I have an American Shorthair, 11 years old, very healthy (good weight, energetic). He's been on the same diet for about the last two years: Kirkland Premium Dry Cat Food and Fancy Feast Fish & Shrimp wet (half small can.) The Fancy Feast is a bit of a surprise for a lot of people as this particular flavor has an excellent ingredient profile for a brand generally considered as a 'cheap grocery store brand' (and rightfully so.) But this flavor is basically just fish and shrimp, no by products or lots of fillers. And that's what it looks like, just like canned tuna a human eats.
Over the past year it seems that he has gotten diarrhea gradually more frequently to now it's like 80-90% of the time but not 100%. So there was no abrupt change to his stools, and as I mentioned no change to his physical appearance or behavior. No changes to the food. No changes to the water source. No moving to a new home or other change that could be an environmental/stress factor. The Kirkland brand dry food comes in such a huge bag (ridiculous for a cat) that it's probably at least a year and a half old.
So I tried so more 'premium' wet food brands, like Wellness, to see if it made a difference. It didn't.
Next figured, maybe the Kirkland dry foot is too old? So started three days ago on Buffalo Sensitive Stomach which has brown rice and was hoping the added fiber (or just having fresher food) would be the cure. Not so far.
Unsure how long I should wait to try something different and what to try? This breed is probably pickier than average but not extraordinarily picky.
Over the past year it seems that he has gotten diarrhea gradually more frequently to now it's like 80-90% of the time but not 100%. So there was no abrupt change to his stools, and as I mentioned no change to his physical appearance or behavior. No changes to the food. No changes to the water source. No moving to a new home or other change that could be an environmental/stress factor. The Kirkland brand dry food comes in such a huge bag (ridiculous for a cat) that it's probably at least a year and a half old.
So I tried so more 'premium' wet food brands, like Wellness, to see if it made a difference. It didn't.
Next figured, maybe the Kirkland dry foot is too old? So started three days ago on Buffalo Sensitive Stomach which has brown rice and was hoping the added fiber (or just having fresher food) would be the cure. Not so far.
Unsure how long I should wait to try something different and what to try? This breed is probably pickier than average but not extraordinarily picky.