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Beware the expensive, high protein brands of cat food!
Both Natures Variety and By Nature do not have enough methionine in them. The reason I know this is that 2 of my cats have developed crystals while eating those foods.
Their urine ph is very high!
Today my old cat had to be rushed to the vet as he was straining to urinate and nothing was coming out. I'm so mad. Now I have an expensive vet bill and a sick cat who is on IV fluids. The vet said if he does not urinate in the next few hours I should take him in to the ER vet.
I think there should be a class action lawsuit against pet food companies for not balancing the diet for urinary issues. People wonder why their cats keep having problems? Well, if your cat's urinary ph is at 8.0 instead of 6.2, obviously it is only a matter of when your cat is going to get sick off of the food. It is not if, it is when!
I'm finding many of the so called "grain free", high protein, cat foods are not balanced for urinary tract health. Somehow they think adding more protein will fix the ph problem! It doesn't!
I FINALLY got my young cat recovered from crystals so he is no longer peeing in the house, now my old cat is miserable with the same problem...
Stupid pet food companies. You think you are doing you cat a favor by going grain free. People might hate Purina, but my cats NEVER had urinary issues while on it!
Both Natures Variety and By Nature do not have enough methionine in them. The reason I know this is that 2 of my cats have developed crystals while eating those foods.
Their urine ph is very high!
Today my old cat had to be rushed to the vet as he was straining to urinate and nothing was coming out. I'm so mad. Now I have an expensive vet bill and a sick cat who is on IV fluids. The vet said if he does not urinate in the next few hours I should take him in to the ER vet.
I think there should be a class action lawsuit against pet food companies for not balancing the diet for urinary issues. People wonder why their cats keep having problems? Well, if your cat's urinary ph is at 8.0 instead of 6.2, obviously it is only a matter of when your cat is going to get sick off of the food. It is not if, it is when!
I'm finding many of the so called "grain free", high protein, cat foods are not balanced for urinary tract health. Somehow they think adding more protein will fix the ph problem! It doesn't!
I FINALLY got my young cat recovered from crystals so he is no longer peeing in the house, now my old cat is miserable with the same problem...
Stupid pet food companies. You think you are doing you cat a favor by going grain free. People might hate Purina, but my cats NEVER had urinary issues while on it!