Some of you know that I have a FLUTD kitty eating c/d kibble. She won't eat the c/d canned (I don't blame her). Repeated efforts to switch her to the grain free canned diets my other cats eat have resulted in elevated pH and too many struvite crystals.
However, her tolerance for the c/d has hit an all time low. She is regurgitating almost daily now, and I can't take it any more. I have tried many things. She is fed in tiny portions, to prevent scarf and barf. I've added pure chicken fat, to help the kibbles slide down. While this has made her coat lovely and soft and shiny, it has not helped the regurgitation. I've put her on a probiotic, in an effort to help her body digest the food. No difference.
It's obvious, to me, what is happening. Her body is just not digesting the food. It sits in a lump in her stomach for 12 hours or more. So when she eats a new batch, her stomach just can't take all that corn mush, and causes her to heave it back up. I've decided this is what is happening, because when she does regurge, not only does the present meal come up, but there is much evidence of the meal she ate 10 hours ago in it, also.
So here's the plan. She is, as of today being switched over to a canned diet. I'll try her on the Before Grain first, and go from there. I've purchased urine pH strips to test her urine. This way I can evaluate how the foods are affecting her, and change them accordingly. If the pH goes too high (which I expect it will, as it always does) I will speak to my vet about using a urine acidifier. But no more c/d. I'll be bringing the most recently opened bag back to the vet for a refund.
Wish us luck!