Hi cat lovers,

My cat is female and a year old. She has just been diagnosed with Colitis by the vet and I'm after some advice for a long-term diet for her. At the moment she's eating boiled chicken and fish but, costing me a fortune. Is there something I could buy from the pet shop? Any advice greatly appriciated.

not really sure about cats with colitis but i've found the burns to be great for my dog, I have a suspicion that one of his poos showed the early signs of colitis just the day before I switched (really mucousy, like a minging skin on a sausage) and they firmed right up (and shrank) straight away, I've also heard other people recommending Burns for a dog with colitis. My kittens do very well on it and though I'd say that at least a third of a cat's diet should be wet food or raw i can vouch for this as probably one of the best dry foods on the market for a number of reasons. Costs about £7.50-£8.50 for 2 kg of cat food but you really don't have to feed them as much as with cheaper biscuits so it does work out very reasonable. Hope puss feels better soon

Found these links for what it's worth - hope they're useful x
Looks like some say high-fibre, low fat diets, others advocate raw meat. If you feel that you can research and provide a complete raw diet adequate to your cat's needs from what they say on some of the sites that might be the best way to go, otherwise I'd say at least go for the hypoallergenic foods.
Hopefully now I've bumped this 4 u someone with experience of colitis in cats will come and offer you some better advice! but for now, your reading material x

Colitis in Cats-Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cat-World
Raw Meat Diet for Cats - Pet Debates Forum - GardenWeb
Harpsie's website - feline colitis and IBD

I can only say that I've heard of a few cats that have had this, once they were on a raw diet they were cured.