For Bruno’s food, I’ve been using Royal Canin, which was recommended to me by a vet or breeder or someone. But it upsets Bruno’s stomach.
I went to the little neighborhood pet food shop near me, and asked the guy if he had recommendations. Boy howdy, did he have recommendations! He talked for a long time about various brands and how they’re sourced, and that some of them are actually human-grade food, and you could eat it if you want. At one point, I almost said to him: “You’re giving me too much information.” Instead, I powered through.
I think he liked that I listened. He gave me a whole bunch of small sample bags of cat food. When I got home, I opened a few and let Bruno try them.
It was fun to watch how he responded to each new kind I opened, but he had a clear favorite:
It’s salmon flavored, and the brand name is “Fussie”. Ha! He hasn’t been a particularly fussy eater, but this brand is supposed to taste especially good, and he sure acts like it.
Hope the new food does the trick.
When you say the RC “upset his stomach”, was he regurgitating or actually throwing up? [I learned there is a difference. Tabetha tends to regurgitate occasionally, meaning the food never makes it to the stomach before his muscles reflexively contract and the food comes back up. This is also on vet-recommended food. I’d like to find something that won’t cause that, if it exists, so I’ll see if PetCo carries Fussie-brand food now. Thanks.]
That is useful information. We had a cat that would barf almost immediately after eating and you could still see the kibble. I think he wasn’t chewing at all…
I hope the new food works! My cats don’t like fish, so I might have some wet food you can have.