Mazy cat is maintaining her weight, with my coming straight home from work every day. I am desperate to start walking again, soon it will be too dark to walk after work and I really really really need to get some exercise before that happens.
She's been off the V-B completely for 3 days. The SEB hasn't come yet, I'm using only the marshmallow root at the moment.
Regarding the V-B change, the change in formula happened this summer. Hundreds of people wrote to them to complain, mostly about palatability, and they sent out free samples of a newer batch that was "more palatable" but the list of "inactive ingredients" on the label are the same crappy ingredients. I actually received 2 free bottles a month apart as I kept writing, trying to make them understand that there would now be many cats who could not use this product, due to the change in ingredients.
The SEB should be here this week, and I ordered Konsyl (pure psyllium) too, in case she needs it. I'd rather have it handy, instead of having to wait for it. If I never need to use it, I still won't consider it money wasted.
I am going to try something new, George's aloe vera. Pookie was it you who suggested aloe a long time ago? I've been very resistant to it up until now, but a number of people in the IBD group are using it with great results. It was Laurie Goldstein, my raw mentor and co-founder of EZc who has the most experience with it, she's been using it for years, first with her lymphoma cart, and now with several others. She uses a vet who studies and uses Chinese herbal medicine.
Apparently it is the latex in the aloe that is toxic to cats, and George's removes the latex. It is not organic.
The method is to mix the aloe with SEB and to syringe a half hour before a meal. I think frequent syringing will cause Mazy cat too much stress so I am thinking about how to administer it, a way to get her to eat it on her own.
These are the products I am using or am about to use, for Mazy cat
George's Aloe
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001VKEBS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1Konsyl psyllium
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QIZMY00/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Slippery Elm Bark
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UE25XQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Marshmallow seed
https://smile.amazon.com/Natures-Way-Marshmallow-Root-Capsules/dp/B000302280/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477230130&sr=1-1&keywords=nature%27s+way+marshmallow+rootThe Aloe is the only product I have never used with cats before.