Cat question

[junglegirl]

What do you feed your cat? wet? dry? brand?
my cat throws up after he eats dry food but wet food is super high maintenance for me... any ideas?

 

[Silvershadow]

If you think it's the dryness of the food that makes your cat throw up, you could always try dissolving the dry food in a bit of warm water. I used to do that with dog food when my dog was a puppy.

How many different brands of dry food did you try? Perhaps it's got something to do with the brand (i.e. the food is too fatty or something like that).

 

[JESuX]

Originally posted by junglegirl
What do you feed your cat? wet? dry? brand?
my cat throws up after he eats dry food but wet food is super high maintenance for me... any ideas?

Are you feeding him a weight loss formula?

 

[defazman]

Nutrience

sometimes with the omega-3 fish fatty acids, sometimes without.

 

[junglegirl]

I was feeding him science diet and then switched to Iams - I think he just eats it to fast and doesnt chew so he pukes - when I feed him wet food he pukes too - The vet thinks he just eats too fast

 

[I_bRAD]

"My Cats breath smells like cat food!"

 

[Chris]

depends on the type of pussy were talking about....

 

[opium_souldjah]

I used to feed my kitty a little mix of both. But softening up the dry food is a good idea.

Could your cat have an allergy?

 

[junglegirl]

hmmmm maybe the vet never really said anything - he said he just eats too fast - my poor cat

 

[mingster]

Originally posted by junglegirl
hmmmm maybe the vet never really said anything - he said he just eats too fast - my poor cat

maybe you should try feeding it only a little at a time. just to show it how to eat slowly. like a couple of pellets at a time or something? there's probably some info on the web about this exact problem and how to deal with it.

 

[Silvershadow]

Maybe your cat has an intolerance to cat food? I know it sounds silly, but when my dog was alive, we'd have to make her food from scratch, according to a recipe we got from the vet, because dog food made her all kinds of sick.

I'm not overly familiar with the different types of cat food (I usually buy my cat a bag of Cat Chow and call it a day), but there's probably easy-to-digest options you can get at the vet's (though it'll probably cost $$$... which is why we wound up making food for my dog).

 

[JESuX]

Originally posted by junglegirl
I was feeding him science diet and then switched to Iams - I think he just eats it to fast and doesnt chew so he pukes - when I feed him wet food he pukes too - The vet thinks he just eats too fast

It *is* a good idea to put some warm water in his food then. Cat's food expands in their tummies when they eat it, especially the weight loss formula stuff.

You could also try giving him smaller amounts, and maybe trying to help pace him through it.

My old siamese cats would *always* throw up on science diet.

We feed our cats Iams now, no problems with that. But they're also total pigs and devour their food too fast!

 

[JESuX]

Originally posted by mingster
maybe you should try feeding it only a little at a time. just to show it how to eat slowly. like a couple of pellets at a time or something? there's probably some info on the web about this exact problem and how to deal with it.

yeah, my neighbours hand-feed their cat, who is trying to lose weight.

kudos to you if you have that kind of commitment though, i remember my eyes bugging out of my head when they told me they did that. that sounds like a whole lotta tedium, in my opinion!

 

[Lainey]

Originally posted by mingster
maybe you should try feeding it only a little at a time. just to show it how to eat slowly. like a couple of pellets at a time or something? there's probably some info on the web about this exact problem and how to deal with it.

Or conversly, try and make sure your cat's bowl is always full, if he hasn't had food in a while and then you feed him he may eat too much in a panic and then yak on the carpet. Speaking from experience with my cat.

My cat was on wet food at first but I switched her to dry because it's healthier and less maintenance.

 

[R4V4G3D_SKU11S]

Cats have very sensitive stomachs, but they can be trained.

Feed the cat wet food with one piece of dry food in it for a few days, and slowly, over the course of a few weeks, gradually add a bit mroe each meal as you make the transition.

 

[R4V4G3D_SKU11S]

I should mention that even a change in brands can lead to an upset kitties stomach.

I use Nutro brand for adult cats. My cat loves it!

 

[finary]

go team nutro! :]

im about to switch from nutro kitten to adult in a month or two.

 

[R4V4G3D_SKU11S]

Originally posted by finary
im about to switch from nutro kitten to adult in a month or two.

Go slowly!

I did what I thought was a slow enough transition, but she still ended up getting sick. It took a few weeks on my second yet succesful try.

Agreed with team nutro - it seems to be what most vets recommend outside of the brand they get paid to market.

 

[finary]

Exactly.
That Brand being Royal Canin.



My breeder has been paid off by them too! hehe.

/f

 

[geminigirl]

Originally posted by junglegirl
I was feeding him science diet and then switched to Iams - I think he just eats it to fast and doesnt chew so he pukes - when I feed him wet food he pukes too - The vet thinks he just eats too fast

3 of my cats eat Royal Canin.(dry food)

My one cat eats Science diet. (canned) I found he would eat WAY too fast when I did not feed him as often. Junglegirl how often do you feed your kitty? Cause it sounds like he is eating so fast cause he very hungry. Try feeding the kitty a little more often and then he won't eat so fast and puke.

Maxine

 

[the_fornicator]

Originally posted by junglegirl
hmmmm maybe the vet never really said anything - he said he just eats too fast - my poor cat

that's probably it.

eats too fast or too much. my roommate's fat ass cat does that all the time.

try spreading out the amounts that you feed her in a day. i.e. if you normally feed her, say, 1 cup of cat food twice a day. Try feeding her 1/2 cups 4 times a day.

 

[Cheer Bear]

Originally posted by R4V4G3D_SKU11S
I should mention that even a change in brands can lead to an upset kitties stomach.

This should be repeated. If you switch you should always add a little of the new formula with the old, a bit at a time

 

[daddyiwantchocolate]

I feed kitteny Wellness wet food.

It's human grade food, but for zee keetteess.

I should add that I mix a dash of metamucil in it with a 1/4 tablespoon of "missing link" and sometimes some cheese stuff from the specialty store that keeps her bad kitty breath down to a minimum.

 

[The Tesseract]

Originally posted by junglegirl
What do you feed your cat? wet? dry? brand?
my cat throws up after he eats dry food but wet food is super high maintenance for me... any ideas?

My dad's cat is the same way.
Wet food isn't that bad. You only need to feed a cat 1/2 can per day.
But... they sometimes puke the wet stuff too.

 

[geminigirl]

My vet told me that there is very little nutrition in wet food. All the good stuff is in the dry food. She said wet food should just be a treat. The pet food stores have all told me the same. I do feed one of my 4 kitties wet food, only because he would starve to death before he would touch dry food.