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Does anyone dampen their cat's dry food? I'm scraping the barrel for solutions here.

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usernamenotaccepted · 13/07/2022 15:41

She's indoor cat, 13, has HCM (dx Dec 2019) and now one of her kidneys is 'borderline'.

Chronic problem with vomiting and I'm so fed up with checking every room and floor surface, not to mention anxious about her health and the costs each time we visit the vet.
However, the most recent time I hoiked her into her cat carrier and drove her, howling and wailing (her, not me) to the surgery the vet suggested chicken and rice for her tummy. Did bloods etc, found nothing sinister except the kidney thing. Gave some Omeprazole which I was able to successfully get down her throat the first two days but not after that, no way was she having that.

Fantastic - I've been giving her Applaws chicken and rice in broth. I found it after extensive internet searches because obviously there's no better way to spend my time. She's been eating it for 2 weeks and not only does she LIKE IT (rare) but she hasn't vomitted. Hooray because over the years my debit card has graced the checkouts of many online cat food emporiums.

However, I've realised that at the same the same time I held back giving her kibble (IAMS Senior) which she quite likes but would always vomit it back up; that's obviously what's making her sick then, I thought.

But then I discovered that the Applaws wet food is complementary and the Internet says she also needs a dry food with all the added goodies. I do hope you're still with me.

So I found Applaws dry food and bought a small packet (online because of course none of these things are available in, like, an actual shop(. Which she ate some of this morning...................and vomitted back up.

My question to the litter box is this

Shall I try dampening down the kibble with a bit of boiled water and mush it up do you reckon? Obligatory photo attached.
TY.

Does anyone dampen their cat's dry food? I'm scraping the barrel for solutions here.
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usernamenotaccepted · 13/07/2022 15:43

Oh and she doesnt vomit the Dreamies up; that's possibly because I smash them up so she gets all the cheesy yumminess?

TY and I know I need to get out more.

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DenholmElliot1 · 13/07/2022 15:44

I soften dry food with boiled water for both my cat and my dog. I thought it was normal to do that to be honest.

FannyFifer · 13/07/2022 15:48

She sounds like she has a lot of issues. If she's eating the applaws & not spewing I'd just stick with that. Although it's complimentary she will be getting more nutrition on that than when she was vomiting with the other food.

Dillydollydingdong · 13/07/2022 15:49

I stir the dry biscuits up with some wet food so that the taste gets mixed in

Yarnasaurus · 13/07/2022 16:10

You could try Thrive tins which are similar IIRC but are complete food.

Sunshineandrainbow · 15/07/2022 21:18

Have you tired adding the dry to the wet? Increase ammounts gradually.
Or dry for sensitive tummy? Maybe grain free.

Toddlerteaplease · 15/07/2022 22:47

My very sensitive cat tolerates all varieties of Iams, except the senior one! What Abbott trying Kitten food for her. Higher calorie. Handhold. I had a a cat with HCM, her kidneys went very quickly.

BoxOfCats · 15/07/2022 23:20

Not all wet foods are complementary foods like the Applaws food you are using is, you could just try her on a nutritionally complete wet food. I'm not in the UK but there will definitely be brands available to you that offer this.

BoxOfCats · 15/07/2022 23:22

Something like this for example:

justforpets.co.uk/royal-canin-feline-digest-sensitive/

BoxOfCats · 15/07/2022 23:24

FannyFifer · 13/07/2022 15:48

She sounds like she has a lot of issues. If she's eating the applaws & not spewing I'd just stick with that. Although it's complimentary she will be getting more nutrition on that than when she was vomiting with the other food.

That's fine for the short term but in the long term there are specific nutrients cats need in their diet to stay healthy. It would be like a human trying to exist off junk food.

FindRocco · 15/07/2022 23:42

Blink might work.
Although as it is said, any food is better than no food.
Also available in other stores, and in single pouches, is complete food.
www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/blink%21-wet-cat-food-chicken-selection-pouches-mulitpack-8-x-85g

usernamenotaccepted · 16/07/2022 11:22

Thanks all.
@Toddlerteaplease I'm thinking that this is another stage in her condition, the kidney's starting to fail? Can you say any more about your own experience of a cat with this? I can't get anything really helpful from internet searches.

Kitten food is a very good idea thank you!
I'm waiting for a delivery of the Thrive tins.
Tried wetting down the Applaws kibble and it was a definite "nope" to that so I haven't given it again.
I've discovered she LOVES Dreamies. My god, she hears the packet rustling and moves like the wind from her sleeping place and the racket she makes whilst she waits the few seconds for me to break them up a bit!! I give her lik e lix with her meds mixed in but the Dreamies wow!!

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Toddlerteaplease · 16/07/2022 11:30

My cat was fine in her self. But she was peeing on the hall door mat and I'd find random puddles. Which wasn't like her. I went on holiday and when I came back a week later she'd lost 500g and was literally skin and bone. The cardiologist had doubled her diuretics the week before. And it just tipped her over the edge. She wasn't a vomiter though.

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