Topic: hills i/d food (Read 4635 times)

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #32 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:34:27 AM »

Bridie is currently haivng 1 tin aday and cooked chicken

shes prefers the pouches in gravy when they r bk in stock at my vets ill get them for her she will proberly have about 1 n a half /2 pouches a day as u get more in the tins than the pouches

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #31 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:09:45 AM »

if it's any help, Max has had i/d 1 can a day for about 2 months now and his weight is stable at 4.8kgs. The key seems to be is their weight stable or does it keep dropping.
Max sometimes refuses his i/d until Swamp tries to nick it, then he wants it all right. Kitty psychology! Swampy's on it quite a bit right now as is regurgitating again.....i'd seems quite a good food for tums.

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #30 on:** April 29, 2007, 19:01:33 PM »

yea i guess u r both right

ive just tried taking a pic of her but shes laying down she dont look thin laying down lol

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #29 on:** April 29, 2007, 18:03:40 PM »

i have to agree with Lottie - I have thought some of mine have needed to put weight on, yet the vet has disagreed, its frustrating, but if you trust your vet, go with their advice. Most pets are overweight, so while she might look thin to you, she could actually be a perfect shape, just not what we are used to seeing.

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #28 on:** April 29, 2007, 17:53:03 PM »

If the vet thinks her weight is fine then she doesn't need to put any on.

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #27 on:** April 29, 2007, 17:51:40 PM »

my vet thinks her weight is average
although she looks thin to me her hips are sort of sinking in imo
ill try and take a pic so u can see what im talking about

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #26 on:** April 29, 2007, 17:41:42 PM »

You are best off discussing food that may help her gain weight with your vets, as he has prescribed prescription food, and if we suggest things, it may wipe that out.

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2007, 16:20:02 PM »

i was looking on the bk of the tin and it says a food which is low in fat

even though its low in fat will it still make her gain weight ?
as i do ideally want to build her up slightly as she looks thin to me

if not any ideas of what i can give her that will make her put on a bit of weight ?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2007, 22:12:45 PM »

I had that prob when Snowy was on k/d, she hated it, Ginger loved it!!

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2007, 21:39:10 PM »

the tins cost me £1.02 each today
the pouches were only 50pence each when i bought them on thursday

bridie doesnt seem overly keen on the tins but the other cats are all trying to knick it off her

its a joke the cat whos meant to have it aint keen and the ones who cant have it want it

alexgirl73 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2007, 20:13:02 PM »

My Teddie has the tins. They are 93p each from the vets here. it's much cheaper to feed the dry of course, but Teddie can't tolerate the dry, only the wet! ANd my other two try to nick hers too lol, must be something going for them!

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2007, 16:50:19 PM »

both of mine love the i/d tins (not pouches). I think it works out at about £1 per tin but if kitty no like, Hills will take back what you don't want for refund.
My Max eats it most of the time and he's (touch all wood) stopped his constant vomiting; Swampy has it when he nicks it lol or when he's vomited and needs a pick me up.
It looks disgusting but clearly they don't think so!!!!
hope it sorts your probs.

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2007, 15:21:43 PM »

The more disgusting it looks and smells to us the more they like it!

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 15:18:09 PM »

the tins are all slushy and soft and goooy ewwwww

all the other cats have tried to pinch it off of Bridie lol i dont know why as it looks gross if u ask me , i prefer the pouches they r less messy

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2007, 10:21:07 AM »

ive just been to a different vet and ive bought some of the tins
they never had pouches in stock , i think the tins are a different flavour from the pouches
shes had chicken for breakfast ,in about an hour ill open the tin and give her some of it , i dont know whether or not it willl be chaeper for me to buy the wet or the dry food in the long run

alexgirl73 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2007, 19:07:00 PM »

Lisa you should be able to get it from another vets! My Teddie is on the hills id wet (but the tins rather than the pouches) and I managed to get some from another vet when mine only had a couple of tins left in stock!

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2007, 18:58:07 PM »

In that case i will keep her on just chicken for tonight and im going to go to a different vets tommorow and see if they will sale me some , ill explain my vet cant get it till monday and if they have any queries regarding a prescription i will tell them to ring my vet and she will confirm that bridie is on that diet and they cant get hold of any more till monday .

Millys Mum · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2007, 18:55:05 PM »

Lisa you need to to stabilise her on one diet at a time, if shes got a food intolerence then thats the only way you will eliminate the problem ingredient.
Also she will end up with diarrhoea!

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2007, 18:49:02 PM »

my vet only had 2 pouches of the id left yesterday and said theyd try to get some more for today
guess what ! they cant get it till monday

i think i may also try her on the purina one sensitive i saw it in tesco today and a small bag is £1.98
shes going to need some food other than chicken to last her till monday

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2007, 07:32:33 AM »

that works out at 50p a pouch, so just the same as what the vet is charging. I dislike the p & p too!!

TeresaM · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2007, 22:18:11 PM »

Just found this on the website I posted above, I always find them much cheaper and order Max's urinary food in bulk. £18.11 for 36 pouches sounds good to me??

Hills Prescription Diet Feline I/D Price: £ 18.11 View Details >>

Gastrointestinal disorders including, pancreatitis and colitis

Quantity: 3 boxes of 12 pouches each 85g - Chicken Flavour (wet food)
Quantity:

TeresaM · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2007, 22:11:14 PM »

I have a bag of this that was sent to me accidently. Don't know where you live but you can have it for the price of the postage if you want. I always order mine from http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2007, 20:28:05 PM »

I happened to look this up after I posted, as I had been asked to see if the RC sensitivity was any cheaper -think it worked out about 42p a pouch, but the p & p was a killer - it is 1.4kg, so 4.95!!

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2007, 20:21:06 PM »

my vet said shes happy to sell them to me per pouch at the moment which is 50 p each

but if she gets on ok with this diet then she will need about 4 pouches aday

so i was looking for the cheapest muit packs of them .

Ela · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2007, 16:11:24 PM »

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do i fax them the precscription ???? or how do i show it to them ?

If you ever order a POM you have to send the prescription by post. I sent them one on Thursday and on Tuesday I received the goods. Mine was a repeat prescription so they keep it for another 2 orders.

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2007, 15:49:47 PM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on April 26, 2007, 15:37:56 PM

Actually Lottie, that comment isn't strictly true, VetUK do sell prescription only items, so not everything on the site can be ordered normally.

Yep ok I didn't make it very clear I was meaning the non POM.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2007, 15:37:56 PM »

Actually Lottie, that comment isn't strictly true, VetUK do sell prescription only items, so not everything on the site can be ordered normally.
Lisa, I would see how well she takes to i/d first, as you normally have to buy large amounts for prescription foods, I dont know how the pouches work, if you can just buy one box, but with tins, you have to buy 24 of them in one go, which isn't good if htey dont like them.

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2007, 14:49:34 PM »

cool

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2007, 14:42:31 PM »

No you don't need a prescription for it you can just order it as you would anything else on the site

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2007, 14:36:21 PM »

oh thats fab thank u ,
i obviously wasnt looking hard enough

ill need a prescription from my vet b4 i can buy it on there though wont i ????

do i fax them the precscription ???? or how do i show it to them ?

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2007, 14:25:40 PM »

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=62_66_101

forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2007, 14:23:24 PM »

can i get it anywhere else other than my vets ,
i looked on vets uk but they dont seem to have the i/d one ?

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