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Hello! My cat has been experiencing loose stools for at least a month now. I took him to the vet recently after trying pumpkin and anti-diarrheal medicines and got a fecal exam resulting in a negative test. The vet speculates it could be his stomach not agreeing with his Fancy Feast Classic Pate anymore. He's been eating the seafood options for over a year now and has been a seafood boy all of his 9 years. The vet recommended I change his food to rabbit, duck, or venison. It's so hard finding good limited food with only duck or rabbit. I settled on Merrick Limited Ingredient duck wet food even though it has guar gum, but he isn't a fan. I'm not sure if I can even get him to transition 100% and cant hand feed him every day. I seriously think he hates anything that isn't fish. We aren't 100% sure fish is causing him problems, guar gum, additives, or just Fancy Feast. I bought Blue Buffalo Basics Sensitive Stomach and Skin Duck and Potato dry food for him to try soon, giving him Proviable probiotics, and waiting for his Metronidazole liquid medicine (he refused those nasty pills). I'm hoping the diarrhea will go away after he gets this medicine, but what if it doesn't? I assume it has to be the food after that. I guess my questions are.. What wet food recommendations do you guys have for a picky seafood lover? Is the dry food option I picked okay? I thought about trying Purina Pro Plan sensitive stomach wet food or Tiki Cat After Dark pate or mousse despite some people saying to avoid guar gum, xanthan gum, etc. Opinions on these wet foods? I just don't see how I can get him to eat anything but fish, Fancy Feast, or even avoid these bad gum additives and carrageenan (they are EVERYWHERE). I've thought about just putting him on dry food (I know.. but I'm desperate) that would agree with him and looking into some liquid for that hydration (like the Tiki Cat mousse) despite these having gums, etc. I just really need some wet/dry recommendations for his sensitive stomach and possible ibs/ibd problem.