I need to talk to the vet for more information, so at this point I am just probing for more information from the lovely people here.
My boyfriend and I are discussing moving in together, which means combining cat households. I have three cats who eat Taste of the Wild dry and various wet foods, all high quality. He has one cat that eats Hill's Prescription C/D. I don't know all of the details of his cat's history, only what he knows, so I need to ask the vet (we have the same vet). I believe he has had 2 UTIs in the last 4 or 5 years, and I know that when I took him to the vet about a month ago he had a perfect PH. I do not know if he is prone to crystals or was blocked, and my boyfriend has mentioned the health of his cat's kidneys as a concern before, but I am uncertain about whether his cat has kidney issues or not. The second UTI was about a month ago, while he was on C/D and the vet was almost certain it was caused by stress (the cat was having an allergic reaction and was itching all over, poor baby) because his PH was perfect and he had no crystals, just a little blood and bacteria in his urine.
I'm going to contact the vet on Monday, but in the meantime I was hoping the catsite folks would give me some advice on potential foods that might be safe to feed all 4 cats and would not harm the cat that is on C/D. I did some searching through old threads and it looks like free feeding all of them anything is NOT recommended, so it looks like I might have to go to timed feedings for all of them, which is difficult for me and my unreliable schedule.
I really do not want to feed all of the cats C/D, since my 3 cats are healthy and have never had any urinary issues whatsoever, but I also know that grain free formulas are not recommended for cats who have had urinary issues.
It may be possible to feed more wet than dry, if that would help (depending on the wet).
Thanks for any suggestions!
My boyfriend and I are discussing moving in together, which means combining cat households. I have three cats who eat Taste of the Wild dry and various wet foods, all high quality. He has one cat that eats Hill's Prescription C/D. I don't know all of the details of his cat's history, only what he knows, so I need to ask the vet (we have the same vet). I believe he has had 2 UTIs in the last 4 or 5 years, and I know that when I took him to the vet about a month ago he had a perfect PH. I do not know if he is prone to crystals or was blocked, and my boyfriend has mentioned the health of his cat's kidneys as a concern before, but I am uncertain about whether his cat has kidney issues or not. The second UTI was about a month ago, while he was on C/D and the vet was almost certain it was caused by stress (the cat was having an allergic reaction and was itching all over, poor baby) because his PH was perfect and he had no crystals, just a little blood and bacteria in his urine.
I'm going to contact the vet on Monday, but in the meantime I was hoping the catsite folks would give me some advice on potential foods that might be safe to feed all 4 cats and would not harm the cat that is on C/D. I did some searching through old threads and it looks like free feeding all of them anything is NOT recommended, so it looks like I might have to go to timed feedings for all of them, which is difficult for me and my unreliable schedule.
It may be possible to feed more wet than dry, if that would help (depending on the wet).
Thanks for any suggestions!