there.Hi, I found this post while searching for info about S Boulardii...my boy doesn't have IBD or chronic diarrhea in past, but with a food change a couple months ago, his poo has changed to what you describe above, tabbytom . It's been pasty, mushy, sometimes a little diarrhea, not as firm as it used to be. The 2 new ingredients in his food are coconut oil and agar agar, which I tried to avoid but haven't found a good canned alternative for him yet. Would you mind letting me know if the food you feed your cat also has either of those ingredients, agar agar or coconut oil? I am suspecting that is what's causing mine to have subpar poo quality, because he was fine before the food change.
Then I wonder, if this is happening because of the food ingredients, would S Boulardii still be of any help? He currently is taking different probiotic strains with his food.
Thanks in advance for reading...I find that I learn more from real-life cat parent experiences, than from what the pet food companies tell me about ingredient safety.
Sometimes with food change, it’ll cause tummy upsets if the transition is not done properly or it could be the cat’s system cannot adjust or accept to the new food even after awhile. If your cat does not have IBD or chronic diarrhea when on his normal food before the change, I suspect it could be due to the change of food.
My boy is eating Fussie Cat Super Premium - Chicken Formula in Gravy. It does not have coconut oil but it does have Xanthan Gum which is another form of agar agar as a thickener and stabilizer.
Does his old food have this two ingredients. If it doesn’t, it could be the culprit as the new food has it. I think there is no harm putting him on the S. Boulardii that my boy is using. My boy’s poo is now firm and nice and he has his daily 1/4 dose of S Boulardii once in the morning and once in the evening.