for 40 days. Out came a case of Royal Canin Hypoallergenic Rabbit-which he gave me a little bit of a discount on but not much. My husband will flip when he find outs the price-I may not even tell him.
Is there a much less expensive brand I can find at the store that would be equivalent? What about dry? I have read so many things about wet vs dry; but honestly the canned cat food is so expensive.
Thank you
Danie
I'm new here. We have an inherited cat-Gilbert- from my daughter and her roommate(unsettled college students shouldn't be allowed to adopt!) Anyways he is costing us money we don't have. He had been scooting quite a bit and constant licking of anal area, so when I took him in for his shots vet said he had severely impacted anal glands, so that was taken care of; switched him to canned cat food-not the highest quality but what we could afford and added fiber to it. Things were good for a week or so, bowel movements improved; then he started furiously scooting. When I took him in this morning for a booster shot-the vet check and his glands were good, didn't feel much in his colon.
Since Gilbert also pulls out hair, the vet said the next thing to try would be a hypoallergenic food for 40 days. Out came a case of Royal Canin Hypoallergenic Rabbit-which he gave me a little bit of a discount on but not much. My husband will flip when he find outs the price-I may not even tell him.
Is there a much less expensive brand I can find at the store that would be equivalent? What about dry? I have read so many things about wet vs dry; but honestly the canned cat food is so expensive.
Thank you
Danie