Royal Canin Veterinary Cat - Gastrointestinal in Gravy

I had a teacup Persian cat - 13 years of age and bought this to try and stabilise her diahorrea. It made it worse, it was like a fountain coming out of the rear end. So I had to go to the vet and use digestive paste to try and replenish what she lost.

This food used to be great but since the recipe change to jelly from gravy, my cat no longer likes. It was a great move to remove the sugar, but changing to jelly was a very poor decision when the price has stayed at a high premium.

Got this on my vets advice to sort out my cats tummy problems. The pouches state they are in gravy and the first few pouches seemed to be, but my cat just licked all the gravy off and left the meat. Then after a few days the consistency of the pouches changed to a drier jelly-like substance instead of the gravy & he refused to touch it at all. A very expensive mistake (although his greedy siblings ate it mainly because it wasn't theirs!).

RC have this product so much my cat don’t eat it now such a shame

My elderly girl loved this when it was gravy, now they have changed it to jelly she will not eat it due to vomiting

My two elderly cats with chronic digestive issues were on this for three meals a day. Since the formula change, one went on hunger strike completely and the other is picking at it. Phoned Royal Canin and the customer service was excellent but unfortunately that won't get my cats to eat the new version.

Sadly my cat will no longer eat this new formula in jelly and pale in colour, such a shame , so disappointed as despite it being expensive it worked wonders for my cats health. Now I will need to try and find an alternative .

The changed formula discourages my sick cat from eating. I tested other companies and none of them helped him. He previously loved this food, returned to a healthy weight and got rid of chronic diarrhea. Now his diarrhea is back. I don't know what to do or how to help him :((

This was my cats favourite wet prescription food for IBD. The box I ordered in December had changed, the gravy is now jelly and it doesn’t look as appealing. My cat agrees as he will no longer eat this food. It’s a shame to lose a favourite. Was no info on the box that the ingredients and vitamins had been altered. He does fine on Royal Canin Sensitivity Control, no upset tummy, so will be substituting the Gastrointestinal for this as it’s a similar consistency with gravy.

Having had serious issues with my cat losing weight this was the only gastrointestinal food that my cat can tolerate. Imagine my dismay after reordering 48 pouches I opened the first one to see the grey jelly sludge that is in other brands, needless to say my very fussy cat took one sniff and has gone on hunger strike. I am now going to have to start the painful process of finding another food that doesn't react with her tummy

this was one of the only foods my elderly cat would eat, but the gravy has disappeared and a musty soft jelly has replaced it. my cat wont touch it any more, £50 wasted

Please note all positive reviews below are for the old formula (which was great). Since the end of 2023 Royal Canin have changed the recipe and now the product is awful. My cat won't touch it which very upsetting because this food was a lifeline when she was diagnosed with dietary problems. She used to love it. I encourage anyone who has received this new recipe to claim a refund under Royal Canin's guarantee, not least because it is no longer in gravy as the packet claims; it is now in jelly.

Cats loved this in gravy, but now hate it as Royal Canin have changed the formula. They have cut out some sugars and now the formula is paler, smells different and is in jelly, not gravy. Sadly, we will need to change to something else for one of our kittles. On another note, I believe RC, as per a lot of cat food manufacturers, use chicken by-product which isn't made clear on packets...just a note for anyone that has felines that need a non-poultry single source protein. What a shame.

My cat won’t eat this food. Total waste of money.