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Offline Tiggy's Mum

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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 21:56:39 PM »
Here's the info Lottie posted for me when Riley was having poo issues...

Quote from: Team Svartalfheims on March 16, 2009, 16:26:28 PM
No it's just a blood sample. Costs about £450 to have the full panel of environmental and food allergies done but Axa will cover it (as Halifax are underwritten by Axa and they covered it) http://www.animal-allergy.com/html/pet-owners/

You get a full report back of everything they tested for allergies and intolerances to (IgE scores indicate a true food allergy and IgG scores indicate an intolerance) and a score of between 0 and 5 to how allergic/intolerant to the substance.

The full allergy panel tests for all sorts of tree, shrub, weeds and grass pollens, human dander, dust mites, storage mites, moulds, fleas and various meats, fishes and other food stuffs like milk, wheat, soybean, corn etc

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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 21:54:24 PM »
Thanks Helen, I'm going to look into getting him tested. It would be good to know for sure what is it for sure.
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009, 21:01:30 PM »
Woo Hoo - great news :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy: There's nothing like a perfectly formed poo to bring out the dancing bananas  :evillaugh:

Here's a link with some info on the allergy blood test Lottie mentioned http://www.animal-allergy.com/html/pet-owners/
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 20:54:27 PM »
Quote from: DebbieM on April 05, 2009, 20:24:49 PM
Carra says thanks MrsR, he is very proud of himself!  ;D

And so he should be  :hug:
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 20:24:49 PM »
Carra says thanks MrsR, he is very proud of himself!  ;D
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 16:19:38 PM »
Just a quickie from me to say congrats on your solid poo Carra x
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009, 11:28:47 AM »
Thanks so much for your reply Lottie. Yes, he is insured. I didn't know about testing for allergies by blood. I had no idea. Pity the vet hadn't told me cos I think it's a great idea and I could have got it done before now!   :doh:
I'm hoping it is the maize thing as we can get the foods that you suggest and they will be more tasty for him than the stuff he is on right now. I had heard good things about Arden Grange food but by then I had a cupboard full of half open bags of many varieties all tried and tested but I will definetly keep that one in mind for the future.  He loves his food so much!  :Luv2:  :thanks: again!
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Re: Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2009, 11:11:02 AM »
Is he insured? If so it might be worth getting your vet to take a blood sample from him and getting it sent off to York for allergy testing as then if he does have any intolerances/allergies you'd know exactly what they were and how severe they are. You get a full report back of everything they tested for allergies and intolerances to (IgE scores indicate a true food allergy and IgG scores indicate an intolerance) and a score of between 0 and 5 to how allergic/intolerant to the substance the animal is.

The full allergy panel tests for all sorts of tree, shrub, weeds and grass pollens, human dander, dust mites, storage mites, moulds, fleas and various meats, fishes and other food stuffs like milk, wheat, maize (corn), soybean etc

Also if he has allergies confirmed most insurance companies will contribute towards the cost of prescription food.

The Royal Canin Duck and Rice pouches and trays are also maize free as well as wheat free and JWB is wheat free but full of maize so if you've got a cat who's allergic to maize they'd still be allergic to most of the hypoallergenic foods you can buy in the shops (JWB, PAH own etc)  :Crazy:. Royal Canin do a chicken and rice flavour in the Sensitivity control which is also maize and wheat free.

Arden Grange Fish and Potato Sensitive is a good hypoallergenic dry food (and cereal free in case he does have a wheat or maize allergy)
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Solid poo at last! Whooppppeeee!!
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2009, 10:40:03 AM »
I'm so happy for Carra's tum! He has had runny poo every since we have had him and last weekend we started him on a perscription diet advised by our vet. The first few days we introduced it gradually and by Tuesday he was on it completely. Only a day or two later we noticed his stools were firming at one end, still soft at the other but he was starting to produce sausage shaped poo for the first time. Today I am so happy to have found a completely solid poo from him!  :wow: He is visiting the tray less often too.
The question I would like to ask is.. has anyone else fed their cat on Royal Canin Duck and Rice trays and where do we go from here? I know it's still early days but I thinking progress at last and what next?  In the old food he was eating the main ingredients were turkey and chicken. He loves applaws chicken as a treat now and again. I felt so bad for him last night as Coco and Evie had a tin of chicken and pumpkin and he had his bland mush. I am wondering if he is sensitive to the chicken or whether it could be the wheat or gluten. I'm sure the perscription diet is wheat free. He was on James Wellbeloved before which is supposed to be hyper allergenic and I tried all sorts of food for sensitive tummies, including Purina One,  none of which made an ounce of difference. He can't be sensitive to rice as the perscription food has 6% rice in it and that seems to be working. I hope it's not the chicken as he loves chicken but duck is poultry too isn't it....Grrr all this food business is very confusing. Drives me crazy  :Crazy: He doesn't have itchy skin...I heard that can be a sign of allergy.
I suppose the vet will advise us on what is next but from people comments on here I'm a bit sceptical about vets opinions on dietery/nutrition issues. I know you lot have so much experience and knowhow!  ;D
He's walking on my keyboard right now.. hungry or he wants da bird again.  :P  :rofl:
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