puppy food vs adult?

[Justicemom]

I looked that up. Is that for kidney failure?!

Was your cat just randomly throwing up? Smudge was throwing up EVERY SINGLE DAY and refusing to eat. They never did blood work (he wasn't even a year old at the time - close to it though). I'll have to ask the vet about that when we go back next month for Smudge's rabies shot.

Yes it is a diet for kidney disease. Animals with kidney disease with vomit due to the build up of toxins(BUN and creatintine really urine) in their blood. Renal diets help with that.

Though I like to get a baseline of the blood values in animals that vomiting and not eating. The fact he recovered suggests inflammation in the GI tract.

But the way, I have a BS in Animal Science as well as my DVM and have taken so many classes on nutrution for both ruminents and monogastics its not funny.

 

[Smudge]

Yes it is a diet for kidney disease. Animals with kidney disease with vomit due to the build up of toxins(BUN and creatintine really urine) in their blood. Renal diets help with that.

Though I like to get a baseline of the blood values in animals that vomiting and not eating. The fact he recovered suggests inflammation in the GI tract.

But the way, I have a BS in Animal Science as well as my DVM and have taken so many classes on nutrution for both ruminents and monogastics its not funny.

I'm not questioning you. Random question though: Smudge is about 1 year and 2 months old. Is he still too young to have his thyroid tested?

 

[Justicemom]

I'm not questioning you. Random question though: Smudge is about 1 year and 2 months old. Is he still too young to have his thyroid tested?

Oh I know Jessica. It's not you.

No that is not too young to test his thyroid. A complete panel is the best. You can screen with just a T4 but that doesn't always give the complete picture. Although it is cheaper and a good place to start.

 

[Smudge]

Oh I know Jessica. It's not you.

No that is not too young to test his thyroid. A complete panel is the best. You can screen with just a T4 but that doesn't always give the complete picture. Although it is cheaper and a good place to start.

Thanks!

 

[Megansmom]

Yes it is a diet for kidney disease. Animals with kidney disease with vomit due to the build up of toxins(BUN and creatintine really urine) in their blood. Renal diets help with that.

Though I like to get a baseline of the blood values in animals that vomiting and not eating. The fact he recovered suggests inflammation in the GI tract.

But the way, I have a BS in Animal Science as well as my DVM and have taken so many classes on nutrution for both ruminents and monogastics its not funny.

Yes my kitty Rainy is 15 1/2 years old and has always had hairball issues but recently began throwing up every few days if not every day . My Vet did a CBC and mostly everything was good except for the BUN and creatinine. She even did a strerile urinalysis the same time as the blood work to get the most accurate reading..Interestingly enough, she has maintained both a healthy appetite AND weight!

I may start looking into vitamins that help support the kidney and GI along with the current food..

 

[Megansmom]

I looked that up. Is that for kidney failure?!

Was your cat just randomly throwing up? Smudge was throwing up EVERY SINGLE DAY and refusing to eat. They never did blood work (he wasn't even a year old at the time - close to it though). I'll have to ask the vet about that when we go back next month for Smudge's rabies shot.

No, interestingly enough, my cat still has and always has a good appetite and maintaining a good weight . She would go a few days with no throwing up, but then she would start again, then it got to almost every day . She seems a little better now that we have her on the prescription diet, here's praying she stays that way