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Thanks for your help, Beandip! I love your name! BTW, the dry food that the vet suggests I only feed is Waltham's (Royal Canin's) Urinary SO. It's the food that manages the pH such that both struvite and calcium oxalate crystals are minimized. Since Avery is on antibiotics for his chin acne...

My giant baby cat, Avery, (he's 4 years old, I just call him a giant baby because he looks cute but is 10 lbs.) has a history of bladder stones so I've kept him on wet food with added water for a bit over a year since I adopted him. I gave him strictly wet food, Medi-cal Preventive, and I'd add...

They look great! Are those the grey covers or the clear covers?

No words of wisdom from anyone? Please?

According to this page: http://www.cathelp-online.com/health/dietary1.php "Royal Canin has acquired IVDÂ174, Medi-CalÂ174 and Techni-CalÂ174 brands from Del Monte and has also formed an alliance with Waltham's veterinary diets." There is also a product chart that itemizes the various brand...

Hi everyone, I have a wonderful 3-year old male cat named Avery who has a history of struvite crystals. His former keeper fed him cheap food and he underwent surgery a few months ago. The cystotomy resulted in removal of a 2 cm stone. A recent trip to the vet proved that there were no...

Good luck! I actually put on 4 today on Avery as he happened to shake off (with old claw attached) his two thumb covers and 2 front covers. I didn't use a towel, all I did was talk to him and make it quick and easy. Another thing is that I find it makes it more effective if you fill the nail...

The soft claws aren't really a problem to put on. We put both the front claws (all 10) at the same time, and all the rear claws (8) at the same time. Towel restraint technique does help, and Avery's quite calm as long as we speak to him softly and keep him distracted while the claws go on...

As requested, here are some pictures of Soft Claws on my cat Avery. Together with my husband, I find them rather easy to put on and the Soft Claws do a great job of protecting me! However, my husband has been maimed 3 times on the arms, each from Avery's rear claws even with his front paws...

Hi Karen, Thanks so much for the suggestion to try SOFT PAWS! They work great and Avery tries to take them off but I have no more damage to my broadloom. They were a bit of a struggle to get on, but so far the glue is doing its job and he hasn't removed any although he has definitely tried...

Hi Everyone! Here are the pictures as promised of Avery! Please help me welcome him to my home. BTW, the SOFT CLAW covers work great! No more tufts of carpet on my floor. He did struggle a bit to put them on though. I have one last concern. With a history of struvite crystals, I want...

This thread has been very helpful! I have just adopted a 3 year old DSH that has had a history of struvite crystals and even had a cystotomy procedure before. He is absolutely destroying my broadloom carpet and I'd like to train him to use the scratching post. I've tried catnip and can scold...

I'm installing a glass top as we speak! Avery is finding his new home very interesting. Very nosy, I'll get some pictures up soon! Thanks for all the help, and look forward to seeing me more often on these forums!

Stefanie and kittylove, Thanks so much for your advice. Stefanie, hearing that my logical and emotional reasoning is not without integrity is encouraging. In addition, knowing that you each have had experience with a cat with struvite crystals whom is able to live a comfortable life is also...

Thanks cloud_shade, I really appreciate your confident words and encouragement. I don't want to put the cat in an uncomfortable position and as long as I know that I will be able to care for him I can comfortably choose to welcome him to my home. I'm looking for some more opinions and...