i'm sure you're wondering what your cat's test results are going to look like on a raw diet.
giardia salmonella toxoplasmosis all of these things are negative.
what kind of preventative care can you do at home?
we're going to insert this into his cheek pouch for five seconds to collect some saliva.
what kind of yearly exams do we need to do with our cat's doctor?
draw a sample.
and what are some natural remedies or homeopathic remedies that we can use
to treat these problems that we might have?
cbd and other terpenes are great for controlling inflammation.
hey friends it's jess and jericho here to talk
to you about different tests that you might want to do with your cat.
i certainly don't want you to think that a raw diet is just
this magic pill that's going to make all of your cat's problems go away.
but a properly balanced fresh raw food diet is certainly a great step in the right direction.
it can help your cat's body get back to a sense of homeostasis.
preventative care is the absolute best care.
it's much easier to prevent a disease than it is to treat a disease.
so today i'm going to talk about different exams that you might want to do with your cat.
different natural remedies and different homeopathic products
that i use for jericho based on the tests that i'm talking about today.
before we start i have to mention that i discussed using all of these
products with jericho's doctors before i started using them.
jericho actually has two doctors. i like to get a second opinion on everything.
that's just what i do obviously you need to find what works for you.
also this video is not sponsored however i've included affiliate links in the description below.
so the first test that you'll want to do with your cat's doctor is a urinalysis.
this is going to require a urine sample and then
the veterinarian will send it out to the lab to test for multiple things.
the urinalysis is important because it gives your
cat's doctor a clearer indication of how the kidneys are functioning.
and a few other things that relate to your cat's health.
for example urine specific gravity tells you if your cat's urine is
concentrated or if it's dilute.
and this is an indication of how well the kidneys are functioning.
additionally things like ph blood glucose nitrogen protein all of these things help
your cat's doctor figure out how your cat's doing on the inside.
so your vet will send you this prepaid shipping label specifically for animal specimen.
and then you'll get this biohazard pack, this one is for feces, this one is for urine.
you'll get a sterile syringe to put the urine into the sample
tube. and then you'll get this bubble type thing that you put the samples in.
and then this goes inside this specimen.
so here's the urine collection tube. draw the sample.
now we're going to plunge very very slowly so that it doesn't spill all over the place.
close it tight.
and then i'm going to set it upside down just to make sure that it doesn't leak out.
and I have these urine test strips.
so nothing's on the counter. i know that this isn't leaking.
so i'm going to put it into the bubble mailer with the faeces sample.
seal it up and then put it into a specimen pack.
and then this goes right into the refrigerator.
so then i use the stick and the graph here on the back of the bottle to compare.
most of this is either positive or negative. but this one urine specific gravity.
you have to compare the colors.
so it looks like his is about 10.50 and then ph is 6.5. there's a little bit of protein.
might be because his diet is high in protein
but when we get the labs back we'll speak to the vet about what's normal and what's abnormal.
and then below is the urinalysis so they'll
measure the color the clarity and it's supposed to be yellow and clear.
urine specific gravity. when i did the test it was 10.50 but this shows 10.60.
so that's why it's important to do the actual
lab urinalysis instead of relying solely on the urine test strips.
and then glucose bilirubin ketones etc negative negative.
urine ph for this one is seven but on the test strip it said 6.5.
so again that's why it's important to do the urinalysis through the lab.
urine protein and white blood cell red blood cell bacteria everything here says not seen.
but then we see right here that jericho does have crystals in his urine.
the next test that you'll want to do with your cat's doctor is a fecal exam.
you could do a basic fecal exam that tests for one or two different parasites and bacteria.
or you can do the full gi panel and that'll test for about five
or six different parasites and bacteria.
so here's some poopies i got from jericho's litter box. this is the sample collection.
so you're going to put enough to fill the scoop. and then
put it in.
here's jericho's lab results and they show the general fecal exam first.
so ova and parasite none seen and giardia negative.
and then when we scroll down we get jericho's full gi panel results.
so different bacteria and parasites like campylobactor, panleukemia virus,
giardia, salmonella, toxoplasmosis all of these things are negative.
even though jericho eats completely raw food.
the next test you'll want to do with your cat's doctor is a cbc.
urine and fecal samples you can collect at home and send them out to the lab.
but with blood work you have to have the vet do this for you.
this is what these cbc blood work labs look like
on the left you're going to see your cat's results.
and on the right it's going to say the normal values range.
anything that's in red is going to be considered high or low.
so again we see that jericho's protein is high. his alt is low.
everything else on this page is within the normal range.
surprisingly here the bun and creatinine actually aren't in the high value range.
typically with raw feeding they say that these levels might elevate.
but with jericho they're actually within normal range.
then on page two we have all of these things continued.
so a few things neutrophils, lymphocytes, were low and high.
