Foods for cats with sensitive stomachs

Are there any foods that are better than others for cats with sensitive stomachs? Riley seems to "yack" every once in awhile,probably a lot due to furballs, but am wondering if maybe the food is not agreeing with him also? They eat the Purina indoor formula cat food.

 

read the label of the food you are feeding if the list of ingredients has corn in the top 5 chances are it is the food.
Try to find a food that has no corn in it. Corn is used as filler and isn't on the cat's list of normal foods. It helps the cat feel full for a little while and then they go back and eat more. Also corn is used to fatten up pigs.
You can find better quality foods that Purina. They cost more but the cat will eat less of it.
Also wet food is very beneficial to cats. A dry food only diet isn't ideal for cats. Cats are carnivores and need meat in their diets. Dry food doesn't offer that. Plus most cats don't drink enough water and do need the added moisture.
It's probably not her stomach as much as it is the corn in the food that's making her bring it back up

 

Hi Nano. Perhaps try Wellness hard and soft food for 2 weeks and see how things go. it's more expensive and you have to get it at a pet shop, but it's good food. However, it's not the only good, quality cat food out there, but it's has remained my favorite. The ingredients are wonderful. After two weeks you'll see a change in the fur. It will be soft and shiny.

 

I had let our kitties try the Purian indoor formula awhile back and Milo was pucking lots so we changed their foods. They have no problems with Pro Plan even though it's made from the same company. Wellness is an excellent food except our kitties don't like the flavors.

 

with 13 cats I had the same problem with a few

I started using Purina Sensitive System with yogurt and have had good luck with this one. All the cats like it and don't seem to have any of the issues they had previously, at least the ones that had issues.

 

When your kitty throws up, is it a hairball or food? If it is food, how often after eating does your kitty do this? If it is shortly after eating and your kitty is a fast eater, it may be that she is eating too fast and causing herself to regurgitate. Sort of like when we scarf our food too fast and feel like running to the bathroom.

If the vomit mostly consists of hair, and it happens often on a regular basis, you may want to consider trying taking some measures to treat and prevent hairballs. You can try giving laxatone everyday until the hairballs stop and then give twice a week for maintenance. If your kitty won't take laxatone, you can try hairball treats and/or a hairball food. Royal Canin makes an intense hairball formula that is available without prescription. Regular brushing can also make a world of difference. My favorites (and my cats of course) are the Furminator, ZoomGroom, and just a cheap slicker brush. I use the slicker made for dogs because it has a wider head on it and you can grab a lot more hair at once.

Aside from hairball issues, if you believe that your cat just has a sensitive stomach, you can try giving 1/2 teaspoon daily of a nonfat plain yogurt with their food. If you can find it in your local grocery store (Publix has it) then plain organic fat free Kefir is the best. It has a lot more variety of probiotics than regular yogurt and will greatly assist with digestion and help to build a strong GI tract. If for some reason your cat does not like yogurt, PetSmart usually carries a probiotic gel called Benebac.

As far as the food is concerned, if your kitty has digestive issues, i would stay away from some of the more expensive designer foods because while many of these are excellent foods, they can be very rich and upsetting to some tummies. Royal Canin makes an Intestinal diet available by Rx only that you can get from your vet or Hill's makes the Rx diet i/d which is also for digestive issues. Purina ONE makes a Sensitive Systems diet that is OTC.

How is your kitty's coat? Is it dry, greasy, dull or full of dandruff? If so, then you definitely want to try another food as this can also be a sign of a food that disagrees with your cat's system and/or a sign of allergies, in which case your vet can recommend a low allergen food. A new food will take about 6 weeks to show results.

Good luck and please post again with an update on how it goes![/b]

 

Just thought that I would let you know that I have now been using Iams digestive formula and also have tried the Purina one with yougurt in it, and both have been easier for them to digest, and less puking. At night, I have always given them a can of food,too. Their coats are shiney and healthy.Riley is black and white, and his coat just shines. He doesn't eat canned cat food though, I don't know why. But all really like that Iams lamb and rice dried food for sensitive stomachs. Thanks for the info, it really made a difference!