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Old July 14th 04, 06:35 PM
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Lyn wrote:

I would trash the Hills, put the cat on a
hairball maintenence dry diet (which is
higer in fiber and Mega 3 fatty acids) with
pumpkin (if he will eat it) and also give
plenty of canned food that is high in
protein - such as Purina DM or a canned
kitten diet. Protein is better utilized and
lower-residue in nature.


This is contradictory. A dry, high fiber diet will contribute to stool
size and is full of grains which a cat cannot utilize and can be
considered "residue" that just passes through. Feeding this and a low
residue diet would defeat the purpose of the low-residue food. Since
this cat has already had a blockage once, I wouldn't recommend foods
that are going to increase his stool size. Feeding a canned food means
that the cat will digest and utilize more of the food and stool size
will be smaller, which is certainly preferable if the cat is still
constipated after the diet change. At least he'd be able to pass them
and canned pumpkin could be added to the mix to help soften them, but my
guess based on experience is that a grain free strictly canned food diet
will take care of the problem.

Megan



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