How much calcium should I be looking for in bottled water?
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Low Calcium Bottled Water
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Is there a reason your cat needs low-calcium water? I know some cats who have had urinary problems need to drink distilled water, but other than that I'm not aware of any importance to the calcium levels.
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For my cats. I've read a couple of posts were here where people talk about looking at calcium content when choosing water for their cats, especially male cats. I didn't realize it had calcium either nor that levels were important to look at. You learn something new every day.
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My cat just had a bladder stone removed and we are still waiting for the analysis of it to see what it is made of. I'm just trying to do some reading and preparing for any diet changes that may be coming.
I've not heard of low calcium water. I do buy bottled water for our cat (and myself because we use a water softener which I don't want to drink), but I just buy spring water. I think the most important thing to avoid crystals and bladder stones is to just ensure your cat gets enough water. A wet food diet is recommended to ensure they get that moisture.
As for distilled water, I wouldn't recommend that for anything but steam irons and radiators. All the good stuff has been removed from distilled water so I wouldn't recommend it at all for mammal consumption.
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Yosemite;2684160 said:
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There are a few conditions where a VET would advise low calcium diet overall... Distilled water is a debatable topic , what I have gooten from vets is avoid it
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NATURAL water has a LOW LOW level of calcium and other minerals naturally , many reverse osmosis waters( common way of purifying bottled water ) are adding back the nutrients
NATURAL water has a LOW LOW level of calcium and other minerals naturally , many reverse osmosis waters( common way of purifying bottled water ) are adding back the nutrients
