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    2 cats - 2 different food - tired furmom!!!

    i am looking for some thoughts on cat foods. I have one cat that has Struvite cystals so he is currently eating CD, however my other cat is a Siamese and he is eating Royal Canin Siamese food. Now the vet informed me that the Struvite cat should not eat anything but his food less he start...
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    Allergy or Stress?

    My 3 yr old cat was diagnosed with Struvite Crystals. I took us several months but at long last 2 weeks ago he passed his urinalysis test. No crystals and a normal PH level!. The reason it took so long was his reluctance to eat the SD formula. I managed to mix his CD and SD until he was only...
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    Nutro Cat food

    Thank you. I am so grateful for the different points of view. Since no one feels that it is a really poor brand of food I think i will give it a try. petsmart says it is returnable so if it doesn't work out I will send it back and give another brand a try. thanks!
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    Nutro Cat food

    good afternoon all - looking for some opinions on dry cat food. My youngest boy is currently on Royal Canin's Siamese food, however he is not that wild about it and he is hacking up hairballs. I want to get rid of the breed specific food and return him to an Indoor cat food. His favorite was...
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    Cats and Aloe Vera Plant

    yes the aloe plant is poisonous to cats, however my cat has chewed on my aloe plant and lived to tell the tale. He only chewed on it once. I think the taste turned him off.
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    Royal Canin Siamese 38

    Has anyone ever tried this cat food? Wondering if it is really great for siamese or just a marketing ploy
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    IVD vs Hills

    Thank you! That helps alot. I wasn't sure about IVD and i think I just needed some reasurance since most vets seem to lean toward the Hills as a first preference. I also should have clarified the feeding of my cats. The one with Struvite crystals is eating IVD control dry kibble(this is left...
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    IVD vs Hills

    the food is for Struvite crystals. So I am looking between Hills C/D or IVD Control. He use to eat Friskies. Both the Ocean flavor and the Chicken flavor, and occasionaly the wet pouch food as treats, all flavors of those. Also what ever the Strivite kitty has his "brother" who is a healthy...
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    My mom's cat has struvite crystals :( what to do?

    one more thing and I don't know how to put this delicatly but.... have your mother monitor her boy's licking of his "hoo hoo". I was told that licking it excessivly is one of the first signs of discomfort. The first week my boy was home from the hospital he licked alot. However as the weeks...
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    My mom's cat has struvite crystals :( what to do?

    Hi. My male cat had the same diagnosis about 3 weeks ago. He went into the hospital had x-rays and a catheter and an IV. They kept him for 2 days then released him to me with a bunch of drugs and new food. When he came home was when my real worry began. For the first week he had trouble...
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    IVD vs Hills

    Question - Which prescribition brand of cat food do you all prefer? I imagine the choice for me will come down to what my cat prefers to eat, however are there any insights to the food that might be helpful. For example is one lower in cals or of better quality? etc... any thoughts would be...
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    Extra Fibre for Kitty?

    My kitty loves to eat anything green; I started growing cat grass for him and he loves it. You can also purchase cat grass already grown in most pet stores. Grass is ok for them to eat and I believe aids in their digestion, just keep him away from plants as many of them are toxic to cats...
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    Cat with struvite crystals

    Help!! - last week I took my 2yr old neutered kitty to the emergency room because he was having trouble peeing and was dribbling urine through the house. After X-rays, Bloodwork, and Urinalysis they determined he had struvite crystals and put him on an IV with a Catheter- poor baby. They...
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