High Fiber Cat Foods

I'm looking for suggestions on high fiber cat foods. I have both of my cats on Science Diet hairball control. It has been doing great for my cats anal gland issues. I'm looking for a good food to replace their current food with a similar count of fiber. Thanks in advance.

Have you considered a different approach altogether? I assume you're feeding dry food (I don't think there is a high fiber wet food? :dk: ).

Were the problems you were having hairballs? Or anal glands? Or both? What was the stool consistency like?

Because high fiber foods aren't actually healthy for cats, and neither is kibble as the sole source of nutrition. Cats are obligate carnivores, and over time, carbohydrates and a high fiber diet stress their systems, as their bodies are not designed to eat those foods long term.

You might want to do some reading, while waiting for others to post suggestions for high fiber foods.

A quick, easy read on feline nutrition, written by a vet: http://www.catinfo.org

Why hairballs are a sign of a GI system that is starting to not function properly: http://consciouscat.net/2011/04/29/theres-no-such-thing-as-just-a-hairball/

If diet has resolved the anal gland problems, then the issue was they had stool that was too soft before the diet change? Because a canned food diet with digestive enzymes added will produce a firm stool that will express the anal glands properly as they pass the stool.

And for further insurance to prevent hairballs, egg yolks can be fed once or twice a week, and egg yolk lecithin can be added to the food - amounts needed vary:

http://www.ferretharmony.net/2013/04/27/hairballs-eat-an-egg/

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/250653/egg-lecithin-for-hairballs

LDG,
Can you please suggest an enzyme? I'm not comfortable with a raw diet right now and my very picky cats wouldn't do just wet. So slowly I switched them over to a grain free kibble, I tried doing portion control, but they starved themselves. Social, stubborn eaters. So I give a small amount of the grain free kibble for free eating once a day for now. (Slowly i will work them away from free feed if i can and I have no qualms into switching to portion once they are used to it.) They've been losing weight, playing more, looking better. Here is the main issue, I'm guessing because they were use to so much fiber, their stool is soft served. I'm just introducing some pumpkin to try to help harden, but I keep reading about enzymes. I'm open to trying it, but have no idea what or how much. Thanks!!

Prozyme original (for cats and dogs). It has instructions on it! I buy it on Amazon, but pet stores may carry it? :dk:

Thanks!