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Originally Posted by s-robertson
Good afternoon.....Our cat has just had crystals in his urinary tract...
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Do you know what type of crystals they were? Struvite? Calcium oxalate? Any other results from the urinalysis, such as urine ph and specific gravity is also useful.
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Originally Posted by s-robertson
we had medication and he is doing well
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What was the medication? Is he still taking it?
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Originally Posted by s-robertson
however the food the vet has given us has caused him to gain almost 2 pounds in 3 months....
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No doubt! Which of the prescription diets is he eating? Wet or dry? Unfortunately the ingredients in these foods are really quite horrid and are for the most part a completely inappropriate way to treat urinary tract issues (which are largely the result of feeding inappropriate ingredients in the first place). In the majority of FLUTD situations, simply switching from a grain-heavy dry food to a higher quality meat-based wet food is all that's needed. There is the rare cat that also requires the addition of an acidifying amino acid (such as L-methionine) to keep urine ph levels within normal range.
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Originally Posted by s-robertson
does anyone here home cook for their male cat, if so what do you feed and have you had any urinary issues.
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No point in cooking food for cats - raw would be a way better option (and easier!!). Some info for you on that at these links:
http://feline-nutrition.org/nutritio...t-for-your-cat
http://www.littlebigcat.com/nutritio...cats-and-dogs/
http://www.holisticat.com/rawrecipe.html
http://www.catinfo.org/
And some mandatory reading regarding urinary tract health in cats and how it relates to diet:
http://www.catinfo.org/?link=urinarytracthealth