My cat has just had surgery to remove Struvite stones in her bladder. The vet has me now feeding my cat Hills Prescription Diet C/D. I have been feeding my cat Natural Balance Cat food Ultra Formula. Both are canned, wet food.
The Hills Prescription Diet has these in the ingredients (the ones that concern me):
pork by products, Corn Gluten Meal, Ash 2%
I thought these were BAD in cat can food??
The Natural Balance doesn’t have the above mentioned, but seems to have similiar ingredients that are helpful including:
Similiar moisture, phosphorus, and protein details.
Chicken broth, chicken, chicken liver, ocean fish, oat fiber, ground brown rice flour, brewers dried yeast, lecithin, cranberry powder, potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, salt, carrageenan, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, riboflavin supplement, niacin, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, taurine, menadione sodium bisulfate complex, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, calcium pantothenate, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin supplement, folic acid, sodium selenite.
Which is best for the cat?? AND what is it in the Hills Prescription Diet c/d that will help reduce the Struvites?
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My neutered male cat had the same and I purchased the prescription food from the vet several times and after paying an arm and a leg I decided to do research and found that Purina One for Urinary Tract Health is way better and you will save a ton of money…the main ingredient you need to pay special attention to is the magnesium which is the trouble maker and the Purina One had lower magnesium than the stuff I was paying $$$ for from the vet…My cat, Nemo, has been struvite/crystal free for 3yrs now and he actually enjoys his "cereal" is what we call it and also make sure your cat is drinking plenty of water…and whatever you do DONT feed your cat any fish or fish flavored food especially tuna (contrary to popular beliefs)
Ewww! Science Diet is crap!
Wellness
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Chicken Soup
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Solid Gold
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Canidae
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Any Natura Brand
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Please never use any food from Purina, because they are all crap, and you would never want to feed a pet that you loved the Purina brand. Here is thier website:
http://www.purina.com/
Never use Science Diet, either. That is a very crappy brand. If your dog is ever sick, the vet will recommend Science Diet. Their Rx diets are Ok for some dogs who need them, but don’t get the regular Science Diet. Here is their website:
http://www.hillspet.com/hillspet/home.hj...
HOMEMADE/RAW FOOD FOOD IS GOOD:
http://www.pet-grub.com/
http://www.barfworld.com
*cringe* I hate to say this but the prescription diet is better because it dissolved the struvite crystals before they form bladder stones and have to be surgically removed (life threatening especially in male cats). I had the same problem with my dog and I hated feeding her that crap but you have to weight the risks and benefits. I’m not sure what exactly reduces the crystals but it is some nasty chemical that I elected not to learn too much about because otherwise I didn’t think I could feed it to my girl. I don’t know if they make cat food but Bil-Jac dog food helps to acidify the urine which makes it inhospitable to struvite crystals so I’d urge you to look into that. Good luck!
Go with the food that your vet recommends. The prescription diets have been proven to decrease the recurrence of the ailment they are designed for. While I share your concern with certain ingredients, when you have an animal that is ill try not to be too concerned with the ingredients, but instead more with the reputation of the brand and it’s proven effectiveness.
Here’s what they say about the product on their website, to help explain what it offers:
‘Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food contains controlled levels of magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, and oxalate to reduce building blocks of crystals and uroliths, as well as enhanced vitamin B6 to help decrease oxalate formation and excretion in the urine. c/d® Multicare Feline also generates an environment that is unfavorable for the development of uroliths due to the addition of antioxidants, Vitamin E and beta-carotene. c/d® Multicare Feline is formulated to avoid excess sodium and has high levels of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil that help break the inflammatory cycle associated with the most common causes of FLUTD.’