Mr. Softie’s tummy has been bothering him again and I can’t get him to the vet anytime soon. Every couple of days he throws up stomach acid and his poops are very runny. If any other hexbear out there has experience with a cat like this, is there any food you recommend?
Nah, one of my cats even steals dry dog food from the dogs when they don’t finish it in one sitting, but I did want to say, what a handsome little fella, I hope you find a solution for Mr. Softie.
My mums cat is very sensitive to foods, for her it was a case of trial and error and trying all the different foods she had easily available to try and narrow down what sat best with him.
She alternates between a couple of expensive cat foods and pre cooked chicken which seems to help. I can’t offer any brands or anything I’m afraid as I don’t know what they are but I know the ones his stomach prefers are the less processed, more natural ones.
I hope you can find something that agrees with him, chicken may be something good to try that is an easyish first option.
<3 Mr Softie <3
Thinking about trying out some of the food marketed as for sensitive stomach and go from there.
What are you currently feeding him? You can try putting him on a bland diet which is just like poached chicken and rice but that’s only a short term solution. If it helps you would probably want to slowly start introducing different ingredients to see what could be causing the issues.
Also if you can try spreading out feedings more and doing a few small meals a day rather than 1-2 big ones. Obviously not feasible for everyone so YMMV
I feed my cats the grain free Abound brand food. Every now and then one of them throws up though but i think it’s cause the fat one just horks it down so fast
but i think it’s cause the fat one just horks it down so fast
Oh yea i have one that does that too, i have to give him small portions so he doesnt eat too fast
My cat has a chicken allergy. Manifests as diarrhea, indigestion and hives. It’s a pain in the ass bc they put chicken in everything.
He gets Purina indoor advantage which is turkey based. It has chicken meal on the ingredients list but he seems to do fine on it.
You might try him on a chicken free food. Apparently chicken allergies are not that uncommon in cats.
Same for my two cats, they are on non-chicken diets (rabbit-based and I think duck-based) and their vomiting, diarrhea, and itchiness have all been greatly reduced or outright eliminated.
My partner (a practicing small animal veterinarian) sorted them out a few years ago, and also confirms that chicken allergies are super common. They were fine for 5 or 6 years of their lives, then they just were unable to handle the chicken. Figuring out which of the alternatives they liked enough to consistently eat was the toughest part, lol, they’re super picky.
