We had to rush Jasper to the vet today, because I noticed blood in his urine and straining. Took him in, vet gave him a shot and confirmed he has a UTI. The vet said it's most likely chronic and due to the food he's eating.
He was eating Nulo dry with Tiki Cat wet food mixed in. We switched from Nulo to Acana recently because the reviews I read suggested it was a good brand. But after switching WAS when Jasper got sick, shortly after anyway.
I caved and bought a bag of the bladder Hills food my vet suggested despite the fact that I don't really know how I feel about Hills at ALL.
He explained that certain minerals in the food are low in the Hills but higher in a lot of other cat foods and that's whats causing the UTI.
I'm pulling my hair out with trying to find a healthy and safe cat food for my cats. I try so hard to keep them healthy and I GET stuff like this does happen but... like I do feel guilty because am I just feeding them bad food without knowing it?
I don't even know where to begin looking for better food at this point because Hills just doesn't sit right with me as something to give my cats long term.
I went to petsmart and bought a case of Tiki wet food and a case of Instinct wet food - which looks pretty good. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions? Because I feel like I've hit a total wall in what to look for now.
He was eating Nulo dry with Tiki Cat wet food mixed in. We switched from Nulo to Acana recently because the reviews I read suggested it was a good brand. But after switching WAS when Jasper got sick, shortly after anyway.
I caved and bought a bag of the bladder Hills food my vet suggested despite the fact that I don't really know how I feel about Hills at ALL.
He explained that certain minerals in the food are low in the Hills but higher in a lot of other cat foods and that's whats causing the UTI.
I'm pulling my hair out with trying to find a healthy and safe cat food for my cats. I try so hard to keep them healthy and I GET stuff like this does happen but... like I do feel guilty because am I just feeding them bad food without knowing it?
I don't even know where to begin looking for better food at this point because Hills just doesn't sit right with me as something to give my cats long term.
I went to petsmart and bought a case of Tiki wet food and a case of Instinct wet food - which looks pretty good. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions? Because I feel like I've hit a total wall in what to look for now.