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Originally Posted by macsmum
Not knowing any better, after he finished the wet food I thought ok, I'll give him some variety and my Mum had actually recommended Go! since her cats love it. So I gave him some, and yeah he did like it.
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Which flavours of Go! did you get? And what were the Wellness flavours? Could be he has issues with an ingredient in the Go! food. Can you go back to the Wellness he was on before?
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Originally Posted by macsmum
I'm guessing(after reading info on here) that my jumping around with food types has upset his tummy.
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Could be. Some cats aren't as able to tolerate rapid food changes as others. In the meantime, perhaps MacIntyre would benefit from some probiotics in his diet to help stabilize his intestinal flora. You can get some capsules from the health food store, preferably something non-dairy, high potency, and with mixed organisms. Lots of people give their pets yogurt for this purpose, but it just doesn't have a high enough potency. The caps are better, and can easily be mixed with wet food.
Something else to help with diarrhea is slippery elm bark, which helps to equalize water content in the intestines. It's also soothing to mucus membranes. Can be found in health food stores as either a loose powder or in capsules that you can open and mix with wet food. Here is more info on that:
http://www.littlebigcat.com/?action=...em=slipperyelm
As for the Royal Canin dry food, it would probably be a good idea to discontinue feeding it to MacIntyre. Dry has no benefits to cats whatsoever, and can actually do them quite a big of harm. The best feline diet is one high in meat and moisture, and low in carbs, which means either raw or canned. Lots to read about that here:
http://www.catinfo.org/
Hope MacIntyre's diarrhea clears up soon!