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fleafly
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posted 10-23-2003 10:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
Going along with my food theme: My cat that has Irritable Bowel Syndrome needs a food that is high in fiber. The foods that are higher in fiber are the weight control and older cat formulas. I worry that if I give her one of these she will be lacking nutrients that she needs at her age. She is only a year and a half old and she is a little cat, not even close to overweight. Any thoughts on whether the weight control or older cat formulas would be harmful for her?

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posted 10-24-2003 06:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for charmedagain     Edit/Delete Message
the senior formula's and the ones for overweight cats should cause no problems as they have all the nutrients cats need but less fat and more fibre whcih stops cats having bowl problems as they get older i would give it a try and see how she gets on but i wouldnt worry about her not getting enough nutrients from these foods...

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posted 10-24-2003 10:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
That makes me feel better. I was worried about her not getting as much fat. I guess as long as she doesn't lose weight it will be okay.

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posted 10-24-2003 03:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
I agree with Charmedagain. As long as she eats enough of it...she should maintain her weight fine.

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posted 10-24-2003 03:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Newton the Cat     Edit/Delete Message
I have heard grinding up small amounts of psyllum husks and bran into your cats food can help their fiber intake.

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posted 10-24-2003 04:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
What are psyllum husks?

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posted 10-24-2003 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
Plant fiber....same stuff thats in Metamucil.

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fleafly
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posted 10-24-2003 08:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
I supplement her diet with soft food mixed with metamucil.

I was noticing that the hairball formula has more fiber than the normal food. I thought about trying that instead of the overweight formula.

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posted 10-24-2003 09:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
Good idea. It might be worth a try.

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Pepperhead2u
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posted 10-25-2003 06:55 PM           Edit/Delete Message
Go see a vet!!! my cat has inflammatory bowel symdrone (which is what your cat has - humans get irratable bowel symdrome) I was told NOT to give too much fibre to my cat as it can irritate the bowel lining - which is the cause of the problem. I use a good quality dry food and limit her wet food and only give her fish once a week - as this causes flare ups. again - speak to a vet - anouther opinion might be advisable

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posted 10-25-2003 11:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
I did see the vet. I would never figure out that she had IBS on my own, I didn't even know cats could get that. My vet told me that sometimes IBS can be controlled through high fiber, but that if the fiber didn't work I would have to switch her to a protein source that she has never had like duck or lamb. Her IBS is stress induced, so that may call for different treatment than other causes. The fiber seems to work for her, her IBS has been a lot better lately.

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posted 11-05-2003 04:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
I haven't been able to find a hairball formula that has good ingredients. I want one with real meat as the 1st ingredient and with the omegas. All of the hairball formulas I found don't stand up. I tried her on regular formula Chicken Soup, Innova, and California Natural, none of those worked so I guess we are back to light formulas. She has the light version of Chicken Soup, but she doesn't really like it. I might try the light California Natural next. Interestingly enough she didn't like Innova, but she liked the light Innova. I thought that was odd.

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posted 11-05-2003 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
Is there a lite California Natural formula? I thought there was only one formula for CN cat food.
Im using Innova Lite right now...mine did like the regular Innova but seem to like the Lite formula better...I have a feeling the shape of the kibble has alot to do with it though.

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posted 11-05-2003 11:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
I don't know. I just assumed that there was. She likes California Natural, but it doesn't have enough fiber for her.

I don't know if her dislike of Innova had to do with the kibble or not. The food she had from the vet's had little round kibbles fairly similar to Innova's and she liked that. Hard to say, she can be a picky little thing. The only soft food she will eat is the generic Wal-Mart brand.

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