need help find a stool friendly dry food

georgiesmommy

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I have a kitten with weak hind legs (going this weekend to find out why) she can use them but not alot...but the issue is what dry foods can help firm up stools alittle? I dont want her to struggle but i think her stools are too loose and she gets it everywhere...rigth now she is store brand bc im kinda on a budget and i was giving her canned to help her eat better but i stopped the cans (much to her dismay lol)
 

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What brand will really depend on her system. My cats can have anything and everything...Obviously your baby can't. Have you spoke to the vet about her loose stools? There could be an underlying medical problem. Is the hind leg thing something new?? How old is she and how long have you had her? Did the stools switch consistency when you dropped the canned food? Even a cheap canned food would be better for overall health if you can swing it over dry. Are you in the US or somewhere else? What's your budget? (To better assist with options)
 

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Her legs have always been this way i have been trying to save to bring her to the vet, she is perfctly normal and happy in every other way she plays climbs walks on her legs quit a bit eats well dinks water she just cant use litter box..her poops were firmer when i gave her Kit n Kaboodle dry cat food 
 

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Try giving pumpkin instead of dry food. Dry food dehydrates, that's why her stool was firmer. Dry food also has higher carb content which cats aren't meant to handle. About 1 tablespoon divided for a 10 pound cat. I don't know if that dosage is meant to address diarrhea problems or just to make soft stool firmer, though, so you might want to start off with less and see what happens.
 

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You really need to take her to a vet to find out what the actual problem is.  Contact a local Animal Shelter, most have very inexpensive veterinary services (sometimes free) for people who cannot afford going to a private veterinary.  Also are you feeding her "kitten" food, when they are kittens they need all the nutrition possible and at this stage is not the time to hold back of a better quality canned food.  Dry food dehydrates cats or feed a mixture of dry kitten and canned kitten food so she has the moisture and nutrients that are needed to develop into a healthy adult cat.  Good luck
 
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