Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2005
Cat Food Problems
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Ruby Tuesday - 15 Feb 2005 01:20 GMT I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he eats the Wellness. Could it be that Wellness is so pure, that it's forcing him to bring up toxins? I'm not sure what to do, and am appreciative of all the wonderful feedback this group is capable of.
Thanks in advance,
- Ruby Tuesday
Monique Y. Mudama - 15 Feb 2005 01:43 GMT > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he > eats the Wellness. Could it be that Wellness is so pure, that it's forcing > him to bring up toxins? I'm not sure what to do, and am appreciative of all > the wonderful feedback this group is capable of. As much as I feel Oscar has improved on Wellness, I think your theory gives the food a little too much credit. Have you tried different flavors? Maybe Mico just can't tolerate something in the Wellness food.
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Ruby Tuesday - 15 Feb 2005 03:00 GMT > > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > > and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the food a little too much credit. Have you tried different flavors? Maybe > Mico just can't tolerate something in the Wellness food. I usually feed him canned Salmon & Trout, but decided on variety yesterday, and gave him the one with Chicken & Herring & Something Else in it. I bought two other different varieties. I guess I'll just wait to see what happens with them.
Thanks for the feedback,
- RT
> -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Monique Y. Mudama - 15 Feb 2005 18:13 GMT > I usually feed him canned Salmon & Trout, but decided on variety yesterday, > and gave him the one with Chicken & Herring & Something Else in it. I > bought two other different varieties. I guess I'll just wait to see what > happens with them. Oscar's in love with the Turkey & Salmon stuff. She's most unhappy when I feed her other flavors. Go figure.
 Signature monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully
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Ruby Tuesday - 15 Feb 2005 18:36 GMT > > I usually feed him canned Salmon & Trout, but decided on variety yesterday, > > and gave him the one with Chicken & Herring & Something Else in it. I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Oscar's in love with the Turkey & Salmon stuff. She's most unhappy when I > feed her other flavors. Go figure. Sounds yummy. I'll look for it next time. Thanks.
- Ruby Tuesday
> -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca equalizer - 15 Feb 2005 01:48 GMT >I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, >and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >- Ruby Tuesday You didn't mention if the food was dry or canned. I know that my cats sometimes eat dry so fast that they end up puking it right back up. If the Wellness is wet -- is this a recent development? Has he ever been able to keep it down? If not, maybe it just doesn't agree with him. You have two others choices that work, so you should be fine.
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Ruby Tuesday - 15 Feb 2005 03:02 GMT > >I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > >and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > You didn't mention if the food was dry or canned. It's canned.
I know that my cats
> sometimes eat dry so fast that they end up puking it right back up. If > the Wellness is wet -- is this a recent development? No, this has been going on for quite a while.
Has he ever been
> able to keep it down? Occasionally.
If not, maybe it just doesn't agree with him. You
> have two others choices that work, so you should be fine. Thanks for the feedback,
- Ruby Tuesday
> eq Elizabeth Blake - 15 Feb 2005 02:34 GMT > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > - Ruby Tuesday Both of my cats have Wellness canned in their diet and have had no problems with it. When I used to feed a mix of wet & dry (not at the same time) I bought a bag of Wellness dry. They both ate it like candy, but Otto would throw up every single time. Sometimes right after he ate, sometimes later on. As soon as I stopped the Wellness dry, the puking stopped. Now they get very little dry food. If I go away and the catsitter can only come once a day they get Science Diet dry left out, and once in awhile I'll give them a little as a treat.
-- Liz
Ruby Tuesday - 15 Feb 2005 03:03 GMT > > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science > Diet, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > day they get Science Diet dry left out, and once in awhile I'll give them a > little as a treat. It's canned food.
Thanks for the feedback,
- Ruby Tuesday
> -- > Liz Joe Canuck - 15 Feb 2005 03:09 GMT > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > - Ruby Tuesday If your cat agreed with the Wellness food I'd expect he would keep it down.
Note this by itself is not an indication that Wellness is bad. It only means that your cat does not agree with the particular type of Wellness food you have been feeding it.
Stop feeding him the particular kind of Wellness you have been. It isn't doing him much good anyway if he cannot keep it down. Start hunting around for another kind of food, even within the Wellness brand, that will agree with him if you want to feed three different kinds of food.
Mary - 15 Feb 2005 05:16 GMT > I feed Mico three types of food: MaxCat Hairball Management, Science Diet, > and Wellness. He's fine with the first two, but usually vomits after he > eats the Wellness. Could it be that Wellness is so pure, that it's forcing > him to bring up toxins? I'm not sure what to do, and am appreciative of all > the wonderful feedback this group is capable of. They do this sometimes, often because the food is something they really like and they eat it too fast, or it is "too rich" for them, as my vet says. You might try putting down just a bit, then waiting and putting down more, if you are around and have the time.
Lesley Madigan - 16 Feb 2005 16:01 GMT > They do this sometimes, often because the food is something they > really like and they eat it too fast, or it is "too rich" for them, as > my vet says. You might try putting down just a bit, then waiting > and putting down more, if you are around and have the time. Yes I have seen one cat (Fugazi) who was totally addicted to dried food (Our cats get wet food mostly but if we are going out for the day or at night they get some dried put down) regardless of variety and I have seen her stuff herself with the stuff, then with a smug grin, puke the whole lot up and go back to the bowl for seconds!
Lesley
Slave to the Fabulous Furballs
Ruby Tuesday - 16 Feb 2005 17:57 GMT > > They do this sometimes, often because the food is something they > > really like and they eat it too fast, or it is "too rich" for them, as [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > have seen her stuff herself with the stuff, then with a smug grin, > puke the whole lot up and go back to the bowl for seconds! Ewwwwwww!
Anyhow, I don't think that's Mico's problem. He takes breaks in between bites.
- Ruby Tuesday
> Lesley > > Slave to the Fabulous Furballs Steve G - 17 Feb 2005 00:45 GMT (...)
> > Yes I have seen one cat (Fugazi) who was totally addicted to dried > > food (Our cats get wet food mostly but if we are going out for the day [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ewwwwwww! Hah - when one of my cat eats especially quickly, he'll often throw up. That's cool though, because the other cat gets to chow on a warm, partially digested seconds...
Steve.
PawsForThought - 15 Feb 2005 12:59 GMT As others have suggested, perhaps there is something in Wellness that just doesn't agree with your cat's system. Some cats just have sensitivities to certain ingredients. I would stop feeding it since you say it's been going on for a while.
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