Any alternatives for Slippery Elm?

[Corporal Smokey]

That looks like good stuff Gillian, it's firmly in the lead! Thanks 

[Gillian Harvey]

I wonder if he'd 'like' (?) Tree Barks Powder from Dorwest Herbs better. Its 90% Slippery Elm Bark and 10% Whit Poplar Bark - in powder form. The thing is, I think it smells quite horrible and when I first got some I thought theres no way they'll eat their food with this in it - but I found that none of the ones I've used it on have seemed to notice it in their food, or if they did notice it they obviously didnt find it offensive. Might be worth a try. http://www.dorwest.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TB If you did try it I'd add just the teeniest bit mixed right in, then increase slowly if he accepts it.

[Corporal Smokey]

give it to Josh as a pill.

Hmmm, I'm quite fond of my eyes, Josh doesn't 'do' pills  . For a cat that weighs a stone, he really is fussy. He's not to keen on tuna, refused the lovely prawns I offered him yesterday  and is quite difficult to fool with the old beef paste trick.

I'm quite interested by the pepcid thing. I'll read up on that. I used to be on Tanya's site all the time when Hope had CRF but I've not looked at it much since she went to the bridge.

I'm going to order some RC Digestive Comfort later, he was fine on that. This morning he's decided that he no longer likes Burns food and wants to eat the cheap Ultima stuff I had left in the cupboard. Obviously Smokey has decided to copy him on the grounds "it's a cat's prerogative".

  There's just no pleasing some felines...

[Janeyk]

I don't I'm afraid and have had a few cats like that unfortunately but tbh I've used that SEP myself and it's just awful so made me feel worse.

[swampmaxmum]

Do you know anyone in France who could buy you Pepcidac (famotidine 10mgs) which seems to be the same stuff as Pepcid AC (although in smaller packets and a lot more expensive than the American stuff)? Otherwise you can get some size 1 gelcaps and put the SEB in them and give it to Josh as a pill. If it's real indigestion from urea toxins, the Pepcid seems a lot stronger than SEB. I started with 1/4 tablet every day, but I think some say you should start with every 2 days. There's a lot on Tanya's CRF website, if you google that it has heaps of info.

[Tiggy's Mum]

Have you tried mixing the SEB in with something other than his dinner?  I used to squeeze the juice out of a small portion of tuna, sprinkle the powder on and then pour some hot water over to dissolve it, another trick was mixing it in with Beef sandwich paste (no onions).

I swear by Pepcid AC (famotidine 10mg) but this is only availabe in the US now so a pain to get hold of 

[Corporal Smokey]

Josh has been sick now and again since I've had him. He's a 14 yo BSH. It's never more than you'd worry about, usually wolfing food down too quickly but sometimes it's quite foamy. I believe this is a stomach acid thing (although if anyone has any other ideas, feel free). He is in perfect health otherwise and has had regular health checks for the past 18 months since I became paranoid after losing his best friend to CRF.

As soon as I mix the tiniest bit of SE into his dinner he flicks his tail and mooches out in disgust.

I have raised his food bowl but he ignores it or throws it on the floor.

He is fine when he eats RC digestive/oral/sensitive so I could just restrict him to that but I'd like him to eat at least a little wet food. I can try him on RC sensitive wet but I was just wondering if anyone had any sneaky tips for stomach acid in cats.