Thank you! I'll try them.These are great and the easiest to read compared to other strips
http://www.amazon.com/Phinex-Diagnostic-Results-Seconds-Balance/dp/B003PDB79W/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326460749&sr=8-2-fkmr0
Mazy won't eat the canned c/d either.
I won't try the Purina because it contains menadione sodium bisulfite complex. I won't try the Royal Canin because it contains powdered cellulose. I am as fnicky as a cat when it comes to what I feed them. The only reason I feed the c/d is because it have proven itself time and again to control her struvite and high pH problem.Thanks! Violet you are reading my mind. :lol3: That's why I want the strips. I am going to try her on the various canned foods I find acceptable to feed my cats, and test her urine on each of them. If her pH continues to climb, I will ask my vet about using an acidifier instead of feeding the c/d.
I don't think the ph results would be very reliable if they're contaminated by litter. Do you think you could slide a shallow jar lid under her bum once she starts to pee? That's what I do. Peanut butter lids work well, or even a jam jar lid. Some people use a ladle or long handled spoon but I find those too difficult to position if the kitty is peeing close to the edge of the box. You don't need much urine to test. Wait till she starts to pee, then gently maneuver the lid until you hear the urine stream hitting it, then pull it back out after a couple seconds. Most cats are so involved with peeing that it doesn't bother them a whole heckuva lot. They may give you a funny look and that's it. For really shy pee-ers, another method is to cover the litter with plastic wrap. The pee will pool in the folds of the wrap and you can test it when she's done.
Thank you, those are very useful tips. I don't think she will mind, but she may surprise me, I'll have to see. Do you test regularly? Do you have a diabetic kitty or a FLUTD kitty? Where do you get your strips?
For your dear Mazy... I use PH strips for Pipsqueak and I just stick the strip in the urine stream while he goes. He is very easy for me to collect urine too. The strips I have are very old and I think a vet gave them to me years ago. I am going to order the ones that Amy recommend from Amazon. Much luck in your search for a diet for her. I am sure it is hard on both of you.... This regurgitation. Keep us posted on all fronts, diet and PH strip testing 
(mine on the other hand was slightly too acidic for a human, at 6.0 :lol3
I guess you are suppose to read and match the top color first? Pips was between 6.5 and 7.0 then. Hope Mazy continues to do well on the canned food 
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Great news! And she IS gorgeous. Wonder why I never noticed her striking coloring beforeFirst urine strip test! A perfect color match with the 6.5 pH!(mine on the other hand was slightly too acidic for a human, at 6.0)
I just stuck it under her stream as she peed, she didn't mind a bit.
Mazy has been on the Before Grain canned beef for one week. For a few days she was still getting the c/d for supper. Now, no c/d for the last three days, either.
No vomiting, no regurgitation. Not once.
I did a dry matter comparison on the c/d kibble and the BG canned beef for phosphorous and magnesium. Not all that much difference. The sodium is significantly higher in the canned food than the c/d kibble. I am not thrilled with that, but it's tough to find a cat food without salt added.
I have decided against adding water to her food. The canned food is 77% moisture. My water is very hard well water. I think it's better if she doesn't have it. She was a very poor drinker on the c/d kibble, so she is getting way more water this way even without adding any. And she is peeing more.
Oh yes, and no constipation problems either, since taking her off the c/d. Now, as long as her pH stays where it should, that should control the struvite.
PS Mazy, who is an active cat anyway, is already so much more active since being on the canned diet. I've noticed it before, when I tried the switch, but this time is really really noticeable. her little body just did not want that c/d any more.
Yes. Mazy's has gone up slightly and is now showing between 6.75 and 7AWW Mazy is just beautiful - LOOK at that coat marbling - very pretty :love: YAY for the good PH test. I just received my PH strips too
Thanks, she's my Lovey cat. Her colors and markings seem to become more and more striking as she ages. (she's 7 1/2)
