Hi everyone,
I have a wonderful 3-year old male cat named Avery who has a history of struvite crystals. His former keeper fed him cheap food and he underwent surgery a few months ago. The cystotomy resulted in removal of a 2 cm stone. A recent trip to the vet proved that there were no crystals in his urine, but I want to make sure that I'm giving him the best diet to prevent a recurrence. So far, this is what I've been doing:
1) Feeding only canned prescription vet-only food.
2) Adding clean filtered water to every meal. About 1-2 tablespoons of water per half-can of food. He won't drink on his own or from a cat fountain.
3) Giving him free access to fresh wheat grass.
With respect to food choices, I've administered as follows:
1) On weekdays, Medi-Cal Preventive canned food. Therefore, he gets this 5 days a week out of 7, or 71% of the time.
2) On weekends, Medi-Cal Struvite Dissolution canned food. Therefore, he gets this 2 days a week out of 7, or 29% of the time.
Unfortunately, my vet wasn't very specific about how to feed him the combination of Preventive and Dissolution formulae. My question is about how I should give him the combination of foods.
For example, should is the 5 day / 2 day mix appropriate? Or should I feed him Preventive for 2 months and then 1 month of Dissolution cycled throughout the year? Or should I mix the two foods completely and evenly all the time?
I'm concerned since I know that lowering the pH too much by using the Dissolution formula can result in Calcium Oxalate crystals. For reference, I found a page on various pet foods, so this should help some of the veteran forum browsers answer my query!
Any help is appreciated, I want the best for my super cat!
Thanks, dcgirl79
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Medi-Cal Preventive is the same as IVD Select Care Control
Medi-Cal Dissolution is the same as Dissolution Formula
I have a wonderful 3-year old male cat named Avery who has a history of struvite crystals. His former keeper fed him cheap food and he underwent surgery a few months ago. The cystotomy resulted in removal of a 2 cm stone. A recent trip to the vet proved that there were no crystals in his urine, but I want to make sure that I'm giving him the best diet to prevent a recurrence. So far, this is what I've been doing:
1) Feeding only canned prescription vet-only food.
2) Adding clean filtered water to every meal. About 1-2 tablespoons of water per half-can of food. He won't drink on his own or from a cat fountain.
3) Giving him free access to fresh wheat grass.
With respect to food choices, I've administered as follows:
1) On weekdays, Medi-Cal Preventive canned food. Therefore, he gets this 5 days a week out of 7, or 71% of the time.
2) On weekends, Medi-Cal Struvite Dissolution canned food. Therefore, he gets this 2 days a week out of 7, or 29% of the time.
Unfortunately, my vet wasn't very specific about how to feed him the combination of Preventive and Dissolution formulae. My question is about how I should give him the combination of foods.
For example, should is the 5 day / 2 day mix appropriate? Or should I feed him Preventive for 2 months and then 1 month of Dissolution cycled throughout the year? Or should I mix the two foods completely and evenly all the time?
I'm concerned since I know that lowering the pH too much by using the Dissolution formula can result in Calcium Oxalate crystals. For reference, I found a page on various pet foods, so this should help some of the veteran forum browsers answer my query!
Any help is appreciated, I want the best for my super cat!
Thanks, dcgirl79
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Royal Canin has acquired IVDÂ[emoji]174[/emoji], Medi-CalÂ[emoji]174[/emoji] and Techni-CalÂ[emoji]174[/emoji] brands from Del Monte and has also formed an alliance with Waltham's veterinary diets.
Medi-Cal Preventive is the same as IVD Select Care Control
Medi-Cal Dissolution is the same as Dissolution Formula