and the absolute lymphocytes and absolute monocytes were high and
low. t4 is an indication of how well your cat's thyroid is working.
and jericho's within the normal range for that as well.
since jericho's lymphocytes were high we did a pathology
on them to see the size and if it's normal.
the diagnosis was mild lymphocytosis and suspect mild eisonophilia.
comments from the lab say that it's most consistent with chronic inflammation.
and it also is a small increase in eisonophils also appears to
be present and can be associated with hypersensitivity and other conditions.
i use this website to understand jericho's labs.
so i'll leave a link in the description below.
but it has literally every single type of value
explanation of why it could be high, why it could be low.
they also talk about the cat's urinalysis labs.
for jericho's chronic inflammation and crystals i'm using this cbd rich hemp oil.
cbd and other terpenes are great for controlling inflammation.
this specific feline formula also includes cranberries which are good
for urinary tract health, kidney function, and cranberries are also an antioxidant.
this is what the oil looks like. and the dropper has specific measurements.
so you can make sure that you give the proper dose.
there's also sardine oil in here for omega-3 and six fatty acids.
those are also great for controlling inflammation.
it also includes astaxanthin which eliminates free radicals similar to an antioxidant.
this is the cbd feline formula and you can go to the website and click to see the lab results.
so this is very important you can see the sample date and all of the results.
there are multiple lab results here so you know exactly what you're giving your cat.
the next test that you'll want to do with your cat's doctor is called an antibody titer test.
this is another blood test that's going to test
your cat's immunity against certain viruses and diseases.
antibody titer tests for jericho both rabies and fvrcp.
so right here we have herpes virus he's a little low negative four.
but since jericho's the only cat in my household he's not at risk for getting herpes virus.
so i decided not to vaccinate him for this.
even though he's low.
panleukemia results are high that means that he is already immune to pan leukemia.
he has proper amounts of antibodies for it.
calicivirus is also good he's in the positive so he's immunized against this as well.
and if you scroll down they explain what an antibody titer test does.
the different ranges for low, medium, high, or very high immunity.
i also did the rabies titer test. and he's at 13 when the reportable range is 0.1 to 15.
so he's also immunized against rabies as well.
an antibody titer test is much better than just over-vaccinating.
holistic veterinarians say that many vaccines might actually last the lifetime of your cat.
and doing another vaccine when your cat is already immune to a disease doesn't really make sense.
it doesn't offer extra protection. your cat is already protected against this disease.
one test that you can do at home easily is a health and breed dna test.
this is basepaw's website. and the basepaws breed and healthcat dna test
can help owners learn about their cat's breed, health, traits, and habits.
and their report includes comparison to four main breed groups and 21 individual breeds,
a lifetime of report updates, 38 genetic markers associated with 16 diseases, and more.
so here's the basepaws cat dna test kit and it's very important that you
keep this box after you receive it.
so we're gonna open the sides.
so first what you're going to do is go to basepaw's website basepaws.com/register.
and on the collection tube that you get in this box there's a digit barcode
that you need to go on the website to register.
and that's how they track your cat's results back to you is you're registering on their website.
and then two you're going to collect the sample based on these instructions.
and three you're going to return the sample in this biohazard pack
according to these instructions.
again you're going to use this box that you receive this test tube.
you're going to use this box to ship it back to basepaws.
all right so now i'm going to open the test tube kit.
and there's a little sponge thing here and that's what we're going to collect jericho's saliva with.
so i'm going to sit jericho in front of me on the turlet.
and we're going to insert this into his cheek pouch for five seconds to collect some saliva.
one two three four five.
hold it upright and unscrew be careful not to spill this liquid.
so i'm holding both very tightly.
and then drop it in. and make sure it's closed tightly.
it says invert and shake 10 times. that's going to allow the mixture here to mix with the sample.
now we have our biohazard pack and sample. so we're going to push the sample through the pack.
and then pull this up.
and seal.
put it back in the box.
before you seal the box make sure you register the specific code that's on the tube
on basepaws.com/register.
now i fold up the box and it's all sealed and ready to go.
the dna test will take about four to six weeks after basepaws receives your cat's sample.
i just sent out jericho's sample the day before that i'm recording this.
so i'll make another video with an update on his results.
i'm also working on jericho's dental health.
so i have these homeopathic remedies by homeoanimal.
this one is a pellet that i crush into his food.
and these two are for spraying into his mouth.
so this one's specifically for dissolving tartar.
this one's specifically for alleviating gingivitis.
here's homeoanimal's website.
you can shop by remedies category on the left.
but i actually recommend going with free consultation.
because then you can talk about your different needs and they can recommend
remedies that will work for your cat's individual needs.
if you want to check out jericho's raw feeding routine check out that video right over meow.
thanks for watching!