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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2004My cat has a urinary problem
Greetings, My cat has a urinary problem. This is the third time it happens, and back to the antibiotic until he is good! Vet. says it's common in cats, but, how can I make him good? Is there a way to prevent it from happening? Thank you very much. Pedro Pereira do NOT feed him fish food. Stick to quality foods that the first ingredient is either meat or chicken.. or talk to your vet about getting prescription food especially designed to help cats prone to Urinary problems. > Greetings, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Pedro Pereira My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for good urinary tract health. Pedro, what is your cat's diet? I personally am unaware of any scientific proof showing that fish is harmful in a cat's diet. Tuna IS harmful, but I have not seen any written evidence about other fish. I would welcome any links on this subject. Carol > do NOT feed him fish food. Stick to quality foods that the first ingredient > is either meat or chicken.. or talk to your vet about getting prescription [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Pedro Pereira it is not harmful, but it can lead to UTI in some cats. it changes the PH of the urine slightly, so that if the cat is prone to UTI, they will be more likely to get it. And its not the quality canned food that is helpful, it is the extra water the cats get when eating canned food that helps. Providing lots of fresh clean water is recommended when a cat is on a dry food diet. > My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high > quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for good [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > > > Pedro Pereira | My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high | quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for good [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | in a cat's diet. Tuna IS harmful, but I have not seen any written evidence | about other fish. I would welcome any links on this subject. Carol Interesting that you mention this. I'm just after hearing that fish is bad for cats with diarrhoea. Why? Some cats are allergic to animal protein like beef and pork, some react to cereal. So I thought fish was the answer. Thoroughly confused Carola > | My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high > | quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for good [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Carola straight tuna is not harmful in bits, but should not be fed on a regular basis as it does not have all the nutrients a cat needs. Think of it as the equivalent of chocolate to humans.. great as a treat, but should not be the only food eaten. If cats have allergies, they should be given a completely different and a high quality diet. Allergy formulas come in venison, duck, and rabbit. (For dogs it comes in Venison and Kangaroo.. ) Fish is high in ash and magnesium which can cause urinary problems in cats, although I've heard it's been improved over the years. There is specific cat food made for a cat's urinary tract health - give that a try (I believe Purina and Iams have something for it). See what your vet recommends, or see if he has a prescription diet to recommend - which can be more expensive but may be your answer (I think its Science Diet CD - only sold thru vets). Fish is ok on occassion, maybe once a week, but no more than that. Kittens should not have fish at all, as it lacks in something needed for proper eye sight. And if you think about it, we humans think cats have this need for fish - they don't! Cats hate water (most of them), when have you ever seen a cat actually fish for food? When was the last time somebody's outdoor cat has brought them a fish they found? It's usually a chipmunk, mouse or snake. Good luck! > > | My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high > > | quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > different and a high quality diet. Allergy formulas come in venison, duck, > and rabbit. (For dogs it comes in Venison and Kangaroo.. ) Greetings > My advise is to feed as little dry food as possible and stick to a high > quality canned food. Cats need a lot of moisture in their diet, for good > urinary tract health. > Pedro, what is your cat's diet? You guessed it. Most of his diet it's dry, he just loves dry food (chiken based), it's the only whay to shut him up, if I don't give it to him he just Miau me to despair :-) But I give him (and his 2 brothers) good quality canned food, most of it it's cow meat and chicken. Before he first got sick I was giving him the dry stuff but some was fish based! The vet told me not to give any fish to him so I just don't buy it anymore. > I personally am unaware of any scientific proof showing that fish is harmful > in a cat's diet. Tuna IS harmful, but I have not seen any written evidence > about other fish. I would welcome any links on this subject. Carol Hmmm... funny, his older brother it's crazy for licking the tuna can, but this one (the sick one) never gets closed to it, his brother just don't let him! His brother it's the healthiest cat I have ever seen! Thank you for your interest Pedro |
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