Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Gastrointestinal Fiber Response Dry Cat Food, 8.8-lb bag

After worrying over my 11 year old cat's constipation issues for the past year, I was ready to try something new. Especially after a recent dental surgery had resulted in weeks of Miralax and wet food with less than stellar results. My vet mentioned this food in passing as they do not carry it at the clinic we use. She felt it might help. (There are two schools of thought on kitty constipation ... one calls for less fiber and the other calls for more.) This food has more fiber and not an impressive ingredient list in terms of what is considered premium. You will find grain and by products high on the list. But, wait for it, you will also likely find daily, healthy looking poops in the litterbox After worrying over my 11 year old cat's constipation issues for the past year, I was ready to try something new. Especially after a recent dental surgery had resulted in weeks of Miralax and wet food with less than stellar results. My vet mentioned this food in passing as they do not carry it at the clinic we use. She felt it might help. (There are two schools of thought on kitty constipation ... one calls for less fiber and the other calls for more.) This food has more fiber and not an impressive ingredient list in terms of what is considered premium. You will find grain and by products high on the list. But, wait for it, you will also likely find daily, healthy looking poops in the litterbox! Our cat actually loves the taste of this food and seems quite attracted to the smell (fairly strong in my opinion). Additionally, once our cat's tummy troubles were successfully addressed, our cat has become slightly more energetic and playful. When you spend this kind of money on cat food, it is nice to see the results you hoped for and a cat who is happy to hear the food get poured into her dish at mealtime. … more

This food has helped my cat tremendously! He has been to the ER for constipation (even though he eats wet food) he was put on Miralax twice a day, but was still having black stools and vomiting. I ran every diagnostic test, and they couldn't find anything, so we tried this food and Voila-it's been amazing!! Sonny now poops normally. He gets 1/2 can of wet food and 1/4C of this dry food twice a day and no more Miralax and no more vomiting. Thank you, RC!!!!

My little boy had been potting outside the box. I’m talking couch, floor and my bed. Took him to the vet and found out he was constipated. Tried several things. I knew something HAD to change. Switched to this food and he is regular in the litter box again. I was thinking I was going to have to put him down which I didn’t want to do. I have this food and his other food out and no more problems with potting inappropriate.

We have a very sick 17 year old cat. Dilly has had colon issues for years. Poor thing was on so many holistic meds yet he only moved his bowels every 4 or 5 days. They were small and hard as a rock. We were ready to put Dilly down when we took him to another vet since our regular one was out of town. The new vet recommended this food and said it worked nicely for her other patients. UNBELIEVABLE! IT SEEMS TO WORK! Now Dilly goes every other day and they are fat and soft. We got our old spunky Dilly back. Even his arthritis doesn't seem to bother him as much. Dilly races around the house and is so playful. Our Dilly is back and seems to be thriving. Thank you Royal Canin

My cat has been on this food for 50% of her life, and we go through a bag every month to two months. Across this time I've had to return, give away or throw away probably 10 bags due to fluctuation in quality, including smell, texture, color or greasiness. It's extremely inconsistent, and with a very picky eater this is problematic. (I'm ordering a new bag now because the one we got a month ago smells terrible, even to me as a non-sensitive human who doesn't have to eat it. We'll end up tossing a bag that's about 80% full, and it's not inexpensive.) Just something to be aware of with RC dry food.

I have a cat with a peri-anal hernia. Before she was put on this diet she would get very sick very fast at least once every three months and would have to be cleaned out at the Vet's under anesthesia etc.. She has been on this diet for 2-3 years and has been fine since. This diet has changed all of our lives!!

I have a 12 year old cat who has problems with vomiting. This was recommended by my vet. Since switching over, we have not had any vomit for almost two weeks, whereas it was almost daily before. Happy with the change and it seems to be worth the price for cats with sensitive tummies.

I had the same experience as many of the other reviewers; two emergency vet trips, a daily fight over the medicine (so strong and stubborn for a little fuzzy animal!) and almost losing her to the issues. Vet highly recommended this food. No issues since then! The other 3 kitties love it as well which is convenient since they all eat together. I supplement it with the Royal Canin Gastrointestinal wet food every few meals. Yes, it’s pricey but a heck of a lot cheaper than the vet. Good poops and purrs ..... priceless!

My kitty was straining to go to the bathroom for a while, so when I took her to the vet they recommended trying this food. I was worried I'd have to do all sorts of tests to figure out what was wrong, but changing her to this food did the trick! A few days after she fully switched I could see her stools were normal sized again and softer, and she no longer strained. It was totally worth it and saved me a lot of money!

This food has helped my adult cat with his constipation. He is back to his old self. Chewy was very helpful in making this purchase happen. Great customer service! If you need to speak with someone, no problem. Thanks again!