Two years ago my cat had crystals in his urine he has been
on prescription cat food since and it's expensive.
They gave me medication and said to keep
him on a prescription cat food for life.
Not exact matches
Your veterinarian may have put your
cat on a
prescription formula
food that only comes in wet form.
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.
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.
Answer:
Cats that form crystals in their urine usually need to eat the
prescription food their entire life, but you can definitely feed him more, just keep an eye
on his weight.
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.
Treatment is usually to feed your
cat on a special veterinary
prescription food to prevent crystals from forming in the
cat's urine.
However, when it comes to the
prescription cat food by this manufacturer, you will be impressed by the amount of attention that they have
on the ingredients.
Depending
on the allergens that trigger your
cat's allergy or
food intolerance, you may need to buy a
prescription cat food or you can buy a
food that is commercially available.
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.
I tell my clients to leave the
prescription food out all the time for all the
cats and then take your other
cats and feed them separately and try to fill them up
on regular
food to try to keep them from eating the expensive
food.
For any of our
cats that may be
on a
prescription diet, we will provide that
food to the adopter at cost post-adoption.
I tried this
food after my
cat did not lose weight
on other
prescription diets.
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.
Unless your
cat has problems digesting ordinary
cat food, is becoming overweight or is
on prescription food, ordinary complete formulation
cat food accompanied by fresh drinking water is adequate.
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.