Cat food for Turkish Van sensitive stomach

Frequent regurgitation after eating in a 7-year-old Turkish Van is worth taking seriously — it's often not a true allergy but a food intolerance or a reaction to eating too quickly, and the two can look identical. Digestive sensitivity like this usually responds well to limited-ingredient or novel-protein diets that cut out common triggers. Before I point you toward something specific, a few quick questions: is the regurgitation happening immediately after every meal or more randomly, how long has this been going on, and is the current fish kibble something they've eaten for a while or a recent change?

That's a useful detail — same food for a year but symptoms only started 3 months ago. Food intolerances can actually develop over time with repeated exposure to the same protein, so fish becoming a problem after a year is entirely plausible. The consistency of it happening within 10 minutes of every meal also points strongly to the food itself rather than, say, a hairball issue. Turkish Vans are a larger, muscular breed and can be enthusiastic eaters which sometimes contributes, but the timing and duration here suggest diet is the primary driver. Has she had a vet check in the last few months, or is this something you're managing yourself so far?

Good — that's exactly the right next step and it tells us we're dealing with dietary intolerance rather than something mechanical. Since she's been on fish for a year, the move is to switch to a completely different protein source she hasn't been exposed to recently. I'd go with Lily's Kitchen Chicken & Turkey Dry Food for Cats. It's a genuinely clean recipe — named meat as the primary ingredient, no fish, no artificial additives, and no common filler proteins that could cross-react. It's also a smaller kibble size which can help slow eating a little naturally. Switch gradually over 7 to 10 days mixing old and new to avoid adding a transition upset on top of the existing irritation. Most cats with fish intolerance see a real improvement within 2 to 3 weeks on a chicken-based food like this.

Dry is fine to start with, and the Lily's Kitchen dry formula is higher quality than most standard kibbles so it's a fair test. The one advantage wet food has is that it slows eating slightly because cats can't crunch through it as fast, which can help with post-meal regurgitation. If you try the Lily's Kitchen dry for 3 to 4 weeks and the regurgitation reduces but doesn't stop completely, switching to their wet chicken pouches would be a sensible next step. But I'd start with dry — it's easier to manage the gradual transition and you'll get a clearer read on whether protein is the issue.

Good luck with it — the protein switch is usually the turning point with this kind of ongoing regurgitation. If things don't improve after 3 to 4 weeks on the chicken food, it's worth going back to the vet to discuss a prescription hydrolysed diet, but most cats respond well before it comes to that. Hope she's more comfortable soon.