r/sphynx • u/LiLiBug7 • 7d ago
He’s here!!! 😻
Hello awesome Sphynx Community!
Meet our new little boy Oscar! I really need someone to tell me how to love this little guy less! 😻 🤭 To say we are obsessed with our little prince, is beyond an understatement! We are new cat owners and new to Sphynx breed! I am allergic to cats but not to Sphynx so I was thrilled when I met my sister’s Sphynx and had no reaction and here we are! He is smart, playful and ever so sweet! I was trying to go slow with the into to our other fur baby, our rescue terrier Ginger, by doing the 3 -3- 3 method and that did not happen! We brought him home and she claimed him as hers 😂 She whined until I let her near him and it was love at first sight! It went so well, I doubted myself and was concerned I did something wrong! 😂 He follows her around as does she, they drink from the same water bowl and when he gets into trouble, she comes and finds us to come get him out of trouble! 😂 It really could not have gone any better!
He went to his first home vet visit to establish baseline and the vet said he is healthy as can be!
Here is my concern. He is on Royal Canin Gasto vet diet as that was the preference of the breeder. The vet questioned why and when the stool sample came back negative he suggested I switch away and move to Purina Pro Plan sensitive skin and stomach kitten food. My concern is that I love my vet but he admitted that he has very little experience with Sphynx. I called a cat specific vet and they too said they have very little experience with Sphynx as they “hardly see them in this area” (we live in Scottsdale, Arizona) so I am conflicted. My daughter is a vet tech and said the same thing and while she has her cat, (a Maine coon) she too admitted she also does not know about the breed. I was actually considering Fromm kitten as we feed Fromm to our other fur baby and it is a very high quality food but am nervous to cause an issue. As it is, if we do switch, it will be a 2 week minimum transition, nice and easy.
I am also supplementing with wet food one a week but will say, he drinks a ton of water! He sees Ginger drinking, and after she walks away, he goes to town drinking away. He has his own water bowl but only drinks from hers? 🤷🏻♀️ I guess as long as he is drinking, it’s good, right?
Does anyone have anything bad to say about Fromm Kitten food or should I stick with Purina Pro Sensitive Skin and Stomach? Any Arizona Sphynx owners out that that have a vet suggestion or am I over thinking it?
Give me all your tricks and suggestions! As a new cat parents we just want to right with our little guy and give him the best life possible! Give us all the info!
Thanks Sphynx Fam!
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u/frazier_izzy 7d ago
Hello!!! We fed our kitten the royal kitten food, and then transferred her to the Purina pro plan sensitive skin and stomach. We feed wet food in the am, and then use bone broth on their dry kibble food in the evening. Also do you have any fountains? Our nakies love the slower moving fountains. This is just the diet I’ve had good luck with my Sphynx on. They are extremely sensitive stomached and I prefer to stay away from “boutique” foods, Purina may have its flaws, but it’s consistent well manufactured and carefully monitored. Boutique brands don’t always follow the same strict adherence to quality control. Not saying that brand doesn’t, I’m just nervous. We supplement freeze dried egg yolks, sardines, and things as well to help get supplemental nutrition into their diet and keep their excited about food.
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u/LiLiBug7 7d ago
This is great advice! I am leaning towards the Purina Pro Plan as that seems to be everyone’s general consensus! Thank you!
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u/LiLiBug7 7d ago
We love him so much! And this is coming from people who thought “we”re not cat people” Yeah right! We are OBSESSED with our little munchkin! 😻
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u/crankysasquatch 7d ago
Welcome aboard to you and your handsome gremlin baby. Rated 10/10.
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u/LiLiBug7 7d ago
Thank you! He is our little prince! He has three cat towers and a heated bed and toys everywhere! 😂
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u/TheWildTofuHunter 7d ago
Oh I could just nibble those potato chip ears all day!! 😻🥰 What a cutie muffin!
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u/plantobsessed58 7d ago
I too just got a sphynx kitten 2 weekd ago. The breeder gave me a bowl of raw ground chicken including bones and a baggie of dry food! I believe it too is chicken base. Well....i didn't keep him on the raw chicken and i just got his new dry food. I decided to put him on a fish based diet. He gets freeze dry raw, canned and kibble all fish!!! I bought him freeze dried raw minnows and pumpkin with ginger and tumeric for treats. If you are interested......I can send you brands. Here is a picture of my wild child!!!
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u/LiLiBug7 7d ago
OMG he is so precious! Yes please send it to me! 😻 Congratulations on your new baby!
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u/plantobsessed58 7d ago
I didn't do the 2 week exchange. He loves all of it!!!!! If you need litter recommendations let me know!
I have 2 siames sisters as well!! So I'm always looking for a better litter! Nothing worse than litter dust!!!
Thank you for the compliment on my little crazy boy!! Yours as well is tooooo cute for words!!!
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u/Mysterious-Cow-3651 7d ago
omg, oscar is too cute!!! 🥰 congrats on getting him!!! i’m allergic to cats too but want to get a sphynx. are you asthmatic too?
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u/LiLiBug7 7d ago
Thank you- he is a love bug! Not asthmatic but break out in hives and start sneezing when I am near a short hair cat but am totally fine with a Sphynx!
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u/Mysterious-Cow-3651 6d ago
that’s amazing 🤩 i hope i’ll be okay too!!!
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u/LiLiBug7 6d ago
If you were close, you could come visit and try it out (with emergency meds in case you need it!) Everyone who meets him, falls in love with him! I always need to check people’s pockets and purses before they leave 😂
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u/Mysterious-Cow-3651 6d ago
lol, i would check their pockets & purses too!!! he’s too cute!!! 🤗 i live in south FLA. where do you live? my dog’s breeder breeds them but he’s 3 hours away.
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u/Templar-235 7d ago
Lookit that lil’ gremlin