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I have a 3 year old male tabby that we adopted in September 2017. We have no background information on him, he was literally picked up off a country road, fixed and 2 days later in our home. He started having diarrhea right away so we took him to the vet and they put him on a medication in case it was a parasite that also has the side effect of firming up stools (tests ended up negative for parasites). They also gave us a probiotic. Unfortunately the meds actually made his problem worse. The vet suggested we put him on Purina EN gastroenteric and this seemed to help after a week or so. He's now been on the Purina EN for 2 months and is having normal bowel movements. I'm reluctant to mess with his diet, but the cost for this food is $45+tax for a small bag that lasts less than a month. The only place I can buy it in town is the vet's and it's hard to get there some times before closing. I don't think he has IBD or anything of the sort, I think he was just a stray that isn't used to cat food. I know I'm inviting hate by feeding kibble, but the vet assures me the ingredients are exactly the same in the dry and wet versions, it's just water content. He drinks 2 bowls of water a day and I'm keeping an eye on his health. Wet is harder for us for a variety of reasons, so I'm going to stick to dry for now.
After all that background information, what I really want to ask is: Is there a food that is very similar to Purina EN that I can get from a pet store? I want to gradually switch him over in the new year, but want to make it as easy as possible for him. Thank you for any suggestions!
After all that background information, what I really want to ask is: Is there a food that is very similar to Purina EN that I can get from a pet store? I want to gradually switch him over in the new year, but want to make it as easy as possible for him. Thank you for any suggestions!