Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Yesterday
And Trix continues to love this dose. No further comments on that :mrgreen: !
I think I finally figured out at least part of the problem with my civvie triplets. As I've mentioned before, they're digestive systems are sensitive and backwards...they can't process high protein grain-free food (it runs straight through them), and they won't eat wet. So last January I finally bit the bullet and took a different approach, switching them to Science Diet Hairball and Purina One Hairball blended together. It made me cringe, but it was also a miracle...for the first time in their 10 years, they had consistently solid poops and weren't throwing up at all. Until a couple weeks ago. All of sudden, Zen and Noah started barfing, and Petey would sniff his bowl endlessly, but not eat. I thought the kibbles had gone bad, so I tossed them, then bought Nutro to replace the SD. The problems continued, so yesterday, I tossed the Nutro, and bought a new bag of SD. It was the same thing...Petey would sniff and not eat, and Noah barfed, even though it was a new bag.
Sooooo...I popped online again last night. Somehow I missed this before...SD "improved" their foods! It now contains all the fancy extras (fruits, rosemary extract, etc) that my guys can't handle and I was trying to avoid by buying their crappy products to begin with! I wanted a stripped down, bare bones, lower protein/high fiber food, and that was exactly what the OLD SD was. Not any more. I am SO mad. Once I discovered this, I also found that I was not alone...there are many complaints about cats getting sick and refusing to eat the "new and improved" formulas. What is wrong with these companies?????? Leave well enough alone, and if you want to get in the fancy food game, develop a NEW line.
For now, they are just getting the straight up Purina One hairball. Noah did barf a little with his first round this morning, but hopefully that is just because he's still working the SD and Nutro out of his system. I have been losing sleep for weeks over this...
Sorry to go on and on with an OT, but I know you guys understand...
And now I have to get ready for work. Today, we begin set up for BeadFest and tomorrow the show actually opens, so it is going to be a whirlwind weekend. If I'm MIA, I'll still have my wonderful LL family in my thoughts and prayers.
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
And Trix continues to love this dose. No further comments on that :mrgreen: !
I think I finally figured out at least part of the problem with my civvie triplets. As I've mentioned before, they're digestive systems are sensitive and backwards...they can't process high protein grain-free food (it runs straight through them), and they won't eat wet. So last January I finally bit the bullet and took a different approach, switching them to Science Diet Hairball and Purina One Hairball blended together. It made me cringe, but it was also a miracle...for the first time in their 10 years, they had consistently solid poops and weren't throwing up at all. Until a couple weeks ago. All of sudden, Zen and Noah started barfing, and Petey would sniff his bowl endlessly, but not eat. I thought the kibbles had gone bad, so I tossed them, then bought Nutro to replace the SD. The problems continued, so yesterday, I tossed the Nutro, and bought a new bag of SD. It was the same thing...Petey would sniff and not eat, and Noah barfed, even though it was a new bag.
Sooooo...I popped online again last night. Somehow I missed this before...SD "improved" their foods! It now contains all the fancy extras (fruits, rosemary extract, etc) that my guys can't handle and I was trying to avoid by buying their crappy products to begin with! I wanted a stripped down, bare bones, lower protein/high fiber food, and that was exactly what the OLD SD was. Not any more. I am SO mad. Once I discovered this, I also found that I was not alone...there are many complaints about cats getting sick and refusing to eat the "new and improved" formulas. What is wrong with these companies?????? Leave well enough alone, and if you want to get in the fancy food game, develop a NEW line.
For now, they are just getting the straight up Purina One hairball. Noah did barf a little with his first round this morning, but hopefully that is just because he's still working the SD and Nutro out of his system. I have been losing sleep for weeks over this...
Sorry to go on and on with an OT, but I know you guys understand...
And now I have to get ready for work. Today, we begin set up for BeadFest and tomorrow the show actually opens, so it is going to be a whirlwind weekend. If I'm MIA, I'll still have my wonderful LL family in my thoughts and prayers.
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
