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homersmom May 3rd, 2006 12:16 PM

best food for kitty with bladder problems
 
A couple months ago I noticed my cat had problems going to the bathroom. The next day after that, he was leaking reddish colored urine. Of course, I whisked him to the vet right away! His urinalysis showed he had a lot of blood and mucus in his bladder and very few crystals (the vet concluded the mucus was blocking it). I couldn't afford to have him catheterized and put under observation, so I went home with some antibiotics, amitrypline, and Medi-cal Dissolution Formula (canned). He was on the pills for three weeks and everything cleared right up ater a lot of prayer and loving!

Unfortunately I couldn't afford the vet food and bought him some Whiskas (bad idea, I know) afterwards. It was only supposed to be until I had enough money for the good stuff. But...I fed him that food yesterday and he immediately began getting sick again. He's running to his litterbox every five minutes and his urine has blood in it again. I managed to borrow some money from my mom and I'm going to pick up some more food from the vet as soon as I can. I've learned my lesson - the Whiskas is going in the garbage where it belongs!

I can't afford another vet examination until next week, but I have a feeling that his problems are caused by infections in his urinary tract, rather than crystal formation. He also [I]hates[/I] canned food...he quit eating the canned Medi-Cal my vet recommended and I had to start him on the dry stuff. I've been reading a lot of both good and bad stuff about Medi-Cal and was wondering if I should try a different food afterwards...perhaps something along the lines of a holistic food. After I started him on the Medi-Cal his health improved considerably. He was always a little overweight and now he's actually quite lean. His coat is very shiny now, whereas before it was kinda dull and he was losing a lot of fur. He began to have really bad breath (which I thought was a dental problem), but when he began eating the good food that went away, and some blackish discolorations he had on the roof of his mouth are gone too. So it couldn't be too bad (although after a steady diet of Friskies and Whiskas it's no wonder!). But I'm wondering if there is anyone out there with the same problems who feeds their cat something different I could pick up at Petsmart, and helps with urinary problems.

momto2 May 6th, 2006 12:32 PM

I don't have any experience with cats and crystals/urinary infections, and I am not a vet, but maybe a holistic food would help. I feed my cats, 2 female, 1 male, Holistic Blend which I buy a our local Health n' Harmony store. It is also available at Superstore, Loblaws, and it's ingredients are

[U]Does Have [/U]
chicken meat
brown rice
barley
millet
salmon
amaranth
alfalfa
rosemary
garlic
cranberries(which is good for urine)
apples
cinnamon
soy protein
flax seed
dried whole eggs
yeast culture
vitamin A acetate,D3,E, B12
folic acid
zinc
niacin


[U]Does Not Have:[/U]
animal by product
BHT
BHA
Ethoxyquin
corn
wheat
sugar
salt
beet pulp
growth hormones
antibiotics
I stimulates the breakdown of ammonia in the digestive system to reduce stool and urine odour. Reduces urinary ph and provides low dietary magnesium.

It is for all life stages. :You can research it at [url]www.holisticblend.com.:[/url])

Lucky Rescue May 6th, 2006 02:10 PM

[QUOTE]He also hates canned food...he quit eating the canned Medi-Cal my vet recommended and I had to start him on the dry stuff.[/QUOTE]

I've never had a cat who would eat that stuff, but he really needs canned food for the moisture content to help keep his bladder flushed out.

Try another canned food - Friskies or even Fancy Feast.


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