I've heard that giving male cat's any seafood flavored products can cause urinary issues. Is this true?
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urinary problems
- Thread starter luvmy2cats
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To some extent...yes.
It mainly aggravates existing urinary problems...but consistently feeding foods high in magnesium (like fish, seafood) could be asking for trouble in a cat that doesn't have urinary problems. I do feed fish, but very rarely is it a completely "fishy" flavor...we do a lot of poultry/fish blends.
Oh, and I don't let my bladder-problem boy have it except for maybe a rare treat.
That goes for any cat, male or female. The only difference is that the same problems are more complicated in a male.
It mainly aggravates existing urinary problems...but consistently feeding foods high in magnesium (like fish, seafood) could be asking for trouble in a cat that doesn't have urinary problems. I do feed fish, but very rarely is it a completely "fishy" flavor...we do a lot of poultry/fish blends.
That goes for any cat, male or female. The only difference is that the same problems are more complicated in a male.
Well that sucks!Originally Posted by beandip
To some extent...yes.
It mainly aggravates existing urinary problems...but consistently feeding foods high in magnesium (like fish, seafood) could be asking for trouble in a cat that doesn't have urinary problems. I do feed fish, but very rarely is it a completely "fishy" flavor...we do a lot of poultry/fish blends.Oh, and I don't let my bladder-problem boy have it except for maybe a rare treat.
That goes for any cat, male or female. The only difference is that the same problems are more complicated in a male.
My Boo absolutely loves those Whiskas Purrfectly Fish (Tuna & Whitefish) entrees! It's one of the 'wet' foods that I can guarantee she will eat...
After reading through some of the threads here (and btw, you guys are amazing! How did I survive before this board???), I've decided to try and switch her to wet food, only, as well (no intent on thread jacking, sorry!). Right now she grazes on dry and I feed her 'wet' in the evening. But, I also want to wait until after our yearly vet visit, tomorrow...so I can discuss some of these options with her new vet.
I've never had a problem with her water intake, though...if anything, most of her litter box messes are big pee clumps!
Personally, if Boo hasn't had any bladder trouble and that food is *the* wet food she's willing to eat, then I would still feed it. Eventually I'd be trying to move to some higher quality food.
Will do! Hopefully, at one point, it will no longer interest her or just be a rare 'treat'!
