Tums, runs and food sharing...

[MoshisMum]

Well I thought I'd got it sorted, but it seems I haven't.

Moshi is on Hills Kitten and Moto is on James Wellbeloved. I thought I'd managed to get them to eat their own food, but over the last couple of days, it appears they've been mixing and matching. Consequently, we have runny bums.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can manage this? I want them both on the same food, but doing the slow switch isn't going to work, whilst they're eating each others food.

I'm out at work during the day and so can't monitor who eats what and I don't want to leave them without food.

Help!

[WoodsideMaineCoons]

It is tricky but you might just have to leave out a mixture of both and wait for the runny bums to subside - decide which food you want them to be on and then gradually reduce the other food accordingly. In the meantime, you can try adding a little boiled chicken or fish to their diet to make the transit a little easier for them.

[MoshisMum]

Thanks Louise.

I guess I'm worried about the little chap and his bum, as he's so young. Will it take long to subside, do you think? They're both drinking and running about fine.

I'll try the boiled chicken route too :-)

[WoodsideMaineCoons]

The only other option is to take away the food completely and stick to chicken and rice or fish for a couple of days. Once their tums are back to normal then introduce a small amount of the biccie that you want them to be on. If you do it gradually then it should be fine and as long as they are eating well then it will be easy enough to get them back to nibbling throughout the day.

I have found Ruby can be a bit sensitive with some foods so I am just being very careful and doing a bit of trial and error with which flavours she can and can't have.

I have found the fish flavours seem to agree with her better than the ones with chicken or liver in.

[MoshisMum]

Ooh that sounds like a good idea! Think I'll do the chicken and rice and then introduce the Hills back in. I think that might suit them both.

Moto doesn't seem to bothered and is his usual naughty self, but I worry lol

I've stopped any wet food for them already, so it doesn't add to the issue. This way, when it's all safe, I can start to add that in slowly too.

Thank you!! xx

[Laura1982]

Glad you've posted this,

I'm having similar problems....... Was going to try just with steamed chicken until Sookie's bum got better, then slowy introduce dry food?

xx

[Tivicoons]

All mine are on Royal Canin Sensible 33, some get a tin of applaws every day... I have no probs with them but try anything else and Spice goes Dookie! When she was a kitten she used to jump thru into the kitchen and pinch our dog's dinner... result atomic poo, she had an awfully delicate tum as a kitten, we regularly had to bath her three times a day, then after far too many trips to the vets she just got better, days after the vets decided she should have a biopsy to find out what was wrong... glad I said no to that one!