Seeking Advice for a Rumbly Tummy

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When my dogs knocked down the baby gate that was trying to keep them out of the cat's room, they ate up all the cat food with not a crumb to be found. This includes both wet AND dry (dry was Evo). I took that as a sign from my dogs that it was time to remove the dry from my sugar kitty's diet once and for all, and NOT because my dogs were being mischievous and food-obsessed. ;-)

Since Monday both of my cats went dry-free and are on strict wet food diet (Friskies Pate variety). Only one is diabetic, and home testing has revealed numbers that are making me jump for joy. The highest he has been this week so far was 187. I know I am jumping the gun a bit, but I remain an optimist in that I hope to come back here a month from now to say that he is finally OTJ after five, very long and stressful years.

I noticed this morning that his tummy was being a bit rumbly. I can only guess it is a result of the change in diet, a similar reaction in humans when we go from solid foods to soft foods. I am seeking advice on what I can do to alleviate the rumbliness. Otherwise, he is doing fantastic.

Thanks for any feedback.
 
Maybe give a little more food- unless he free-feeds already and still leaves it- meaning he isn't hungry.

Do you think it could have been his stomach digesting the food rather than rumbling b/c he was hungry?
 
I have an older(14) civie that gets a noisy tummy due to stomach acid. She has mild kidney problems that the vet feels is causing it.
 
Thanks for your responses.

He is fed twice a day, but never eats his meal in its entirety at one time. He's always been that way, way before he was dx'd with diabetes. He will eat a third, half of a can at most, and then grazes throughout the day. I'm pretty certain the tummy noises are his way of digesting.

In about a month I intend on getting some bloodwork done to check his BUN. His last bloodwork revealed that his kidney levels were in normal range, but they were in the high normal. I am thinking there might be some sort link with the digestion. I hope not, but then again, he is 16.
 
Have you ever tried adding a probiotic to the food? I use Purina Fortiflora, and cats usually like the taste of it, but there are other brands available as well. Sometimes older animals just don't digest food as well any more and need a probiotic or digestive enzymes.

Good luck!
 
I have not tried any probiotic but heard SO much about it. Can this be purchased from any local pet store? Definitely interested in giving it a go.
 
Most "natural" type pet stores have some probiotics and digestive enzymes. Actually, I think even the chain stores my carry them as well. The Purina Fortiflora is only sold through vet clinics or online. I'm not a huge fan of Purina, but I do like this product. If you want to try it, definitely check out Amazon, it's about half the price of what it is sold for in the vet clinics. I use it for all my senior dogs and cats.
 
Don't forget, most cats do tend to free-feed/graze- that would happen naturally as they would hunt several mice/birds/lizards during the day.

Sneakers eats about 4 or 5 times a day/night- always small meals 1-2 oz at a time, then will turn away and it will get eaten later.

Digestion problems are another issue to look into. I am lucky Sneakers isn't picky, nor does she seem to have tummy problems either. Good luck in finding what is going on.
 
When I switched Kate from dry/moist to just moist food she had a rumbly/explosive/gawd-awful smelling tummy. On some occassions. she can still blow up the bathroom worse than any man I have ever known, but once your cat adjusts... it won't be so bad.
 
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