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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2004Waltham/Royal Canin Renal
Argh! I'm so annoyed. Kami has rejected all of the renal diets. It's not that she doesn't like them, she just gets frustrated because she licks her food flat to the bowl or plate. She's dainty. This is why we've always gotten chunk food. You guys told me that the Waltham diet is chunky so I've been looking for it. The vet will only order full cases and I just want to see if she likes it! The Banfield clinic in my local PetsMart carries Royal Canin and I called and asked if they had it, because I had looked a few months ago and they didn't. The twit said yes. So I give them the vet's number to verify the prescription. I called later to make sure everything was okay. Yes it was. When I got there, and stood in line for 15 minutes, they didn't have it! Called all the other local Banfields and they didn't have it either. Turns out they won't be getting it for another month or so and there is a code on the shelf to indicate that. Don't you just LOVE when people don't listen to what you're asking and waste everyone's time? So, I ordered the case from the vet. I hope you guys are right and she likes it. At least while I was at PetsMart I picked up her old food because she just hasn't eaten much. And this is the old before the Nutro, which she decided she didn't like after I bought 3 cases. She actually ate a full meal last night and I gave her some baby food on top of it. But, please reassure me, cats like the Waltham. >Kami has rejected all of the renal diets. Have you tried Hi-Tor Neo Diet? My cats have developed quite a liking for it, it's inexpensive, and available commercially. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience J1Boss <j1boss@aol.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >>Kami has rejected all of the renal diets. > > Have you tried Hi-Tor Neo Diet? My cats have developed quite a > liking for it, it's inexpensive, and available commercially. What is the texture of it?  SignatureBrandy??Alexandre http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? --- Why are people with closed minds first to open their mouths? >What is the texture of it? kind of juicy ground-beef like, if that makes sense. Not pate, but not slices/chunks either. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience > Argh! I'm so annoyed. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > But, please reassure me, cats like the Waltham. WEll, there is no guarantee what cats will like, but you are right, it is MORE important that she eat than that she eat the prescription food. If she likes the Waltham's, happy day, problem solved. But most of all just make sure she eats. > Argh! I'm so annoyed. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > guys told me that the Waltham diet is chunky so I've been looking for it. > The vet will only order full cases and I just want to see if she likes it! Just to make sure you've tried them all. Prescription Diet k/d minced chicken version canned Prescription Diet k/d loaf canned version Prescription Diet k/d dry Prescription Diet g/d canned version Prescription Diet g/d dry version Eukanuba Veterinary Diets Multi-Stage Renal dry only Purina NF canned version Purina NF dry version The difficulty with Waltham is that they are in transition. The merger of Royal Canin and Waltham means that the former Waltham Renal Support product made in 3oz pouches is being re-labelled as Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Renal LP in 3 oz pouches. Same food different name. Anytime a product name changes there are glitches in the system that cause problems. As an example if the vet hospital has a computer product code that is for Product A and then products changes names to Product B, the computer keeps trying to order Product A which is no longer available and nobody knows that Product B is the new name of it. You wouldn't think this would happen but it does. Any of the dry food can be fairly easily made in a "chunks" type of wet product by dropping them in a blender with some water. Let it soak up the water abit first then give it a few seconds of blenderizing until you get a consistency you think will work. Drop the stuff in the microwave for a very few seconds, just long enough to warm to slightly above room temp, enough to solubolize the fats and make it smell good to the cat. Renal cats are sometimes the toughest group to get on the right diet, they are not feeling all that well and don't want to eat anyway, while at the same time they really need to get those calories in - without excess phosphorus - to survive. > Just to make sure you've tried them all. > > Prescription Diet k/d minced chicken version canned Took a few bites, wouldn't eat it after an hour. > Prescription Diet k/d loaf canned version No way in hell. > Prescription Diet k/d dry Uses it for nibbles, won't eat dry as main food. > Prescription Diet g/d canned version > Prescription Diet g/d dry version Vet said no. > Eukanuba Veterinary Diets Multi-Stage Renal dry only No dry, but we got a couple of cans. It's too similar to k/d in that it's predominantly liver. She HATES liver. > Purina NF canned version Out of the three, she liked this best, but still had too much of a proble with it being loaf/minced. > Purina NF dry version Won't eat dry. > The difficulty with Waltham is that they are in transition. The merger > of Royal Canin and Waltham means that the former Waltham Renal Support [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > longer available and nobody knows that Product B is the new name of > it. You wouldn't think this would happen but it does. I think I found that out. :) > Any of the dry food can be fairly easily made in a "chunks" type of > wet product by dropping them in a blender with some water. Let it soak [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > anyway, while at the same time they really need to get those calories > in - without excess phosphorus - to survive. The vet just called to say the Thyroid tests came back normal, so there's a plus. She said to stick with the Savory cuts if she's eating it. She said not to give baby food except as a tease to get to eat, and we'll wait to see if the Royal Canin comes and what she thinks of it. She suggested mixing it with Savory Cuts. If she can get half presciption it's better than none, but if she'll only eat commercial, we can deal with it. Wants her back in 3 weeks for dental. |
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