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My picky cats have sensitive stomachs. What food should I buy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 2 years and 11 months old | 8.5 lbs

My cat Milly has always been super picky when it comes to food. I work for Petco so I always buy the top quality brands of wet food for them. I even tried raw cat food which she really liked, until it was discountinued. We give our other 2 cats (Baloo & Lola) what Milly gets, but I’ve noticed that this last time I changed their food to a new brand, it has caused all 3 some digestive issues. What should I look for in a new food to keep Milly happy & all 3 from having digestive issues.

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Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 20th, 2018

Hello, if you could recall the protein source or flavor of the food they really liked and had little to no digestive issues, then I would try something similar to that. Certain cats can have reactions to different kind of proteins and ingredients, so offering a novel protein (fish, duck, venison, lamb), limited ingredient (sweet potato, peas) diet is likely the best way to approach her GI issues. Hope this helps and best of luck.

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