If they like Science Diet Kitten, they will love Wellness kitten-- trust me. I
have fed both b/c Wellness is expensive. That is what I give my foster kittens
who come to me sick and/or malnourished to really get them going and put on
weight. Now that I have two that are no longer sick and have totally packed on
the pounds (completely healthy now), I've been feeding those two S/D kitten wet
to give myself a financial break (plus I was given a free pack of it, so I
thought I'd put it to use). My 2 older cats eat wet Wellness adult. All cats
love it. It's so good for them. You can tell the difference in quality and
smell yourself if you open a can of S/D kitten and a can of Wellness kitten and
compare them visually and by smelling-- the difference is noticeable. The
Wellness is clearly all meat (no grains) and with very little "gravy"- yet cats
still love it. It's not that S/D kitten wet is bad, it's just "not as good" as
Wellness or any one of the other premium, GRAIN-FREE brands.
If/when you are transitioning them to a new wet food, you should always mix the
old food with new. There are specific protocols for doing this that are
probably somewhere in the "archives"-- some people on this site know the
measurements for old food to new food when switching, but I don't. I just do
it loosely by starting with half and half (half old brand, half new) and then
slowly decreasing the amount of old to new, until you are feeding all new.
This is easier on their stomachs. Also, Eagle Pack Holistic has a powder
additive that you add to their food specifically for assisting with the
transitioning to new, premium, holistic brand food. I haven't tried it, but
it's supposed to help. I use the additive for cats prone to stomach upset and
diarrhea also made by Eagle Pack Holistic and I think it's just probiotics. It
seems to help.
Caroline > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject:
Re: Questions on Diet and Transfer Factor?> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:39:17
-0600> > Hi Kenzie,> > The general opinion around here is that there is better
quality canned> food, though you also don't want to buy them food they won't
eat. In> other> words, eating low quality food is better than not eating at
all. I'm> feeding Wellness> canned and dry to my little FeLV+ girl, and she
loves it and does really> well on it.> > <http://www.omhpet.com/wellness/>> >
I've used Mega C and Transfer Factor at the same time after talking to> Ember's
homeopathic vet about it, and there were never problems. I think> that the Mega
C is good for them; I'm just not sure that I believe it> can "cure" > FeLV+
cats, as Mega C literature hints. > > I seem to recall reading that when
switching foods, it's best to have a> mix> of the two foods for a few days and
gradually phase in the new food.> There's> probably good info on the web about
switching from one food to another.> I> think the Wellness web site might even
have this info.> > Lance> > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:18:39 -0600, "Kenzie Kanne">
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:> > Hi-> > I was wondering what kind of diet everyone
uses for their FELV positive> > cats and kittens. I am currently feeding mine
Science Diet Kitten Chow> > and also Friskies canned in a.m. and pm. These
ladies have their habits.> > I have tried switching their dry food and they
began vomiting and quit> > eating so we continued w/ it. I didn't know if their
was a better dry or> > canned I should be feeding them or if what they are
eating is okay. I> > don't want to distress them and they do like their soft
food twice a day.> > > > Also, I have the Transfer Factor?? Can't remember if
that is how it is> > said..the powder at my house and I have been using Mega C
Plus everyday> > for 3 months now...has anyone used Mega C Plus before? Has it
worked for> > you? So do I continue w/ the Mega C plus only or do I keep using
it and> > use the Transfer Factor too or should I just used the Transfer
Factor. > > Any advice is appreciated. Thanks everyone!Kenzie KanneARC
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