Pandasmom
Active Member
Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone has any food suggestions for me. I'm really running out of ideas here. We've tried over 50 - including canned, dry, raw, home-cooked. Odie is very picky, combined with his health issues, I'm at a loss.
1. he's diabetic
2. he has IBD and had pancreatitis
His vet wants him on a "novel protein source" -- which is nearly impossible, but I'm at least trying to stay away from chicken.
He'll eat something, but then if he starts feeling sick,t hen he decides he no longer wants it. I've gone through 6 types just this weekend... including some that he previously liked but will not touch anymore.
He's currently wiling to eat Fromm Salmon a la Veg kibble. I *was* giving him a bit of that to graze on during the day + canned Fromm Salmon/Tuna at meal time. But now he's refusing that. The problem with giving him only the dry stuff is that it's relatively high carb, so makes his insulin numbers go up.
I've now gotten samples of Fromm Surf & Turf which is grain-free and lower carb. He's nibbled on it... so that may be a dry food option for now.
Does anyone else have a cat with these health issues? What do you feed them? It's like there's no way I can meet all of the conflicting requirements (low-carb, low-fat, no chicken, something he'll eat...) at once.
Suggestions please?
(btw - I've gotten the actual Fromm nutritional numbers from the company, I can send them to someone if they want to add them to that big list of foods)
I'm wondering if anyone has any food suggestions for me. I'm really running out of ideas here. We've tried over 50 - including canned, dry, raw, home-cooked. Odie is very picky, combined with his health issues, I'm at a loss.
1. he's diabetic
2. he has IBD and had pancreatitis
His vet wants him on a "novel protein source" -- which is nearly impossible, but I'm at least trying to stay away from chicken.
He'll eat something, but then if he starts feeling sick,t hen he decides he no longer wants it. I've gone through 6 types just this weekend... including some that he previously liked but will not touch anymore.
He's currently wiling to eat Fromm Salmon a la Veg kibble. I *was* giving him a bit of that to graze on during the day + canned Fromm Salmon/Tuna at meal time. But now he's refusing that. The problem with giving him only the dry stuff is that it's relatively high carb, so makes his insulin numbers go up.
I've now gotten samples of Fromm Surf & Turf which is grain-free and lower carb. He's nibbled on it... so that may be a dry food option for now.
Does anyone else have a cat with these health issues? What do you feed them? It's like there's no way I can meet all of the conflicting requirements (low-carb, low-fat, no chicken, something he'll eat...) at once.
Suggestions please?
(btw - I've gotten the actual Fromm nutritional numbers from the company, I can send them to someone if they want to add them to that big list of foods)
