I agree completely with Zella's Dad and thank you both for telling us the sad side effects that can occur when our furry friends are given certain medications, surgeries and treatments. Remember: most vets know VERY little about food and will push what they sell in their clinics (usually far from "food" - when you read the first 10 ingredients and have no idea what they mean that's your clue). I am in Canada but never feed my cat anything made here as the companies are not obligated to write the ingredients are as they are in the US. My cat has had Chronic Renal Failure since September 2005 and the canned foods like Wellness, Merrick, Almo and Evo have saved his life. Also, don't forget cats are carnivores and need real meat, only found in canned food. Dry food alone causes obesity and other health issues - convenient for us means suffering for our pets sometimes. Declawing also can drastically change a cats personality - they definitely bite more and obviously should never go outside.

I hope that Tulip gets back to her young self soon and urge people to use the internet to do their research and find out what side effects other people have noticed in similar circumstances.