Love that nutrient-dense cat food.
We have two cats, half-brother and half-sister. We know they had the same mother, that they were from the same litter, but we are uncertain about the paternal factor.
The male kitty has food allergies galore - beef, pork, seafood, fish, wheat, corn… Needless to say, we were not affected by the major recall on cat food a few months ago. These kitties eat Royal Canin’s IVD Duck and Green Pea cat food. I suspect he developed allergies through leaky gut (increased intestinal permeability) but cat physiology is sufficiently different from human physiology that healing this has been beyond my expertise.
Our female cat has recently started having her own intestinal issues. In the summer, we increased the amount of wet food and cut back on the amount of dry food. As a result, she underwent some change in her gut flora - she’s lost quite a bit of weight and, well, there are other indications of a change as seen in the litterbox.
The light went off the other day - probiotics. She needs probiotics. So off I went on a hunt for probiotics that culd help her, yet that would not adversely affect the male kitty. I think I may have found something tasty. Wysong has some nifty products. I picked out the medium-size packet of Pheasant (oo-la-la), Dream Treats TM, and their feline probiotics. The food itself is a HUGE hit with these kitties. They are eating less of it but they are super duper excited to be eating it. Moreover, they are so much more satiated by it - they snooze during the evening now instead of complaining. Because they aren’t eating as much, it may actually be cheaper to use Wysong products exclusively. I’m hoping that the probiotics will soon kick in and take effect so that the litter box becomes just a wee bit less stinky.
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