Hey all. I just wanted to share a find some of you may be interested in.
Poor Zoey had a UTI last month and my vet discovered she has struvite crystals in her urine and a PH of 8
So I did some research in order to find a diet that would benefit her. One of my problems is I also have Saki, and there is absolutely no way I can feed them seperate (small apt, not home all day, they are grazers, etc) so I needed to find a food that would be safe for Saki yet still help Zoey. The problem with the full struvite perscription diets such as Hills and Science Diet is if you feed it to a normal healthy cat it can lower the ph enough to cause oxalate crystals, which are actually worse and harder to treat. So at first we were going to go with an over the counter urinary food but I wasnt too comfortable with that and found this and asked my vet about it.
http://walthamusa.com/Learning Center/SO30.html
She also did some research on it and actually phoned the Waltham vets for me to also ask their opinion and they also agreed that it would be much better than the over the counter foods, as sometimes you just dont know what they put in them. She was very impressed with my research and thought it was awesome that I actually knew what I was talking about and feels a lot more comfortable with this food than the over the counter foods. I am just heartbroken that I have to feed my babies by-products. I have always fed Nutro and Innova. I was literally crying about this.. but I realize I need to do it.
So I just thought I'd share, as I have read many of you have problems with your cats and crystals and I also wondered if anyone else has tried it. I have started the switch last week to this diet and will be bringing Zoey in in a couple weeks for another urinalysis to see if it is helping. Keep your fingers crossed for me as this has been stressing me out very much!
Poor Zoey had a UTI last month and my vet discovered she has struvite crystals in her urine and a PH of 8
http://walthamusa.com/Learning Center/SO30.html
It is supposed to dissolve the struvite crystals while minimizing the risk of oxalate crystals as well. Apparently it is supposed to keep the ph at a normal level.URINARY SO 30TM/MC (dry) and URINARY SO IN GELTM/MC (canned) are the first and only diets which have been clinically proven to reduce the risk of both struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis.
She also did some research on it and actually phoned the Waltham vets for me to also ask their opinion and they also agreed that it would be much better than the over the counter foods, as sometimes you just dont know what they put in them. She was very impressed with my research and thought it was awesome that I actually knew what I was talking about and feels a lot more comfortable with this food than the over the counter foods. I am just heartbroken that I have to feed my babies by-products. I have always fed Nutro and Innova. I was literally crying about this.. but I realize I need to do it.
So I just thought I'd share, as I have read many of you have problems with your cats and crystals and I also wondered if anyone else has tried it. I have started the switch last week to this diet and will be bringing Zoey in in a couple weeks for another urinalysis to see if it is helping. Keep your fingers crossed for me as this has been stressing me out very much!