- Joined
- Sep 9, 2014
- Messages
- 13
- Purraise
- 4
I am new to the cat world (got my first cat this past year). I am an experienced dog owner and undestand the importance of healthy pet food, etc. so have always fed my guys high quality stuff (TOTW, Merrick, Canidae--depending on their needs) A friend's cat recently almost died after a UTI and blockage so I researched special diets for cats prone to this problem . Her finances are VERY limited but she has 3 cats (dumped on her by an adult daughter who needed to move, etc). The daughter decided Purina ProPlan for UTI's was the best choice due to its cost and availability (supposedly daughter pays for food and litter but---well another story).. I checked it out and indeed ProPlan is well rated for UTI's...except the first ingredient is corn! How can a food rated well for UTI's have corn, grain, etc.? We both now understand the importance of wet food in a cat's diet (especially one who almost died from a UTI blockage). I just do not understand how Proplan for UTI can be rated well despite corn being the #1 ingredient. I've been trying to help out my friend by passing along extra Merrick dry food as well as a case of canned Canidae, or even single cans of cheap stuff since I heard these are usually OK too. Is Purina ProPlan for UTI's a decent choice for a cat with a definite special medical need if paired with some canned (any brand). Meanwhile, my cat is now eating Merrick Grain Free PLUS canned Canidae or whatever good grain free wet food is on sale. I NEVER want to face such a health crisis not to mention the outrageous vet bill that went with this near tragedy.