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Originally Posted by chloe_close
Well after much searching and hemming and hawing I came home with a 12 pack of Wellness Kitten Formula. I hope that's okay...
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Wellness Kitten is great! I fed a lot of it to my momma kitty (semi-feral that I trapped) and her 5 babies.
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I could not find the new line that you referred to.
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It's really new, so probably not stocked at very many places yet.
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I also saw the Before Grain line of foods but I've never heard of them before and to be honest the 'President's Choice-y' look of the packaging scared me off of it. LOL.  |
Before Grain is pretty good. The texture is a little grainier than Wellness but the ingredients are decent and not very complicated. My cats are kinda hit-n-miss with it as far as how much they like it.
(Hilarious about the "President's Choice" reference - never realized it but you're so right!).
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They don't have a kitten version of that though (does that matter?) so I went with the Wellness.
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Doesn't matter. Kitten versions usually have a slightly higher fat content but it tends to be more of marketing gimmick than anything.
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I decided to go with a straight up switch to the new food. I figured that his tummy is already messed up and if the food is the likely cause of it then I'm doing him no favours by making him eat it any longer than necessary. I really hope that was the right action to take.
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That is actually what I would have recommended as well, for that very reason. A more gradual switch
might have helped if you wanted to avoid GI issues in the first place, but since he's already got 'em, there's no point in wasting time.
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I wasn't sure how much to feed him either. It says for a 20 week or less kitten to feed as much as they can eat 3-4 times a day. LOLOL! I'm pretty sure he would eat until he exploded.
I gave him about a third of a 3oz. can and smeared it around. ???
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Good thinkin about smearing the food on a plate, that should help slow down his hoovering. Maybe try giving him 1/2 can 4 times a day? I can't remember how much my kittens were eating at that age, but it seemed like a lot.
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Originally Posted by chloe_close
I don't even have a scale in the house of any type so that's no help.
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Did the vet weigh him at all at his last visit? Many vet clinics will let you bring in your pet for a weigh-in, no charge. Not urgent that you do that right away, but at some point it would be good to make sure he's gaining weight.
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I guess we will just wait and see what happens next...
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I've not ever been to a holistic vet and have no idea what to expect.
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It's a little different from a regular vet in that they take a much more thorough history of the animal on the initial visit (not that a 10 week old kitten has much of a history
). This can cost more than a conventional vet would, but the goal is to heal the whole animal, not just suppress symptoms and have the problem keep coming back (saving money over the long-term). Many holistic vets also integrate allopathic medications when necessary.
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Originally Posted by chloe_close
Sorry to be such a pain with all the questions!
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Not at all! I hope Monkey gets over his poopin problem.