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Here's the gist of my question: Can anyone recommend healthy grain-free dry foods that are good for cats with sensitive mouths? Read on for some more (perhaps unnecessary) details
About six weeks ago, my stomatitis cat had about a third of his teeth removed after suffering a particularly painful flare-up. Immediately after the operation, he began regaining his hunger, but expressed little interest in his usual food––Blue Buffalo and Wellness wet food, and Blue Buffalo Wilderness dry food. He did, however, develop a ravenous taste for the cheap and less-than-nutritious kibble that his playmates (my neighbor's cats) ate: Purina Cat Chow Naturals. He never showed much interest in this food before his mouth began bothering him, which makes me pretty sure that he likes the food because it's not as hard as the Blue Buffalo dry food. There's more air in the Purina than in the Blue Buffalo kibble, which is pretty dense (think roughly a Cheeto versus a cheese puff).
I allowed my cat to eat the cheap stuff for about six weeks in order to get his appetite back and to get back to a healthy weight. Now that he's doing well, I've tried to get him to eat the Blue Buffalo, but I can tell that it still hurts his mouth after a few bites. I don't want to feed my cat this unhealthy Purina stuff for the long term. Can anyone recommend healthy grain-free dry foods that are good for cats with sensitive mouths?
Thanks!
About six weeks ago, my stomatitis cat had about a third of his teeth removed after suffering a particularly painful flare-up. Immediately after the operation, he began regaining his hunger, but expressed little interest in his usual food––Blue Buffalo and Wellness wet food, and Blue Buffalo Wilderness dry food. He did, however, develop a ravenous taste for the cheap and less-than-nutritious kibble that his playmates (my neighbor's cats) ate: Purina Cat Chow Naturals. He never showed much interest in this food before his mouth began bothering him, which makes me pretty sure that he likes the food because it's not as hard as the Blue Buffalo dry food. There's more air in the Purina than in the Blue Buffalo kibble, which is pretty dense (think roughly a Cheeto versus a cheese puff).
I allowed my cat to eat the cheap stuff for about six weeks in order to get his appetite back and to get back to a healthy weight. Now that he's doing well, I've tried to get him to eat the Blue Buffalo, but I can tell that it still hurts his mouth after a few bites. I don't want to feed my cat this unhealthy Purina stuff for the long term. Can anyone recommend healthy grain-free dry foods that are good for cats with sensitive mouths?
Thanks!