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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2006cat food advice needed
Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills c/d food. There is no problem getting him to eat it, but the food from the vet's office is expensive . Does anyone know of any other brands of food I could look into for him. Ann  Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos Hi Ann, Our vet suggested Purina UR too, I think that's less expensive. We've been using ProPlan Urinary formula. We bought it at PetSmart, I think it runs about $14 for 8 pounds. Aberbathy had a flare-up just yesterday, but they tested his urine and he had a bacterial bladder infection and no crystals. They also said his urine PH was good, so the food is working in the crystal department! The infection is something that may be due to thickened bladder walls or about 10 other things. Rhonda > Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills c/d food. > There is no problem getting him to eat it, but the food from the vet's [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ann > Does anyone know of any other brands of food I could look into for him. First and foremost, feed him wet food. Dry food as a rule of thumb is not good, particularly for cats with urine crystals issues. Think of dry food as junk food. They can survive on it, but they will do much better on more nutritious food. Look for foods with cranberries in their formulas, those help acidify the urine and prevent crystal formation. Good luck! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Does anyone know of any other brands of food I could look into for him. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the urine and prevent crystal formation. > Good luck! Wet food and lots of water around pretty much solved Grant's problem. He had blocked twice. > >> Does anyone know of any other brands of food I could look into for him. > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Wet food and lots of water around pretty much solved Grant's problem. > He had blocked twice. This is good to know! I feed my kids a mixture of wet and dry, but they always prefer the dry. I'll try to force more wet on them. Thanks! kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > This is good to know! I feed my kids a mixture of wet and dry, but they > always prefer the dry. I'll try to force more wet on them. Thanks! I wish Fez and Rufous didn't love kibble so much. They much prefer it over wet food. We use Innova Evo, so at least it's the absolute best kibble out there, with no grains whatsoever. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills c/d > food. There is no problem getting him to eat it, but the food from the > vet's office is expensive . > > Does anyone know of any other brands of food I could look into for > him. Pi's vet recommended Purina One Urinary Tract Health Formula after Pi had a uti. He hasn't had any more. Chak SignatureI've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. --Maya Angelou > Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills c/d food. > There is no problem getting him to eat it, but the food from the vet's [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ann Look for NutraMax brand in the pet store. That's what I did for Fin when he had the same problem. Unfortunately, Fin didn't drink much water and never touched wet food, but he never again had a UT problem with the NutraMax dry food. Read the labels on pet food and look for the lowest magnesium you can find. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >> Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills >> c/d food. There is no problem getting him to eat it, but the food [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Jane > - owned and operated by Princess Rita Is it magnesium that contributes to urinary tract crystals, then? kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > > Look for NutraMax brand in the pet store. That's what I did for Fin > > when he had the same problem. Unfortunately, Fin didn't drink much [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > kili That's what the vet told me, back when Fin had the problem. Jane > -- > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > > > Look for NutraMax brand in the pet store. That's what I did for Fin > > > when he had the same problem. Unfortunately, Fin didn't drink much [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jane Wow, that's interesting. Thanks, Jane. I'll look at labels much more carefully from now on. kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > Is it magnesium that contributes to urinary tract crystals, then? > > kili > -- > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini Magnesium contributes to the struvite crystals only. The other kind, calcium oxalate is differently. The urine pH also plays a role. Rusty had at least 2 blockages. After the 2nd blockage, the vet said canned food only. I add water to his canned food to make sure he gets enough water. The amount of water I add depends on the litter box output. Winnie Thanks every one for the advice on the food for Samwise. I'll look into the them. Samwise has to take pills for the next few weeks. I tried to give him one using a syringe made to pop the pill into his mouth. I practically had to sit on him to get him to hold still. The vet said I could try giving it to him in food. With the next dose I put it in some moist food just before feeding time and gave it to him. He ate it right down and didn't notice the pill. Happy Mommy and happy Samwise. I told DH Samwise gets an appetizer now. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > >> Samwise has crystals in his urine and the vet has put him on Hills c/d [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Jane > - owned and operated by Princess Rita |
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