Question:
I have a 4-year-old male cat that I rescued. My vet said he might have irritable bowel syndrome. He gave him prednisone for a while and prescribed Science Diet m/d food. He defecates half in the litter box and half on the floor next to the box. His stool is loose.
I have tried to give him cooked rice mixed into his food, but he eats around it. Is there anything I can give him to bind up his stool?
S.G., Boynton Beach, FL Nov 29, 2009
Answer:
This condition termed inflammatory or irritable bowel syndrome is extremely common in cats today, largely owing to various wholly unnatural and biologically inappropriate ingredients that are put into most manufactured cat foods. The kinds of cat food being sold in McVeterinary hospitals play a major role in this distressing feline epidemic of inflammatory bowel disease. Weaning cats off their regular food that contains corn, soy and other possible culprit ingredients is a first step. For details and a list of prepared cat foods that are less hazardous, visit my Web site. For those cat owners without access to a computer, my co-authored book "Not Fit for a Dog: The Truth About Manufactured Dog and Cat Foods" provides many insights and a good basic recipe for cats like yours. On my Web site, you and other cat owners will also find a link to the Web site (www.fnes.org) for the not-for-profit Feline Nutrition Education Society that is enlightening. Gradually transition to a more natural, ideally raw food diet; and give probiotics -- 1/2 teaspoon of fish oil in food and 50 to100 mg. of glutamine twice daily between meals may help.
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