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My cat is constipated. What high-fiber food works when other remedies fail?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered

Hi- my cat has constipation issues. I wanted some advice on that. He doesn't like any of the hairball pastes that were suggested to me. I bought him a sensitive stomach dry food and the fresh digest supplement.

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

In my clinical experience high fibre food is most effective in managing chronic constipation in cats. You will find many brands of high-fiber food for cats on the market. You could try Royal Canine Gastrointestinal Fibre Response, Iams Proactive Health or Hill's Indoor With High Fiber. You would have to wait about 4-8 weeks on high-fiber food to see improvement. Good luck.

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