By: susan n

susan n — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:27:59 +0000

There could be a reason for your cat’s soft stools besides food. Some of the problems that can result in soft stools are infection with Coccidia or Giardia, both protozoal parasites, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

You should really bring the cat to the vet to rule out the many non-food reasons for your cat’s soft stools.

There are really a lot of premium options for you out there. You are probably going to need to experiment to see which foods agree with your cat though your experiment will prove inconclusive if the issue is not the food at all…

Some of the foods I feed my cats are Innova EVO both the regular one, the duck, and the venison; Wellness - all the varieties except the one with lobster but most frequently either the chicken, turkey, or chicken and herring; Natural Balance Ultra and the chicken and liver pate, a few of the Merrick’s varieities and others.

Since your cat may simply have an intolerance to grain any other these grain-free (some of the Natural Balance have a little rice) may be the answer. I suggest that you not only choose a grain-free food but you try only one protein source at a time for at least a week since it could be that too.

You could start with only Wellness chicken for a week or so and if all goes well you’ll know it isn’t chicken, and so on.

Or you could begin with one of the Natural Balance limited ingredient foods. These are foods that contain only one unusual protein source such as duck. The idea is that some cats may have developed a sensitivity to some proteins like chicken or beef from over-exposure to them.

Aside from that, you could try your cat on a raw diet. These can be very beneficial to cats with bowel problems. Google "raw diet cat IBD" to start.

But really you should start with a vet visit. You don’t want to spend months experimenting with different foods and find out the poor kitty has had Coccidia all along.
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By: Redhead

Redhead — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:13:59 +0000

Our Vet gave us Hill’s,but science diet is also good and they have both canned and dry. Leave the dry food out 24/7 with lots of water and feed canned a.m. and p.m.–not the whole can but a few spoonfuls for each feeding. We also mix in fur ball dry and urinary tract dry with the science diet.
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By: Jordan S.

Jordan S. — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:27:59 +0000

Wellness(the kinds with the little grain free badge on the upper part of the can). Is by far the best, and there also EVO 95% meat cans Redhead hills is a poor quality cat food. Even their canned food is packed full of starches and carbs.
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