Sentences with phrase «cats on a prescription diet»

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Lastly, my cats have been put on many different «prescription» diets by numerous vets.

In many cases though, keeping the cat on the appropriate prescription diet prevents the need for this last resort surgery.

While they may successfully eat that food meal after meal, year after year, a problem can occur if the food's formulation should change or if the cat needs to be placed on a prescription diet for a medical issue.

Nutrition: many elderly cats have metabolic diseases such as kidney disease or diabetes and do best on a prescription diet targeted toward controlling these diseases.

The cats had been on a dry food diet and absolutely rejected the canned prescription diet their vet originally recommended.

A cat that has been diagnosed with FLUTD would ideally need to be on a prescription diet that changes the pH of his urine and is really low in the minerals that create the crystals, not just any canned food.

These diets must be obtained through your veterinarian and must be fed exclusively, meaning you can't offer additional foods or treats to your cat while he's on a prescription diet program.

Prescription food for cats on restricted diets is available through pet health care providers.

Both cats are very overweight and are on a moderate calorie, urinary health prescription diet (Royal Canin S / O).

Your veterinarian may recommend that your cat stay on her current food but he / she may advise switching to a senior formula or even a prescription diet based on a diagnosis of a particular medical issue.

If your cat's symptoms don't improve after 10 weeks on the elimination diet, you can start over with a different prescription diet.

I have asked many times on VIN (Veterinary Information Network — the who's who of veterinary specialists from all over the world) just what makes this diet worthy of being called a «Prescription Diet for Feline Gastrointestinal Health» or, for that matter, what makes it an optimal diet to feed to any cat?

For pet owners whose dogs and cats are on regular medications or specific diet plans, our online pharmacy offers convenient door - to - door delivery for many of our pharmacy items, pet diets (prescription and non-prescription), and parasite preventatives.

For any of our cats that may be on a prescription diet, we will provide that food to the adopter at cost post-adoption.

The average ten pound cat will consume about 45 - 80 grams of a popular prescription diet per day (based on the companies feeding recommendations).

I tried this food after my cat did not lose weight on other prescription diets.

ï ¿ 1/2 In some cases some cats are so sensitive that they will need to be on urinary prescription diets.

If the cat improves on a prescription diet, then dietary modification is probably appropriate.

If the cat improves and is stable on a prescription diet for an extended period of time, but cost is a factor, ask your vet if you can try an over-the-counter (OTC) urinary formula food such as Purina Pro Plan Urinary Formula.

This is especially useful if you have one of your cats on a diet or if you have felines that fight for food or if one of your pets is on a prescription diet.