cat vitamins?

Thinking about starting Cricket out on some cat vitamins
never done it before with any of my other cats
what's the best way to go about and the best brand ?

I like these - I can pull the capsule apart and sprinkle on the food. They seem to like the flavor, too.

http://www.iherb.com/Dancing-Paws-Da...les/10030?at=0

I use mostly with my FeLV positive cat - especially if I warm his canned food.

I'm not well-educated about giving vitamins to cats - so am currently using sparingly until I do more research.

I have three on a Prescription Diet - and understand that it is specially formulated to prevent urinary crystals - so I don't give them the vitamins just in case I might be neutralizing the prescription.

Originally Posted by sweetberries

Thinking about starting Cricket out on some cat vitamins
never done it before with any of my other cats
what's the best way to go about and the best brand ?

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In my opinion if you are feeding a commercial diet (Canned/wet, Kibble/dry or a mix of both) you do not need to add any vitamins to the animals food.

However if you want to add vitamins I would recommend you speak to a licensed veterinarian you trust. Since in some cases too much of a specific vitamin can actually cause a health problem.

I use NatureVet - Vita Cat Powder for Tenacious. I give her 1/4 teaspoon a day. Personally I give it to her even though I do have her on wet and give her raw food from time to time.

Originally Posted by Cat Person

In my opinion if you are feeding a commercial diet (Canned/wet, Kibble/dry or a mix of both) you do not need to add any vitamins to the animals food.

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Ditto, and be careful about fat-soluble vitamins. You can give 100,000% of required Vitamin C amount everyday for example, and the cat will just have some very expensive urine. Fat-soluble vitamins though are not always required and are stored in the body for long periods. If these are already in more than sufficient amounts in the food, and the supplement has a high dosage to boot, then over enough time it can become toxic and do more harm than good causing nausea, kidney, and liver damage.