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- From: afdenis@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
- Subject: All this FUS over food ... cheaper alternative ...
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- Date: 23 Nov 1992 15:12 EST
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- In article <1992Nov23.170443.18286@news.mentorg.com>, kwilkman@roguecom (Kathleen Wilkman) writes...
- >In article <SDY.92Nov20102007@bcstec.boeing.com>, sdy@bcstec.boeing.com (Ugly Bag of Mostly Water) writes:
- >|>
- >|> Sob story first:
- >|> Well yesterday was my birthday and I had to take my (poor) Fila (7yr old,
- >|> fixed, male, orange domestic) to the vet with some form of blockage (FUS).
-
- >|> I read the FAQ about FUS and was wondering if I should really, really
- >|> worry
- >|> about long term diet -- or will switching to the hills (c/d?) be good
- >|> enough?
- >|> -- gee I hope they eat it, they didn't like the Science Diet stuff but
- >|> really
- >|> took to IAMS. I'd still like to feed them a can (IAMS) every once in a
- >|> while and treats too.
- >|>
- >
- >Just a note on IAMS and FUS:
- >
- >Until 6 months ago, my Vet recommend either IAMS or Science Diet for cats.
- >However, he has since withdrawn his recommendation of IAMS. He told me that
- >he has treated 7 cats in the last year for FUS that were fed an exclusive
- >diet of IAMS. When I heard this, I immediately switched my 2 boys to
- >Science Diet. Naturally they prefer IAMS. :-)
-
- Another note... Fiver, an 18 pound male tabby, after suffering a rather
- *severe* case of FUS a couple of years ago, has been *fine* on a straight
- diet of DADs Gourmet blend (recommended by our vet because of the low ash
- content). He had been on Alleycat prior to that and, while he liked it
- better, Alleycat has a very high ash content and very likely *caused* the
- FUS flare up.
-
- While I am *sure* there are advantages to the IAMS and Hills products, when
- you have up to 12 cats to feed at a time (and you *aren't* Ross Perot),
- cost *is* a consideration.
-
- Also the ferrets love it. :-)
-
- -- Stephen
-
- Growing up is easier than you think ... one day, you just wake
- up an adult ... and mourn your loss.
-
-