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Hi, new here. I have joined to try to get an understanding on how UTI's and food relate.
We have just lost our second male cat to crystals. I have another female who has never had an issue. I feed a combination of wet and dry, they are on a schedule so the food does not sit out all day.
I feed twice a day, 1/8 cup of dry, right now Horizon grain free but I am switching it to Nature's Variety Instinct which is also grain free and more of a dry raw kibble. I feed 1/4 can (7.5 oz) BFF wet with an ash content of 2%.
With my first cat, he was licking the pans at night, of all the salt and seasonings. We controlled his diet and crystals by adding a homeopathic cranberry additive which kept his urine acidic the way it was supposed to be and put the pans in the oven. We can no longer get this additive.
With our new male, he came down with the crystals at less than 2 years old. We lost him when we didn't have the 3000.00 the emergency vet wanted.
is there something I'm doing wrong or did we just have bad luck with males? I'm looking into a new slightly older kitten for my female, but I don't want to go thru the male thing again.
Thank you in advance for your help
We have just lost our second male cat to crystals. I have another female who has never had an issue. I feed a combination of wet and dry, they are on a schedule so the food does not sit out all day.
I feed twice a day, 1/8 cup of dry, right now Horizon grain free but I am switching it to Nature's Variety Instinct which is also grain free and more of a dry raw kibble. I feed 1/4 can (7.5 oz) BFF wet with an ash content of 2%.
With my first cat, he was licking the pans at night, of all the salt and seasonings. We controlled his diet and crystals by adding a homeopathic cranberry additive which kept his urine acidic the way it was supposed to be and put the pans in the oven. We can no longer get this additive.
With our new male, he came down with the crystals at less than 2 years old. We lost him when we didn't have the 3000.00 the emergency vet wanted.
is there something I'm doing wrong or did we just have bad luck with males? I'm looking into a new slightly older kitten for my female, but I don't want to go thru the male thing again.
Thank you in advance for your help