Many of you know that Alani & Blaze have had either diarrhea or loose stools for quite a while now. They were on Natural Balance Green Pea & Chicken dry and canned when I adopted them so I kept them on it for a while. They still weren't doing well so when I switched all of my cats over to Wellness Core dry I also started feeding them this.
At first they did well but over time they started having mushy/loose stools again and I would have to clean their fluffy bottoms 1-2 times a day.If they ate any of the Wellness canned they would really have problems so I kept them on a strictly dry food diet. If I fed them too much dry they would also have issues.
They always seemed like they were starving too and poor Blaze would look for more food after he'd been fed.
When I was at Pet Club I was looking at other brands of food and I noticed that they now carry Chicken Soup For The Cat Lovers Soul and the small bags were on sale. I bought a small adult formula bag and I tried it out. I was still mixing it with the Wellness Core and I didn't notice any difference.When I went back to Pet Club to return some canned food that didn't agree with Storm, I looked at the adult light version of Chicken Soup For The Cat Lover's Soul and I compared it to the adult version.
It turns out that the light version has more protein and more fiber. It also contains cellulose to help with hairballs. I took a chance and I bought a large bag of it. I began feeding them this exclusively and within 1 day I noticed a huge difference in their stools.I also don't have to clean their fluffy bottoms any more. I can feed them more food in a feeding and they seem to be more satisfied too.
Now if I can only find a good quality canned food that contains a lot of fiber that they'll do well on. Hopefully they'll continue to do well on this food. It now makes me wonder if this food could've helped my RB Starr with his diarrhea problems. I guess I'll never know.
Now I also know that all cats don't do well on grain free food.
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