Comments on: Royal Canin Cat Food Review

By: Evelyn J Harber

Evelyn J Harber — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:24:02 +0000

My female “moggy” has IBS and the vet suggested feeding her and her brother the veterinarian specific diet to help her and that was fine for a few boxes until they wouldn’t touch it which unfortunately happened to coincide with Easter, almost everything is closed. In a panic I started feeding her a supermarket food I had already, her brothers, which she ate ravenously. Rang Royal Canin on Tuesday/Wednesday only to be told that yes the recipe had changed and that the caramel,?, had been removed and so that was what changed. My cats have now resumed eating the Royal Canin Indoor and are quite happy although my little girl is not as she once was but at least I haven’t lost her. Both cats are over 7 years old and generally healthy.

By: Brenda Perry

Brenda Perry — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:26:07 +0000

My cat Sunny has been on prescription dry and wet for two years and a few months ago changed from Hills z/d to Royal Canin HP S/O. Dry. Five days vomiting I just cancelled Chewy 7.7 lb bag and will go back to Royal Canin hydrolyzed P/R

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:51:22 +0000

In reply to Krista. I tried Royal Canin Neutered Satuety Balancefor my cat as vet suggested some kind of food that helps not to be overweight. I fed it only sometimes and sometimes mixed with purine kibble. The 1.5 kg packet has nearly gone. Today though I’ve fed him only the Royal Canin and this evening he seemed not to want it. Finally he ate some and vomited it up after a yowl of distress.

By: Cats.com Editorial Team

Cats.com Editorial Team — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:50:14 +0000

In reply to megan.

Hi Megan,

Unfortunately Mallory no longer works at cats.com, to answer your question, It seems like D-mannose is specifically effective against certain types of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections, particularly Escherichia coli (E. coli) not skin related infections. So not likely to be effective. You can also post your question on our cat health forum and one of our vets will reply directly there. https://cats.com/community/forums

By: Katherine Yuen

Katherine Yuen — Mon, 20 May 2024 15:35:39 +0000

In reply to Margaret Williams. This.. I have had an incredibly hard time getting my cat to eat the new bag of food and this might explain why!

By: megan

megan — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:47:44 +0000

In reply to Mallory Crusta. Do you think D-mannose would work on staphylococcus pseudintermedius? Sophie has been having recurrent infection with staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

By: Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:20:45 +0000

In reply to Jasmin Islamovic. Yes, I've had issues recently with the RC Hydrolyzed Protein dry cat food. They have changed the formula (Sep 2023) without any notice and it caused upset stomach, constipation, & lethargy. I knew it was the food because as soon as I stopped feeding it to her she improved and has been fine since.

By: Kate Barrington

Kate Barrington — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:02:15 +0000

In reply to Margaret Williams. Thanks for sharing, Margaret. Lack of communication from a pet food company is definitely frustrating. Hopefully you and your vet can find another hydrolyzed formula that works for your cat. If you can't find any of the old formula at local clinics to help with the transition, maybe there's an online community group you could post a request to?

By: Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:51:03 +0000

Royal Canin has recently changed the formula for the Feline Hydrolyzed Protein dry diet. My cat is on this diet as she cannot eat anything else without having intestinal bleeding. The new formula made her sick even though I was able to mix 1/2 old formula with 1/2 new formula. The appearance of the bag was different but the vet said, same product just different packaging. Luckily I checked the contents and found it was different so I notified the vet of the change. When I checked the RC reviews, I saw there are quite a few that are negative, ie. greasy smell & feel to it, cats won’t eat it, & causing vomiting and diarrhea in others. I called vet clinics in town looking for the old formula and found a few who also commented that some of their pet patients were showing the same symptoms. I contacted RC to inform them and their response was they would not consider going back to the old formula. RC recommended I return the bag to the clinic and send them the best before date in case there is an issue with the Batch, which I did. Would be interested to know how many cats have been negatively impacted by the new formula. The company is not telling the vets of the prescription food changes, so the info isn’t getting passed down to the pet parents, which means we aren’t getting to transition our cats onto the new formula slowly in order to avoid gastrointestinal upsets. By the time a cat gets to the point where hydrolyzed soy is all it can eat, the cat is pretty sensitive to any dietary changes.

By: Kate Barrington

Kate Barrington — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:57:30 +0000

In reply to Catherine Panetta. Glad to hear you've found a product that works well for your cat, Catherine!