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One of my cats has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, primarily based on symptoms, not extensive testing. For several months she's been on a novel/special proteins diet, being fed wet and dry varieties from Royal Canin. The wet variety she's been on is RC rabbit; I just learned the other day at a vet visit that there's also a duck variety, and I have a few sample cans of that. Some days my girl eats ravenously, others she's not very interested. She only weighs about 7 pounds and was down a few ounces at her visit last week. I"m afraid that some day I'll find she won't eat either of the RC varieties, so I've been researching other brands. preferably available without prescription (however, my vet would probably write a prescription if I made a good case for trying something they don't normally stock). I don't want to throw a lot of new foods at her. What's a good way to introduce something new? Alternate it with the familiar food? I serve her wet food at least three times a day, more if she seems interested, although in smaller amounts. I could alternate the foods at different times. Or is best to switch to a new one exclusively, after gradually introducing it, so that I can determine if it makes any difference ih her appetite and symptoms? It breaks my heart to see her so thin, especially when her sister probably needs to be put on a diet to lose a pound or two, and I want to ensure that I have a supply of food that she likes and will tolerate.