Royal Canin Hypoallergenic DRY and kittens. A quandry.

I have 2 Main Coon kittens in good health and a 14 yr old Main Coon who has IBD and frankly is in terrible shape.The old guy was free fed most of his life so he's a nibbler and prefers dry but will hit canned.Issue: The kittens hoover up any food 24/7. They are eating machines, and my Old Guy needs to be able to eat some dry when canned isn't available but the dry kitten food isn't appropriated for IBD cats. Question: Would it be okay to change out the dry kitten (Pro Plan for kittens which is Chicken and Rice) with Royal Canin Hypoallergenic dry?Current diet for all cats: 1 can/day of Nature's Variety Grain Free (Chicken, Duck, Rabbit). Pro Plan Kitten (Free feed). I also have Royal Canin Hypoallergenic available but can't leave it out because the kittens finish it off.Should I quarantine the Sr. Main Coon?Should I try the Natures Variety Limited Ingredient dry?All suggestions welcome.

Honestly, I don't think dry food is good for any cat but particularly IBD kitties. The RC Hypoallergenic is not good nutrition for two healthy kittens. If you must feed dry, I would pick a high animal protein/low carb one like Wysong Epigen 90, Ziwipeak or Young Again Zero Carb.

I agree with vBall:  the less dry food the better, not only for your ragdoll but for your kittens.  And depending on what sets off the IBD in your cat, th less ingredients in the food, the better.

Note that Young Adult Zero Carb is very high in calories, so portion out accordingly.

I would think about doing way with free feeding; it sets up a bad precedent, especially if your cats have a difficult time self-regulating. 

vball91 said:

Honestly, I don't think dry food is good for any cat but particularly IBD kitties. The RC Hypoallergenic is not good nutrition for two healthy kittens. If you must feed dry, I would pick a high animal protein/low carb one like Wysong Epigen 90, Ziwipeak or Young Again Zero Carb.

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I agree with your sediments regarding dry but it is what it is with him and thankfully he's an avid water drinker (no..he's not diabetic). I guess I'm going to have to quarantine the Sr. Main Coon with the RC Hypo Canned during the day while at work OR just opt for more of the grain free canned and if he doesn't cause a reaction and he eats it before the kittens so be it. We're already moving up to 2 cans/day of wet (3 feedings).

Ritz said:

I I would think about doing way with free feeding; it sets up a bad precedent, especially if your cats have a difficult time self-regulating. 

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Ya. We've been lucky to never have to deal with overweight cats since we basically stuck with X-cups/day. Sure the bowl may have gone empty during the night but that's the point. We're not a Vegas buffet.