Shrky - analysis please :)

Ingredients:
ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet™ feline Urinary SO 30™ DryChicken meal, rice, corn gluten meal, ground corn, chicken fat, natural flavors, cellulose powder, sodium chloride, dried brewers yeast, dried egg powder, potassium chloride, calcium
sulfate, monosodium phosphate, choline chloride, calcium carbonate, taurine, DL-methionine, vitamins [DL-alpha-tocopherol (source of vitamin E), niacin, biotin, riboflavin (vitamin B2),
D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], trace
minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, and citric acid.

ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet™ feline Urinary SO™ IN GEL CanWater, meat by-products, chicken by-products, animal fat (preserved with BHA/BHT), natural flavors, trace minerals (sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride,
calcium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate) guar gum, carrageenan, carob gum, taurine, vitamins (choline chloride, DL-alpha tocopherol acetate [source
of vitamin E], vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin B1], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin B6], folic acid), DL-methionine.


This is from the RC website - should Charlie eat both the dry and canned or would you just stick to the dry based on the ingredients.

I'm not sharky, but I can state the obvious!

The canned ain't so great, by-products in it.

The dry has corn, but corn is good for maintaing urine pH. You see corn in a lot of urinary tract health foods.

I honestly would go for the dry & find a non Rx wet, sharky can offer good suggestions.

for the first few months till you REALLy find out ( ask White cat lover)if he needs a RX for life do both the wet and dry ... no the wet ingrediants dont turn me on but wet is going to help more than dry prevent futher bladder issues... Does your vet carry any other diets?? I beleive SD c/d is chn by products over the abiguious meat by products

Personally I like RC over SD. But I could add some boiled chicken to his diet with no problems - think that would be ok?

He does drink water on a regular basis, so I'm not too worried if he just eats the dry - I didn't like the ingredients in the canned either!

Chicken has a wrong Calcium and phos and mag level to be served alone... What was the ph ??? If high like say 7 ... Use lightly cooked tofu

Well it would not be alone - it would just be added as shredded pieces in with the dry food for him. I'll have to look at the vet records or call them tomorrow.