Orijin V Applaws (dry food)

[Elmo77]

Hi folks ,
Back asking for advice again (sigh) .... Been having a battle with soft poo since getting our baby she has been on rc 36/34 for last 4/5 weeks ,i have introduced boiled chicken thigh into her diet a couple of times to see if it helps and we get a lovely formed tree branch of a poo ,but once boiled chicken is removed form diet and we go back to RC only it's back to soft poo again ,she only goes once and maybe twice a day which is good ,i have just started using fortiflora thanks to advice given here which she seems to love mixed in with her food ,and soaking her food down first with water seems to help ,but the only common culprit seems to be the RC ,i want to try a cereal/grain free food to see if its that ,and i want to introduce wet food into her diet as well later so she will be on a mix of both but i need to get the dry food sorted first i think .

I've read great things about orijin but for convinence pets&home sell applaws 80%, is there much difference in the quality ?
I know orijin is more expensive but cost isn't really an issue but convinence of being able to buy a small ammount to try from pets@home would be easier

thanks in advance

Grace&willow

[jckkerrison]

I can't help you much with the advice onapplaws versa orijin my cats are always fed cheap & cheerful Felix from a tin or at the moment their choice is anothe cheapie Kit E Kat.
It does sound though as if Willow can't stomach the richer food,proven really by her poos going good after having something bland like chicken,also too much dried food no matter what it is can cause problems for the stomach too,we have a lot of babes who come into work fed only dry because the owners assume that will absorb some of the excess moisture going through & come out hard,wrong,it can go right the opposite.I wouldn't worry about the kitten food as that sure seems too rich for her,try her on a blander wet food,RC bikkies tend to be pretty rich as well so try her with a small bag of one of the Hills diets,mine love the Natures Best but whatever you choose only give her small amounts at a time & even try a half wet half biscuit or more wet with a few bikkies on top,they don't really help the teeth & gums as we like to think they do,a lot of cats don't bother to crunch them as they should anyway.If you are worried about baby not getting enough nutrients then get a tube of nutri gel plus or something like it & give her a bit of that every day to top her up,my last three boys have turned into great dollops without the help of a lot of baby food but have always had extra vitamins through the fast growing early period. Good luck keep us posted....x

PS Now they are older mine can stomach any of the RC biscuit,they have always been ok with hairball but the oral gave them the shits no matter how few they were given but ok on that as well now but their daily quota is still not very high & poor Merl due to his wobbly tum even less,have told him if he runs around with new babe when it comes & jumps about more his figure might improve & his ration could increase by another half a dozen bikkies but not sure if he has taken it on board...!

[Howlinbob]

You are right, grain-free is the way to go, but also move away from dry food if you can and onto wet food.

I have found the info on here very helpful:

Feeding cats for beginners (and more seasoned cat owners alike) - Pet Forums Community

[Heather2mc]

Not sure if this is any help but one of my Maine Coons ( Zack) is no good at all on any type of kitten food - he was no good as a kitten and is still no good now. He also has the tummy wobbles with certain brands and types of food - wet food with lots of gravy and science diet indoor ( found that out recently ) He is nearly 2 now and over the last 2 years I have kept him on foods he is ok with and stopped any new foods if he gets a bit wobbly in the tum. He has RC maine coon and science diet oral and is ok with that. Kangaroo meat and about half the flavours of dine. My friend has a maine coon who is exactly the same and we have found that they seem to react to almost the same things. Trial and error unfortunately seemed to be they way forward

[Elmo77]

Time to swap to wet food i think ,have a box of natures menu here ready to go ,i think i have been kidding myself that dry food is better for her & wet will give her the runs, i never seem to read anything about wet food and poo problems it always seems to be dry food issues ,thanks jckkerrison from advice in an earlier post willow has been on nutrigel for last 4 days & licks a pea size bits off my finger 3/4 times a day ,she is deffinately filling out but has the boniest backside i have ever seen im sure she could cut glass with it & it does seem the Rc is not doing her anygood ,she is very long and leggy with huge paws but is far too lean in my opinion ,but being our first MC was never sure if this was normal for the breed ,her weight going off the weight comparisson chart is slightly under the others altho she has been catching up recently im possitive she should have a lot more meat on her bones ,if i was honest i think 1/2 kg on top & she would still be lean

Anyway time to say good bye to RC & hello to a wet diet ,wish us luck

Grace&willow(4mths today)

I agree heather i think i will have to experiment a bit & find what suits her best ,it may be a cheaper brand like felix will work fingers crossed i will find something ,the trouble is that the weaning in periods can be long and then may have to start again fresh the week later (sigh) my 4 children are huge thanks to there dad 6' 4" and i never had this much trouble feeding them :P

[jckkerrison]

She will catch up, & get her there in the end,I love the bit about her boney backside,she will have to have a word with my Bruce because he could keep her company you wouldn't need a cats skeleton for biology lessons you can feel & count every bone in his body,can even feel his microchip dead easy because he has no flesh on him to cover it but he is still a super boy with his long lean body perched on long legs,that could be Willows forte but whatever you are doing with her at the moment she is obviously getting nutrition out of it now to be putting on the weight,make haste slowly....xxx