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Hi,
The vet tested my cat's pee and it turned out alkaline with a 7.5pH. I started looking if the raw food is the one that is making his pH level reach 7.5.
He is mainly fed BCR, we have 3 mixes Pork + Rabbit - Pure Duck and Turkey Salmon Lamb.
He is 4.96kg so he gets around 110 grams of food per day.
The package of the Pork + Rabbit says that in 100 grams of food makes 160kcal which contains a min of 0.6% calcium (0.6grams). But on the chart they provide on their website, they say that the food contains 6.8 grams of calcium in 1000Kcal.
So, based on that, there is 1.08 grams of calcium in 160kcal and not 0.6 grams like they claim on the package. 1.08 grams that's 1.08% in 100 grams and not 0.6grams.
Here is a resume
Package:
100 grams -> 160 KCAL -> min 0.6% calcium
Chart:
1000 KCAL -> 6.8 grams calcium
This bring us to conclude that 160kcal -> 1.08g calcium -> 1.08% calcium in 100 grams.
So I am feeding him 1.08 grams of calcium a day in 110 grams of food which, from my understanding is above the requirements.
Can someone clarify if I am over feeding him calcium and thus leading to UTI. We are trying to figure out if the UTI is coming from food or from the stress.
thank you!
The vet tested my cat's pee and it turned out alkaline with a 7.5pH. I started looking if the raw food is the one that is making his pH level reach 7.5.
He is mainly fed BCR, we have 3 mixes Pork + Rabbit - Pure Duck and Turkey Salmon Lamb.
He is 4.96kg so he gets around 110 grams of food per day.
The package of the Pork + Rabbit says that in 100 grams of food makes 160kcal which contains a min of 0.6% calcium (0.6grams). But on the chart they provide on their website, they say that the food contains 6.8 grams of calcium in 1000Kcal.
So, based on that, there is 1.08 grams of calcium in 160kcal and not 0.6 grams like they claim on the package. 1.08 grams that's 1.08% in 100 grams and not 0.6grams.
Here is a resume
Package:
100 grams -> 160 KCAL -> min 0.6% calcium
Chart:
1000 KCAL -> 6.8 grams calcium
This bring us to conclude that 160kcal -> 1.08g calcium -> 1.08% calcium in 100 grams.
So I am feeding him 1.08 grams of calcium a day in 110 grams of food which, from my understanding is above the requirements.
Can someone clarify if I am over feeding him calcium and thus leading to UTI. We are trying to figure out if the UTI is coming from food or from the stress.
thank you!