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definitely agree with mom4kittys join the holisticat list and follow their lead rather than the lead of your vet...

Thanks. I already checked out the holisticat website and printed out some stuff, I guess I’m going off to the health food store and doing some home cooking. I’ll let you know what happens.

As a side note, while I have great respect for vets, having once wanting to be one before realizing that it’s easier to become an MD than a veterinarian, but about 6 years ago my oldest female (Zelda) suddenly started losing weight, threw up everything she ate, was panting, had labored breathing and was very hyperactive.

A trip to my vet, an exam and some blood tests revealed she had Hyperthyroidism. The doc prescribed an oral medication but soon after, she started losing all the hair from her face and ears and her ears and face were blood red, full of scabs and very hot to the touch. I started doing some research on line and found a support group for people with cats with the same condition. What I found was she was having an allergic reaction to the medication. I took her back to the vet’s the next morning. She was seen by a different vet who told me she thought she had ear mites. She didn’t have ear mites and I explained to the doc what I thought was happening and gave her a printout of some information I found on allergic reactions. She left me and Zelda in the exam room while she went back to her office and came back saying “I think you’re right”. I was referred to a specialist who gave her Radioactive iodine therapy. It worked and she’s been happy and healthy ever since, although I did have to call her “glow in the dark kitty” for a while. I’m not sure what would have happened if I hadn’t done some research on my own and accepted the second vet’s first answer.

I think we are all in the same boat trying to find a reliable vet these days. I have been so angry at the lack of proper care mine gave our cocker who had Cushings I haven't been back. Thankgoodness my girls are doing well without him....

I think you'll find your cats will thrive on homecooking. We once had a black Persion that lost all her fur and was a mess, I started grinding beef heart, chicken livers and gizzards and (the worst of all) kidneys... we put the mixture into meal-sized packages and that was her diet going forward.. she thrived... at the time there was no internet or alternative info available on cats or dogs, so I went by a healthfood book I had at the time and improvised, there is so much more help available, now...