My 9 year old ragdoll, Vinnie, has been having some issues lately. I suspect it's the food. His stools have been pretty soft lately, and at times even liquidy.
He's currently on Wellness Indoor formula, with a 3 oz can of wet food every other day. Also Wellness (chicken), and usually with Missing Link mixed in. The soft poops started before the addition of the canned food and continued after a pause in giving him that for several weeks to see if that was contributing. He's been eating the Wellness Indoor since we got him in May of 09. He eats approximately 1/2 cup of kibble per day.
He's been vetted, and it's not parasites or illness that we can determine.
May I have some suggestions as to where to start and some possible brands? Money's not an object, and I order online so the sky's the limit. I just want my boy to have some firmer poops. I've done a bit of research on my own through some web hunting, but the wide array of choices out there just has me confused.
Thank you!
Here's his current food info:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Rice, Ground Barley, Ground Rice, Whitefish Meal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Oat Fiber, Chicken Liver, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Cranberries, Olive Oil, Chicory Root Extract, Cranberry Extract Powder, Cranberry Fiber, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, BetaCarotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, L-Carnitine, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophil us, Taurine, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein Not Less Than 30.0%
Crude Fat
Not Less Than 12.0%
Crude Fiber Not More Than 5.0%
Moisture Not More Than 11.0%
Ash Not More Than 6.5%
Magnesium Not More Than 0.098%
Vitamin E Not Less Than 300 IU/kg
Taurine Not Less Than 0.2%
L-Carnitine* Not Less Than 100 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acid* Not Less Than 3.00 %
Omega 3 Fatty Acid* Not Less Than 0.50 %
Glucosamine Hydrochloride* Not Less Than 400 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate* Not Less Than 300 mg/kg
Total Micro-Organisms* Not Less Than 80,000,000 CFU/lb
He's currently on Wellness Indoor formula, with a 3 oz can of wet food every other day. Also Wellness (chicken), and usually with Missing Link mixed in. The soft poops started before the addition of the canned food and continued after a pause in giving him that for several weeks to see if that was contributing. He's been eating the Wellness Indoor since we got him in May of 09. He eats approximately 1/2 cup of kibble per day.
He's been vetted, and it's not parasites or illness that we can determine.
May I have some suggestions as to where to start and some possible brands? Money's not an object, and I order online so the sky's the limit. I just want my boy to have some firmer poops. I've done a bit of research on my own through some web hunting, but the wide array of choices out there just has me confused.
Thank you!
Here's his current food info:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Rice, Ground Barley, Ground Rice, Whitefish Meal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Oat Fiber, Chicken Liver, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Cranberries, Olive Oil, Chicory Root Extract, Cranberry Extract Powder, Cranberry Fiber, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, BetaCarotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, L-Carnitine, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophil us, Taurine, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein Not Less Than 30.0%
Crude Fat
Not Less Than 12.0%
Crude Fiber Not More Than 5.0%
Moisture Not More Than 11.0%
Ash Not More Than 6.5%
Magnesium Not More Than 0.098%
Vitamin E Not Less Than 300 IU/kg
Taurine Not Less Than 0.2%
L-Carnitine* Not Less Than 100 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acid* Not Less Than 3.00 %
Omega 3 Fatty Acid* Not Less Than 0.50 %
Glucosamine Hydrochloride* Not Less Than 400 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate* Not Less Than 300 mg/kg
Total Micro-Organisms* Not Less Than 80,000,000 CFU/lb
