Can my kitten eat rice and chicken?
Yes you can, I’ve fed rice and boiled meat to my cats before. I would also recommend some yogurt to help balance his system. Try to get organic, full fat (no diet), with live active cultures. Most of mine like the berry flavors. Boil the chicken in water, add the rice but you want the mixture to be somewhat soupy, not dry. This will help with any dehydration issues. Just give him a little bit at a time, maybe a tablespoon. I would also recommend The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care by C J Puotinen. There is a raw food diet in there that is much healthier for them. You can implement it a little at a time. I have 17 strays I have taken in and I supplement their dry food with the raw food diet on a regular basis and have all but eliminated my vet bills since I started doing that.
I fed my kitty science diet, and it actually GAVE her firehose diarrhea. Your kitty could be allergic to the current food you’re feeding him. Whether that’s the case or not, I would definitely go with chicken and rice. That’s what my vet recommended and the poo puddles ceased to dribble throughout the house. I used boneless skinless breasts boiled in water. I then used the water to make instant rice. About 2 breasts and a cup of rice was the ratio I used. Chop up the chicken really tiny and mix it in with the rice. Feed him small meals, like a few tablespoons every hour — even if he cries for more. I know it’s hard to resist, but it’s for his own good. After his poo solidifies, you can start mixing in some dry food with the chicken and rice, increasing the quantity over a couple of weeks until he is back on dry food. Good luck, and be sure to go to the vet with a list of questions and just ask ask ask! That’s what we pay them for!
I would go with Royal Canin Kitten food. I just got over the exact same problem with my kitten. I was trying to feed her Innova Evo (Which is the best dry food on the market) but it was too rich for her. She did just fine on the Royal Canin Kitten Food. I also fed her Merrick wet food. She did great on that as well. She finally was able to eat the Innova Evo after 4 months on the Royal Canin then gradually adding in the Innova Evo. When I say gradually, I mean like 10 % increase in Innova Evo like every two weeks. It isn’t normally this slow but with my cat I’m afraid it had to be. Once you get her on a food that works well for her, don’t try food hopping. Her stomach is too sensitive for that. Try to feed her as much wet food as you can. Make sure it is high quality like Merrick or Wellness. These foods will give her the water that is so essential in a cat’s diet. They really don’t get enough water on a dry food diet. Yes, we all set out water bowls for our cats but that’s not enough.
