Gizmo was fed only chicken and turkey for years and years. He developed IBD and can't have any poultry. Go figure.
Well that's fun!
Fortunately, Buzzy's poo has been fine lol. Unlike when he was eating the wet DM & got constipated & I had to pull poop out of his butt AFTER he dragged it all over the carpet while I was at the gym -.-
The vet suggested going "back to a food on which he's done well in the past," but that's tough because he always ate a mix of wet and dry, and the wets he ate are more carbs than I'd like (from what I can even remember -- I have forgotten many of the foods I've tried him on; he was always more into dry.).
If I have to, I'll go back to the Wellness chicken morels, but it's 10% carb :\ ...I THINK he ate Wellness pate at some point too, so that's an option, albeit an expensive one.
The internet can't seem to agree on the quality of Performatrin, but, to me, the ingredients list surpasses anything we make in the US.
Foods I remember:
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul: 7% carbs & an option but very expensive -- didn't used to be so expensive
Wellness chicken morels: 10% carbs - also expensive
Hill's science diet age 7+: alllll above 20% carbs & was what I had them on right before diagnosis. Ha.
And I think Wellness pate, which is fine, but expensive. I think the Performatrin is veeeery similar ingredient-wise, but about $1 per big can cheaper.
Geeking out -- ingredient comparison below; overlap bold/differences in italics.
Wellness:
Chicken,
Chicken Liver,
Turkey,
Chicken Broth,
Carrots, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum,
Cranberries, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride,
Cassia Gum,
Xanthan Gum,
Taurine,
Salt,
Choline Chloride,
Iron Proteinate,
Zinc Proteinate,
Beta-Carotene, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, M
anganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite,
Niacin,
d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement,
Vitamin A Supplement,
Biotin,
Potassium Iodide,
Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Folic Acid.
Performatrin:
Chicken,
Chicken Broth,
Chicken Liver,
Guar Gum,
Salt,
Potassium Chloride,
Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride,
Cassia Gum,
Xanthan Gum,
Taurine,
Inulin, Oregano, Parsley, Iron Proteinate,
Zinc Proteinate,
Rosemary, Sage, Vitamin E Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite,
Niacin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid
Summary:
Basically, Wellness uses "natural flavor;" Performatrin uses specific herbs.
Wellness has two poultry proteins, Performatrin has one.
Performatrin uses Yucca extract that contains beta-carotene among other things; Wellness uses Beta-carotene by itself
Wellness is "sweetened" with carrots & cranberries while Performatrin uses inulin.
Also Performatrin has a lighter, smoother texture for what that matters.
...I'm only a little obsessive....
Point is, if he did well on Wellness, he should do well on Performatrin, and it's cheaper lol.
