Thoughts on Purina EN?

My older kitty has had gastric issues ever since I brought in a new kitten. She's been eating Lotus, which hadn't given her problems until I took her in for her annual vet visit, and she freaked out and developed diarrhea. I got that cleared up with probiotics, but now when she purrs for too long, and she gets burpy and eventually even vomits.

My vet recommended Purina EN, but this place always recommends Purina products, and I'm a bit skeptical. Would have have other comparable suggestions?

Thanks,

Emile

Are you talking about the dry or canned version of the Purina EN?

Here are the ingredients of the dry version:

Soy protein isolate, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, soy flakes, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), corn starch, natural flavor, calcium carbonate, phosphoric acid, potassium chloride, fish oil, DL-Methionine, taurine, choline chloride, powdered cellulose, zinc proteinate, salt, dried colostrum, Vitamin E supplement, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.

I personally would not feed this food to a cat given that soy and corn are 3 out of the top 4 ingredients.

Here are the ingredients of the canned version:

Poultry by-products, liver, water sufficient for processing, turkey, rice, oat fiber, calcium gluconate, fish oil, guar gum, potassium chloride, salt, carrageenan, Vitamin E supplement, taurine, calcium phosphate, zinc sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, ferrous sulfate, niacin, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, calcium pantothenate, Vitamin A supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, potassium iodide.

A lot better, but still not great.  Did the vet mention the cause of the gastric issues? How old is your kitty? You may be better off going with a novel protein, limited ingredient food to try to eliminate any potential culprits.

Thanks, great catch. The vet didn't specify dry or canned. She's 11. She's always had a sensitive stomach. Most treats come right back up, and during the summer, I can look forward to more hurling and clean-ups. But this is definitely related to the stress of bringing in the new kitten, who constantly pounces on her.  She was actually doing okay with this food until kitten arrived, and then the trip to the vet triggered a complete gastric meltdown. Her stool sample came back negative, and her stools lately have been solid, unless I have to bring someone in like a handyman, and then it's runny again for a day or two.

I read somewhere else on this forum that Wellness is grain-free, so I think I'll buy a small bag and see if that agrees with her.

Emile