yesterday December 26th

[Cathie and Shaak Ti (GA)]

I was not able to get out of bed yesterday, I had a mind blowing migraine and my arthritis was way over the top, not even the Prednisone helped. I stayed in the dark all day. My kids took care of me, unfortunately they were unable to get Shaak's BG so we had to go without insulin. I woke up much better today, moving slow but was able to get Shaak's BG and shot.

Shaak is not hiding out anymore, she is back to playing.

I am wondering if I should switch back to Fancy Feast. Anyone have any thoughts on that? Seems most likely the reason for the refusal of food was the UTI. Perhaps I should just wait it out, but the diarrhea is back and I only have 3 doses of Renew Life left. The Nine Lives just may not be working out.

 

[Callie & Patches]

My Callie loves it, but she will eat anything, especially things shrs not supposed to eat. Some kitties have a more delicate stomach and we have to take that into account. I hope a food change helps her feel better.

 

[Nan & Amber (GA)]

Hi--

I don't know if this helps you decide, but my cat only eats one flavor of Fancy Feast, the Tender Beef Feast, and so far (knock wood!) I haven't seen any of the BG rises reported by people whose cats eat the fish flavors. So, while other madness is happening (my deepest sympathies on the migraine/arthritis, that sounds absolutely miserable ), it might be an option to switch back to that or other known-safe flavors of FF for a while to see if that makes a difference in the diarrhea and other issues. (I'm sorry that I haven't followed your story closely enough to know if BG rise was the only reason you made the switch, I'm just remembering that it was at least part of the reason).

 

[Puddensmom]

My kitty is suffering from severe constipation on the pro plan food I switched her to when there was the FF scare. She suffers from allergies and her numbers have been high. I suspected the FF when I read the thread discussing it on here. Since switching her there has been no improvement, so I think the allergies are what is causing the higher than normal numbers. I too am considering switching her back to FF. It's risky for me because she is OTJ, but I hate to see her not feeling well.

Since Shaak is on insulin I don't see why giving FF a try again would hurt. If her numbers go up, then you know she can't have it anymore and that's that. But with a kitty OTJ it is a different ball game playing with food since one mishap can knock them out of remission. You have a little more wiggle room, so I would give it a try especially if she is not doing well on her current food.