Cat throwing up, switch to grain-free food?

RevolvingDoor

GeckoGirl1985 wrote: »

Look on www.zooplus.co.uk for all those brands.

Also try Porta 21 Sensible - its one of the cheapest grain-free dry foods. I have a grain intolerant maine coon queen that thrives on the stuff :-)


http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/porta_21/porta21_feline_finest/170885

Thanks a lot!:T

RevolvingDoor

GeckoGirl1985 wrote: »

Look on www.zooplus.co.uk for all those brands.

Also try Porta 21 Sensible - its one of the cheapest grain-free dry foods. I have a grain intolerant maine coon queen that thrives on the stuff :-)


http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/porta_21/porta21_feline_finest/170885

I just wondered so you just feed your cat this without any other food alongside it? Is this a complete food?:)

WinterGhosts

Hi,

just read your post out to my OH who is a vet. He recommends trialling Z/D which is a food by Hills. He says it is an anallegenic so if it is a food intolerance it should help and will prove if it's a diet related problem.

Otherwise, he says if it doesn't improve you should probably take him to the vets. Feel free to pm if you would like any other info - I will probably then give him the laptop rather than try and write what hes blabbering at me!

Winterghosts

RevolvingDoor

WinterGhosts wrote: »

Hi,

just read your post out to my OH who is a vet. He recommends trialling Z/D which is a food by Hills. He says it is an anallegenic so if it is a food intolerance it should help and will prove if it's a diet related problem.

Otherwise, he says if it doesn't improve you should probably take him to the vets. Feel free to pm if you would like any other info - I will probably then give him the laptop rather than try and write what hes blabbering at me!

Winterghosts

Oh okay, thanks.:) Z/D. I haven't heard of that one. One of my other cats is fed Royal Canin hypoallergenic as he has IBD. Would that be suitable for my vomiting cat does he think or would the Hills one be better?

adonis

I didn't see it mentioned but it is not hairballs is it? I have one cat that likes chucking them up and he eats too fast as well which doesn't help.

WinterGhosts

He says the Royal Canin is worth a trial. He's asking if you know the cat's age?

RevolvingDoor

It doesn't seem like hairballs as he is short haired and he doesn't groom my other cats. We don't have grass in our back garden so it isn't eating grass making him vomit.

Maybe a vet's trip is in order but I would rather try switching food to see if that works first as he seems fine apart from the being sick. It isn't every day he does it but it must be at least once a week.

RevolvingDoor

WinterGhosts wrote: »

He says the Royal Canin is worth a trial. He's asking if you know the cat's age?

Yes, he is about four years old now. He did have a problem with guarding his food when we first adopted him. He would growl at the other rescue kitten we had so I thought maybe he was just eating too quickly and throwing up as he had been used to feeling hungry with his previous owners.:(

WinterGhosts

RevolvingDoor wrote: »

Yes, he is about four years old now. He did have a problem with guarding his food when we first adopted him. He would growl at the other rescue kitten we had so I thought maybe he was just eating too quickly and throwing up as he had been used to feeling hungry with his previous owners.:(

Aaw, my parents had a similar problem with their rescue dog - always scavenging and gobbling down food as fast as she could!

He says as he's only vomitting once ish a week and his age to just try the new food for a couple of weeks. If the vomitting gets worse or doesn't improve with the diet change then it's probably best to go to the vets.

RevolvingDoor

WinterGhosts wrote: »

Aaw, my parents had a similar problem with their rescue dog - always scavenging and gobbling down food as fast as she could!

He says as he's only vomitting once ish a week and his age to just try the new food for a couple of weeks. If the vomitting gets worse or doesn't improve with the diet change then it's probably best to go to the vets.

Okay, thanks.:T