Carrots And Cats

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Carrots And Cats

Post by Montgomery » 22 Dec 2021, 23:48

We're making changes to Montgomery's diet and I'd like to try the "carrot trick" with him. Has anyone done this with a cat before? How big should the piece of carrot be, and should I cook it?
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by jilbert57 » 23 Dec 2021, 10:08

Seems no matter if I cook the carrots or not they come out the way they went in lol. I would try them how Montgomery will eat them, raw or cooked.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Montgomery » 23 Dec 2021, 13:04

Thanks! I'll cook them, then. He's never been confronted by a raw vegetable before.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.

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Post by jilbert57 » 27 Dec 2021, 08:44

What was the transit time for the carrots?

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My name is Jill and we live on the Hood Canal in Washington State. We currently have 2 Jack russells, TJ is 8 and Sadie is 2.

Mickey and his pancreatitis brought me to Epi4dogs.com site in 2012 to help manage it.
He lived from 6/99 - 8/2014

Mickey, Jack Russell. Chronic Pancreatitis. Dianes enzymes, 1/8t 3x/day with meals.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Jean » 27 Dec 2021, 09:26

shread them or grate , and no I havent although we had an EPI cat in the 80's, there was no advice anywhere other than the vets
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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Montgomery » 27 Dec 2021, 10:31

Haven't tried it yet. I keep forgetting to buy carrots. I guess I could just boil the thing and then mince it? I spent a chunk of my childhood living in the Holland Marsh and haven't eaten a carrot since, so the rest will go out for the animals I guess.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.

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Post by Tuckaboo Pam » 27 Dec 2021, 11:52

I always just thought a small bite of raw carrot was indicated. Less chance it would digest, than cooked.
Tucker was a shepherd/lab mix--- TLI 1.3, Folate 9.7, Cobalamin 666, Lipase 38. Took Diane's Enzymes 4 teaspoons/day, Wonderlabs B12 one capsule per day, and Tylan 1/16 teaspoon/ morning (to hold SID at bay). Taste of the Wild High Prairie, 1 1/2 cups/day, with a total of 4 cups of Fresh Pet. Stopped eating everything in sight, and went from 60 to 85 pounds! Tucker was my boyfriend, and my husband was OK with that. Tucker succumbed to hemangiosarcoma, but we cherished every day we had with that wonderful, beautiful boy. I will always, always miss my sweet big boy.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Montgomery » 27 Dec 2021, 23:47

I wonder if a corn would work as well? He's probably more likely to eat a corn than a carrot.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Tuckaboo Pam » 28 Dec 2021, 07:15

V---Makes sense. You are simply looking for something you can time.---P
Tucker was a shepherd/lab mix--- TLI 1.3, Folate 9.7, Cobalamin 666, Lipase 38. Took Diane's Enzymes 4 teaspoons/day, Wonderlabs B12 one capsule per day, and Tylan 1/16 teaspoon/ morning (to hold SID at bay). Taste of the Wild High Prairie, 1 1/2 cups/day, with a total of 4 cups of Fresh Pet. Stopped eating everything in sight, and went from 60 to 85 pounds! Tucker was my boyfriend, and my husband was OK with that. Tucker succumbed to hemangiosarcoma, but we cherished every day we had with that wonderful, beautiful boy. I will always, always miss my sweet big boy.

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Re: Carrots And Cats

Post by Montgomery » 28 Dec 2021, 10:22

Well, I'm off work on Saturday, so I'll try the corn then. I want to do this before we change foods again as the naturopath wants him off the Science Diet and Purina. I think I'm going to go with Tiki Velvet Chicken and Weruva Love Connection.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.

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