Best food for Sphynx kitten digestion

Sphynx cats have a reputation for sensitive stomachs, and at eight months your kitten's digestive system is still maturing — so getting the diet right now can genuinely head off problems down the line. Cats are obligate carnivores with very specific nutritional needs, and many commercial foods are padded with plant proteins, fillers, and additives that can upset a sensitive gut. Wet food is almost always the better choice, both for hydration and because it tends to have a simpler, more species-appropriate ingredient profile. To point you toward the right thing: is your Sphynx showing any digestive symptoms already, and what are you currently feeding?

Good instinct. Occasional soft stools on that diet is actually a tell — the dry food is likely contributing, and supermarket pouches often contain gums, derivatives, and cereals that a sensitive Sphynx doesn't handle well. Do you know if she has any confirmed food allergies, or is it more that you're trying to avoid common triggers like grains, artificial additives, or high plant-protein content?

That gives us a clear brief. For a young Sphynx with a sensitive gut, you want high named-meat content, no grains, no artificial anything, and ideally a short ingredient list so if something does cause a reaction you can actually identify it. I'd go with Applaws Tuna Fillet in Broth kitten wet food. It's essentially just tuna, broth, and a small amount of tapioca — nothing else. The protein is high-quality and digestible, it's grain-free, and the broth format keeps her well hydrated which matters a lot for long-term kidney health in cats. At eight months she still needs the higher calorie and protein levels of a kitten food, and Applaws do a specific kitten range that fits. It's widely available on Amazon UK and not expensive given how clean the ingredient list is.

Gradually is always safer, especially with a sensitive stomach. Over seven to ten days, start by replacing about a quarter of her current food with the Applaws, then move to half-and-half, then three-quarters new, then full switch. Watch her stools throughout — they should firm up noticeably within the first week or two once the old food is phased out. If they don't improve or she develops any vomiting, that's worth a vet visit to rule out an underlying sensitivity to a specific protein, though tuna is generally very well tolerated.

For most healthy kittens, a complete wet food handles the basics. Applaws is complementary rather than complete on its own, so you'd want to pair it with a complete kitten food — either a different Applaws product labelled complete, or rotate with something like Ziwi Peak or a high-meat complete wet food. Once you have a complete diet sorted, the only supplement genuinely worth considering for a Sphynx is an omega-3 source like a small amount of salmon oil — their skin needs extra support without a coat to protect it. But fix the diet foundation first, then reassess.