Hi, I have a cat who is currently on Hills Prescription K/D canned. Three tablespoons at each meal. However, after eating he has indigestion -type symptoms, hunched position, hanging head down, etc, for about an hour or two afterward. No water drinking though. I don't think I'm feeding him(assist feeding) him that much. I've tried adding a little slippery elm and it seems to help but I read that slippery elm can eventually coat the intestines and hinder assimilation of nutrients so I'm trying to find something else. Also, there's a problem with constipation with this diet. I've tried adding digestive enzymes but that doesn't help. Would you know of something that would help with the digestion of food or know what is causing this? Thank you for any info.
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Indigestion symptoms after eating
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I'm feeding him 3 tablespoons of canned Prescription K/D every 5-6 hours,which amounts to about 1 1/4 cans a day.Is that too much? He's very inactive(elderly). That amount was suggested by Hills based on weight(8 pounds) but maybe it should be based on age.
The other thing is that his stool is of normal consistency but it's a golden colour, should it not be brown if the food is being digested and assimilated properly?
It seems like something is not agreeing with him. Stop the k/d for a couple of days and feed another type of canned food, or just feed chicken for that time, to see if the apparent indigestion and pale stool change. By the way, slippery elm does not form a permanent coating on the intestinal walls.
