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Thanks for the replies all. I will read through them more thoroughly tomorrow morning. I did want to mention that I'm not adverse to trying raw (or a pre-made raw) on him. I feed my dogs a prey model raw diet, actually. Just haven't switched my cats over because they're so picky.. and again, I'm...

I've posted here before about my cats issues, but not for quite some time. I thought I'd come back to try to get some opinions from others. This will be long, I apologize in advance. Some back story.. Sneak will be 6 in November. His UT issues started in '08, then again in '09. Both times they...

Well, Brody did have a UTI. No crystals though. Vet put him on 7 days of antibiotics and wants him on the S/D for 2-3wks., then onto the C/D. Ugh. He's 100% back to normal now though, so that's a good thing! I'll definitely be keeping them on the prescription food for awhile.. but I'm...

I accidentally posted this over in Nutrition, meant for it to be here though. This is probably more of a vent more than anything.. but any input would be great! I posted awhile back about one of my cats, Sneak, and his UT issues. After about a month of trying different meds. to clear him up, we...

I agree.. I just have to stop looking at the ingredients of the S/D & C/D I guess. I fully admit that prescription diets serve a purpose, I just hate the thought of my cats being on them for the rest of their lives. Brody went to the vet today. We opted to just give him some pain meds. til we...

Annnd I just realized I posted this in Nutrition and not Health.. mods, you can move this if you want. I guess it has to do with nutrition too though..

This is probably more of a vent more than anything.. but any input would be great! I posted awhile back about one of my cats, Sneak, and his UT issues. After about a month of trying different meds. to clear him up, we FINALLY got him to settle down when we put him on Science Diet S/D (100%...

I find this whole situation odd LOL.

Nope, pee isn't strong at all. And no big cheeks either (I was saying that today "You don't even have squishy cheeks like a tom cat!" ).. here's a picture of him, I honestly have no clue if it's possible for sperm to show up in urine in normal circumstances.. I mean, his urine sample showed...

Oh he will definitely be getting neutered once we figure this all out! I just can't believe he's almost 5 and we've never caught this!

In an interesting turn of events, my cat, Sneak, who I posted about here a little while ago, may in fact NOT be neutered. A little back story, for anyone interested.. I got him from a friend as a feral 8wk. old kitten. She worked at a vet clinic at the time, and when I picked him up, I was told...

I'm really just going by what my vet has told me.. my other cat is on Royal Canin S/O so it's not like he's against putting cats on prescription diets, he just doesn't feel it necessary for Sneak. Considering Sneak has always eaten 100% dry food, that may be all of his problems right there.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking anyway, but just wanted to post here to see if anyone had any other specific suggestions

Vet doesn't think it's necessary. Said that since the majority of his problems have NOT been crystals, putting him on a prescription diet probably won't change anything since that's what they're geared toward. He usually goes a year in between problems, so I wouldn't really classify it as...

That's kind of what I figured.. wasn't sure if there were any specific brands I should stay away from. I know I should avoid fish based formulas but that's about it.

My cat, Sneak, has now had 3 instances where he's had some urinary issues. 2 of the 3 times, he has NOT had any crystals, but just red/white blood cells in his urine, which antibiotics have always cleared up. One time he did have some struvite crystals, and was put on Royal Canin S/O for a...

Thanks for the suggestions so far guys. She had an appointment today with another vet, so hopefully this one has some answers!

My aunt's cat is having some weird health problems, and has her regular vet stumped. She is planning on taking her to get a second opinion somewhere, but in the meantime, I told her I'd post her symptoms on here to see if maybe any one had suggestions. Here is the direct email from my aunt...

My mom & I have Ragdolls, and I keep them shaved back there We struggled (well, the cats did) with loose stools for a good year with both of them, til we switched to a Hairball formula food (Authority Hairball), which firmed them both right up within days, and has worked since. Not the best...

I'd like to know this too, just in case the BB doesn't agree with him for some reason.