Eugenia
Lairian
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- Sep 23, 2019
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Seth 1 year 1 month.
THE STORY
I got my baby when he was about 5 months.Shortly after that, I noticed that he started to have bad breath. When I told about it to the veterinarian she assumed that his teeth are changing and that is why there is a BAD BREATH and RED GUMS.MeanwhileWe had also problems with blood in his stool. We were doing tests at the clinic (parasites test)-everything was ok. So we decided to change the diet. Veterinarian prescribed probiotics and prebiotics and Royal Canin wet food(something for the gut).To be honest, I didn't see any changes .So I decided to experiment by myself and change the food and to find the perfect for my cat. I ended up with RAW food (IRONWILL) I liked the result: the blood was there pretty rare and the poo was softer and not that smelly and he started to do it 2 times a day (not 4 -when he was on dry food)
I thought that the breath will change with raw food, but not
So I went to the vet again (1-year-old .Last vet visit was when he was about 7 month)
The veterinarian told me that he had a lot of plagues and because of that his gingivitis are progressing
So we did the teeth cleaning and the front 4 bottom teeth were extracted because the x-ray showed that it was already not the part of bone structure.
VETERINARIAN CONCLUSION:
-bad teeth genetics
-stop feeding raw
-we need to give him all possible care and to change the diet to DENTAL
recommended by VOHC® (dry food)
-wet canned food(ROYAL CANIN GASTROINTESTINAL, probably)cause of his blood in poo(but I know it is not working)
MY CONCERNS:
-I don't like the ingredients of dry dental food that is recommended by VOHC®(THe HILLS and ROYAL CANIN)e.g. INGREDIENTS: Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Powdered Cellulose, Chicken Fat, Chicken Liver Flavor, .....
they have a lot of grains in it and I think it can cause the blood in my cat's stool
-Overall, I think that raw is better.
QUESTIONS
1. CAN I maintain the good dental health of my young cat still keeping the raw food as the main meal?
My idea was to keep the raw but to give him dental supplements, dental treats, brush his teeth daily, use water additives.
I think my veterinarian will insist on changing the diet. They always insist on THE HIlls dry food. But I feel they don't know about sphynx that much.
What you can suggest?
Did anyone have the same problem ?
What are your thoughts?
THE STORY
I got my baby when he was about 5 months.Shortly after that, I noticed that he started to have bad breath. When I told about it to the veterinarian she assumed that his teeth are changing and that is why there is a BAD BREATH and RED GUMS.MeanwhileWe had also problems with blood in his stool. We were doing tests at the clinic (parasites test)-everything was ok. So we decided to change the diet. Veterinarian prescribed probiotics and prebiotics and Royal Canin wet food(something for the gut).To be honest, I didn't see any changes .So I decided to experiment by myself and change the food and to find the perfect for my cat. I ended up with RAW food (IRONWILL) I liked the result: the blood was there pretty rare and the poo was softer and not that smelly and he started to do it 2 times a day (not 4 -when he was on dry food)
I thought that the breath will change with raw food, but not
So I went to the vet again (1-year-old .Last vet visit was when he was about 7 month)
The veterinarian told me that he had a lot of plagues and because of that his gingivitis are progressing
So we did the teeth cleaning and the front 4 bottom teeth were extracted because the x-ray showed that it was already not the part of bone structure.
VETERINARIAN CONCLUSION:
-bad teeth genetics
-stop feeding raw
-we need to give him all possible care and to change the diet to DENTAL
recommended by VOHC® (dry food)
-wet canned food(ROYAL CANIN GASTROINTESTINAL, probably)cause of his blood in poo(but I know it is not working)
MY CONCERNS:
-I don't like the ingredients of dry dental food that is recommended by VOHC®(THe HILLS and ROYAL CANIN)e.g. INGREDIENTS: Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Powdered Cellulose, Chicken Fat, Chicken Liver Flavor, .....
they have a lot of grains in it and I think it can cause the blood in my cat's stool
-Overall, I think that raw is better.
QUESTIONS
1. CAN I maintain the good dental health of my young cat still keeping the raw food as the main meal?
My idea was to keep the raw but to give him dental supplements, dental treats, brush his teeth daily, use water additives.
I think my veterinarian will insist on changing the diet. They always insist on THE HIlls dry food. But I feel they don't know about sphynx that much.
What you can suggest?
Did anyone have the same problem ?
What are your thoughts?