Canned food and FUS

kitytize

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One of my girl cats was diagnosed yesterday with FUS. My vet wants me to make sure she gets more water. I have decided to switch her to canned food. What I am wondering is do I need to look for canned food low in magnesium or is any canned food ok? I also plan on adding water to the canned food.
 

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look for one that either states for urinary tract health ; that on the label certifiys it has been tested and does help a little ... low mg on a can is .025 or lower , also check the phosporus .... Good luck
 
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Thank you for the reply! That's what I needed to know!
 

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My Polly has cystitis, and she's on Hill's c/d, but your vet would have told you if he thought your kitty needed prescription food.
 

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Just stay away from fish flavors...Wellness has good levels of phosporous and magnesium in their non-fishy flavors to be appropriate for cats with urinary issues....also look for foods with low-grains or no-grains.

For more water, I also reccommend investing in a Drinkwell fountain/Catit FOuntain/Petmate fountain if you don't have on already
 
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Thank you for the recommendations!
 
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