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    Grain Free Cat food: Newbie question

    Oops, just noticed that you're not looking for raw brands. Sorry!  Orijen manufactures biologically appropriate kibble from novel protein sources (quail, buffalo, venison, etc). I think you can buy this online and have it delivered. I used this chart...
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    Grain Free Cat food: Newbie question

    My cat used to have persistently soft, bloody stools, with rare bouts of constipation. Through many months of trial and error (my vet's not great), I finally sorted out my kitty's tummy problems. He's been doing well for many months now! I wrote quite a long post about what I did to solve my...
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    Persistent bloody, soft stools

    The problem's completely sorted! My cat has had normal stools and regular bowel movement for months now. This is what I did: 1) Hill's z/d allergy and skin diet (wet food)  - I essentially had no choice and fed my baby this for 1.5 months. Although I know that this food is crap (on a separate...
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    Constipation Issues

    My cat used to have soft stools all the time, punctuated by the occasional bout of constipation. Although his breeder fed him Royal Canin kibble, I switched him out to good quality, grain-free, low-carb wet food and the occasional raw meal (his tummy was always fine on raw but due to long work...
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    Persistent bloody, soft stools

    Thanks so much for your advice, I'll give it a go, once I've completed 6 weeks of this Hills Prescription Diet. I gave in and bought some, after I found a gigantic, soft, incredibly smelly stool (the rest of his poop was in the litter box) in the middle of my kitchen floor on my return home, one...
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    Persistent bloody, soft stools

    Just to add: he's not overweight, according to the vet. A tiny bit chubby in my books but able to reach his bits, as far as I've noticed. He's purely an indoor cat. TIA.
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    Persistent bloody, soft stools

    My Scottish Fold kitty (11 months old) was on Royal Canin dry food before we got him, after which we switched to good quality wet food, with raw food on some evenings or weekends. Before we changed his diet, my kitty had solid stools. After he started eating wet food, soft, bloody stools was the...
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    can cats be depressed?

    Hey Angelrat, I recollect my vet saying that most cats metabolise anaesthetics within 24 hours. In any event, it certainly shouldn't take 5 days for the chemicals to leave your cat's body.
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