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Brother and sister F4's both have digestive problems. He is one year and she is almost five months. We have a special feeding bowl for him and this seems to help. He still has minor problems and will have occasional flare-ups. The female had major diarrhea and vomiting about five weeks ago. We took her to the vet. We had a fecal done and this came back negative. She also had her blood drawn and tested and everything came back normal except she was anemic.
Vet said this may have been due to her being sick, she had a minor surgery for anal prolapse two weeks later. She had been fine. A few weeks after surgery she began to have the same issues. Took her to vet again. Her temperature was normal.. Diarrhea , threw up a couple times. They gave her a shot of convenia, for the vomiting and diarrhea. Could find no other issues, except anal prolapse had come right back, and has been aggravated by all of the diarrhea.
I read on Vet's Corner advice and am following directions. The breeder told me they have very delicate digestive systems. My question is how is this possible, when Savannah's can have a raw diet. I know some people grind up bone and raw chicken for their cats. I realize these are f1 and 2 cats, but I am still confused on how cat food can be a problem for a cat that has wild blood. I also have other cats, that have none of these problems.
We don't even feed them anything raw or like that. The male savannah came to us on taste of the wild and we started to gradually switch him over to our cats food Acana: Wild Prairie which is 65% protein consisting of poultry and fish and then 35% fruits and vegetables. The little girl was on Royal Canin Kitten 36 (which bothers the male her brother too). She also eats the mixture of acana and taste of the wild and my other two cats kitten food from shelter which is purina pro plan chicken and rice (which we are working on getting them off of).
As I said earlier my two cats from the shelter do not have a problem with any of these foods. I am assuming that either the Savannah's I have are prone to extremely sensitive stomachs or possibly something genetic is going on here.
I would appreciate any helpful input, from experienced savannah owners. I have tried to be as detailed as possible. Thanks!
Vet said this may have been due to her being sick, she had a minor surgery for anal prolapse two weeks later. She had been fine. A few weeks after surgery she began to have the same issues. Took her to vet again. Her temperature was normal.. Diarrhea , threw up a couple times. They gave her a shot of convenia, for the vomiting and diarrhea. Could find no other issues, except anal prolapse had come right back, and has been aggravated by all of the diarrhea.
I read on Vet's Corner advice and am following directions. The breeder told me they have very delicate digestive systems. My question is how is this possible, when Savannah's can have a raw diet. I know some people grind up bone and raw chicken for their cats. I realize these are f1 and 2 cats, but I am still confused on how cat food can be a problem for a cat that has wild blood. I also have other cats, that have none of these problems.
We don't even feed them anything raw or like that. The male savannah came to us on taste of the wild and we started to gradually switch him over to our cats food Acana: Wild Prairie which is 65% protein consisting of poultry and fish and then 35% fruits and vegetables. The little girl was on Royal Canin Kitten 36 (which bothers the male her brother too). She also eats the mixture of acana and taste of the wild and my other two cats kitten food from shelter which is purina pro plan chicken and rice (which we are working on getting them off of).
As I said earlier my two cats from the shelter do not have a problem with any of these foods. I am assuming that either the Savannah's I have are prone to extremely sensitive stomachs or possibly something genetic is going on here.
I would appreciate any helpful input, from experienced savannah owners. I have tried to be as detailed as possible. Thanks!