Yup. My dad's kitty that we had when I was a kid had urinary and kidney issues, which got her in the end. She was fed all dry food. This was the 90's, and there was less information out there than there is today.AWWWW poor baby and I do hope that soon, very soon, he will be all better and that the anti-inflammatory does it's job. I think we all were in the dark at some point about dry food solely for our kitties. I do hope that he will eat the canned Hill's C/D too. Eventually, once he is stable and things look good, then you may be able to start adding in some other grain-free canned varieties with the C/D. I hope he takes to the wet food.
The following link will be enlightening for you to read. http://www.catinfo.org/
Mega, mega vibes for the check-up appointment this morning.
My dad never would have fed her all dry if he had known -- if anyone had known. I mean, dry food hasn't been around very long, and unfortunately we learned about its drawbacks through experience with our cats.
My first kitty was on wet and dry both until she was 9, at which point my dad switched her to all wet. And then when she moved in with me when I reached adulthood, she continued on all wet. She never had issues of this type.
My kitty now was on wet before she came to me, and now she's on raw, and always will be if I can help it. So, every generation, it's getting better. We just have to try not to blame ourselves for not knowing. I'm sure there's even more stuff we don't know, that we will in 20 years. Unfortunately, the legal safety standards for stuff for pets are just lower than they are for humans, and it winds up being our job, and the job of our pets, to be the guinea pigs.
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