cat food detective wanted
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 7:03 pm
A feral tom I have been feeding for around 7 years nearly lost his life 10 days ago, when I tried to trap him to take him to the vet for probable euthanasia - I failed miserably but now I am so glad I did, because I have hit on a cure for him, but I don't know why
For several months he had been struggling to eat - cat food, biscuits, cooked chicken, raw mince, pates and pureed food - I tried them all - and had begun clawing violently at his mouth when trying to eat, drawing blood until his mouth, paws and bedding were covered in it - the fact he did it with pates made me think it was a gum problem rather than his teeth, or mouth ulcers
after failing to trap him I got some Bozita, which I knew had more jelly than most cat foods, even though he had shown little interest in it when I last tried it some years ago - I thought the jelly might keep him going until I felt brave enough to try trapping him again
and a miracle has occured - he has now chomped his way through 10 cartons of the stuff, leaving a clean dish every time and gradually eating faster than he has done for at least 6 months, and no more clawing at his mouth and not a speck of blood
I know it must be something to do with the contents of the food, as he has only clawed at his mouth once in the 10 days, when he stole a morsel of Gourmet pate from a neighbour's cat who I have been feeding his old food to - so what is in the UK foods that isn't in Swedish Bozita?
Anyone got any idea?
For several months he had been struggling to eat - cat food, biscuits, cooked chicken, raw mince, pates and pureed food - I tried them all - and had begun clawing violently at his mouth when trying to eat, drawing blood until his mouth, paws and bedding were covered in it - the fact he did it with pates made me think it was a gum problem rather than his teeth, or mouth ulcers
after failing to trap him I got some Bozita, which I knew had more jelly than most cat foods, even though he had shown little interest in it when I last tried it some years ago - I thought the jelly might keep him going until I felt brave enough to try trapping him again
and a miracle has occured - he has now chomped his way through 10 cartons of the stuff, leaving a clean dish every time and gradually eating faster than he has done for at least 6 months, and no more clawing at his mouth and not a speck of blood
I know it must be something to do with the contents of the food, as he has only clawed at his mouth once in the 10 days, when he stole a morsel of Gourmet pate from a neighbour's cat who I have been feeding his old food to - so what is in the UK foods that isn't in Swedish Bozita?
Anyone got any idea?