food

what cat food would help my cat's urinary track. she gets them often and i think it might actually be her food.
thanks

I know that Nutros max cat adult is certified for urinary and Purina Pro Plan has a certified urinary... What is she eating??/

Can you be more specific - what exactly..frequent urinary tract infections, or has your vet said she has crystals in her urine, or diagnosed her with cystitis?

What are you currently feeding her (including any treats)?

we currently feed her kirkland band cat food adn the food claims to be premium and the treats are whisker lickins. We have visited our vet for this problem and he gives us the same medication but hasn't mentioned about xrystals in her urine.

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

Can you be more specific - what exactly..frequent urinary tract infections, or has your vet said she has crystals in her urine, or diagnosed her with cystitis?

What are you currently feeding her (including any treats)?

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I would ask your vet straight up if he feels this is related to diet. If your cat was diagnosed with cystitis, or flutd, and/or having crystals, then what you are feeding is very important. I can not find an ingredients list for the Kirkland brand cat food, so I can't form an opinion on it. I do not recommend Whisker Lickens treats...here is an example of why...the chicken and liver tartar control ones has this ingredients list (this is just a partial list):

"Ground yellow corn, wheat flour, soybean meal, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, beef tallow preserved with BHA, liver and glandular meal, brewers dried yeast, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, dried cane molasses, poultry by-product meal, animal digest.."
Corn is a potential allergen for cats, and by-product meal, animal digest are not quality sources of protein. Your main ingredients in this particular treat are all carbs, not what cats need, and BHA is a much debated preservative, felt to not be safe for man or beast by many.

I would get some more information from your vet - you need to know if crystals (struvite or calcium oxalate) are involved or any chronic inflamation as occurs with cystitis. Here is a good overall article:click here

For sure, I would recommend you consider feeding a canned diet instead of dry if possible, and doing what you can to increase your cats daily water intake (get a pet water fountain is one good way to accomplish this)...but exactly what kind of diet would be best for your cat, depends on what the vet feels is going on.