So here's the story: after repeated and varied issues with food allergies (including with grain free and limited ingredient foods), about two weeks ago I started my 11yo cat on a hydrolyzed, easily digestible dry food, at my vet's recommendation. I mixed with his old kibble for the first 4-5 days, but since he'd never had any issues more than a single soft (but formed) stool when changing foods before, I didn't worry much.
But a few days after being entirely on the new food, he began having very soft, almost liquid, stools. Not diarrhea per se, as it wasn't frequent. So I made sure to keep him hydrated, withheld food for half a day, began feeding him a bit less than normal, and added some probiotics into the food.
After I withheld food, he passed a solid stool about a day and a half later. But by the next day, very soft again.
Then, he didn't go for two and a half-ish days, and then passed both some solid and liquid stool.
Today, soft again.
Does anyone have any experience with cats taking a while to adjust to a new food? He's never taken this long before, but I also don't want to abandon this food yet, since he hasn't shown any signs of allergies yet (a small miracle.) Otherwise, he's peeing, eating, drinking, grooming, and playing normally, and has plenty of energy. I've given him a bit of canned pumpkin a couple of times, trying to see if that'll make a difference. But other than that, I'm out of ideas. (Short of talking to the vet; I wanted to hear others' experiences first.)
But a few days after being entirely on the new food, he began having very soft, almost liquid, stools. Not diarrhea per se, as it wasn't frequent. So I made sure to keep him hydrated, withheld food for half a day, began feeding him a bit less than normal, and added some probiotics into the food.
After I withheld food, he passed a solid stool about a day and a half later. But by the next day, very soft again.
Then, he didn't go for two and a half-ish days, and then passed both some solid and liquid stool.
Today, soft again.
Does anyone have any experience with cats taking a while to adjust to a new food? He's never taken this long before, but I also don't want to abandon this food yet, since he hasn't shown any signs of allergies yet (a small miracle.) Otherwise, he's peeing, eating, drinking, grooming, and playing normally, and has plenty of energy. I've given him a bit of canned pumpkin a couple of times, trying to see if that'll make a difference. But other than that, I'm out of ideas. (Short of talking to the vet; I wanted to hear others' experiences first.)