food intolerance

[Millys Mum]

Megaesophagus is more common in dogs i believe but cats can suffer with it, something else to rule out.

The biscuits i mentioned are made by royal canin, they are normally very helpful with samples so if she wishes to try then it should be possible

[marie08]

I wonder if his oesophagus is narrowed, perhaps with scar tissue from a previous conditon

he might have been thin because he couldn't keep food down, although mouth ulcers would have prevented him eating

has he been X-rayed?

yes!! thats exactly what i've just told her on the phone about 5mins ago! i dont think he had an x-ray though but i'll mention that to her too, many thanks 

[Kay and Penny]

I wonder if his oesophagus is narrowed, perhaps with scar tissue from a previous conditon

he might have been thin because he couldn't keep food down, although mouth ulcers would have prevented him eating

has he been X-rayed?

[marie08]

If she mashes the food with chunks that he normally sicks up, does he keep that down? If he does then its not an intolerance. 
Siameses are known for gobbling their food, is he eating too quickly? They actually make a dry food for especially for siameses to make them chew more  my lot think its lovely even tho they are mogs, its the only biscuit they crunch up!

hi, i asked her about that and she said yes if she mashes up the chunks he will keep it down, even if she gives him a tiny piece of meat he will bring it up within a minute, its very strange. she said before she adopted him from the rescue centre he had mouth ulcers and was very thin, she's had him a year now and he has put on wieght and is very happy, the mouth ulcers have gone. so yes your right its not intolerance but i doubt very much he would be able to eat even the biscuits you mentioned. very strange isnt it 

[koscha (Ruth M)]

My Z is wheat intolerant so has the Arden Grange biccies, however he also reacts badly to colourings such as the deep red they use in a lot of the fishy chunks (Felix are starting this too). Whiskas is just too rich for both my boys period. Its usually back up within an hour 

I'm currently contemplating the cost of switching Z to a raw diet. He adores raw meat especially chicken so it's a winner as far as he's concerned. RW doesn't like raw meat and neither like the supermeats...big chunks for big boys or they turn their noses up! 

The boys are also prone to wolfing thier food too quickly so I tend to feed 4 meals a day rather than 2. If I switch Z to a raw diet that means he will have to work to get his meat off the bone so will eat more slowly. As for RW i'm considering Bozita or the one they sell in Lidl's (can't remember the name off the top of my head).

With most cats with intolerances its a case of testing them on new foods one at a time (and have a few cartons of a hypoallergenic food or chicken and rice to one side for when tummies get a bit sore) 

[Millys Mum]

Also, how much is she feeding him in one go and how often?
Milly used to throw up if she didnt get fed enough, chunks didnt help so i always mashed her food up and fed her over 4 meals aday instead of 2, this kept her tummy acid happy and me 
Bad side to that is the others got the habit and now there would be a revolt if it got changed!!

[Millys Mum]

If she mashes the food with chunks that he normally sicks up, does he keep that down? If he does then its not an intolerance. 
Siameses are known for gobbling their food, is he eating too quickly? They actually make a dry food for especially for siameses to make them chew more  my lot think its lovely even tho they are mogs, its the only biscuit they crunch up!

[marie08]

Depending on what the pate is, they are normally purer than foods in jelly or Gravy and also some biscuits (the cheap ones have colourings etc added) eg Whiskas supermeat is just meat, meat byproducts, oils and minerals. The gravy & jelly ones have soya etc added. Maybe an intolerance to soya? - there are plenty of hypoallergenic foods around such as Arden Grange. Also Hills and others sell them.

thankyou mark i have passed the message on to my friend, you could be right on that

[Mark]

Depending on what the pate is, they are normally purer than foods in jelly or Gravy and also some biscuits (the cheap ones have colourings etc added) eg Whiskas supermeat is just meat, meat byproducts, oils and minerals. The gravy & jelly ones have soya etc added. Maybe an intolerance to soya? - there are plenty of hypoallergenic foods around such as Arden Grange. Also Hills and others sell them.

[Janeyk]

Hi and  to Purrs Marie 

I wonder whether it's the type of food which doesn't agree with although it sound more like the texture, not sure why that could be though  I'd probably ask the vet to investigate further it does seem strange.  Maybe some other Purrs peeps will have some ideas 

[marie08]

hi
my friends 2 year old siamese can only eat pate or food that she has mashed up for him, if he eats chunks in gravy or biscuits he is sick after and is always in a kind of white mucus
she got him from a rescue home and they did a few tests on him at the vets but couldnt find anything wrong with him
she has no idea why this happens
his teeth are fine
anyone have an answer?