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Hey how is it going? My british blue shorthair has a very sensitive stomach. I have had many tests done on her and nothing has come back positive so I do think it is just about diet with her. She has had diarrhea on many occasions and once constipation as well. She was put on special prescription food by my vet (eukunuba low residue and a supplement purina fruti-flora). For 6 months she was good and now she has diarrhea again! My vet put her on flagyl for 7 days and 2 days after her last dose she has the runs again. I put her on science diet sensitive stomach (that after 6 months of feeding to her about a year ago led to her constipation) but i am cocnerned that she might get constipated once again. Can you suggest to me a food diet that might work for her (maybe a combo of dry and wet food)??

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Posted by Lori 769 days and 23 hours ago.

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I'm so sorry you are having problems with your cat's tummy. Diarrhea can be very frustrating - not only for the cat but for the owner as well. Let me ask how you would feel about a simple, homemade diet that you could put together once a week, freeze and thaw out just what your cat needs every morning?

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Reply to Lori's Post: I actually would really rather try not to be cooking for her since I do not even cook for myself!! What exaclty would I have to be cooking for her on a weekly basis? Is there another idea that you can suggest? I also tried abadys food which is suppose to be very good and natural for cats but she didn't llove the food and she had diarrhea.

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Hello again-

Actually, there would be no cooking involved whatsoever. Cats are the only true carnivores there are that are also domesticated pets. Ideally, their diet is a raw meat diet, and it's understandable if you don't want to deal with that type of diet for her. Basically, you mix the meat (ground beef, liver or other meat that you decide on), with the supplement - freeze it in individual servings - an icecube tray works beautifully, and thaw out the food in the morning. A couple of great positives for this type of diet is that there are no fillers, so there is VERY VERY little waste in the litter box. Cats use every bit of what they take in on this diet, so there is little output. Also, there is very little smell as this is what their body deems to be a perfect diet. You can go to www.felinefuture.com for more information on this if you decide to think about it. It takes about 10 minutes total to mix up once a week and is actually less expensive than commercial diets.

I can suggest if you don't want to go with this that you find a food for her that does not contain corn or corn gluten. Most cats that have problems with food allergies or diarrhea have problems with the fillers that are used in the foods. Putting her on rabbit or duck or lamb as the main protein source in her food may also help considerably, and there are several excellent products out there that contain those as the main portion of the diet. If you go to www.petfooddirect.com, you will find several 'natural' foods as well as many that do not contain corn or corn gluten. Wellness, Felidae, California Natural are just a couple that do not contain corn and if you look through the food lists, you will find many that have alternatives to fish or chicken as the main source of protein.

Please let me know if I can help further.

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