Instead of reflexively reaching for the prescription diets when patients
present with urinary tract issues, I would like to see the emphasis switch to getting the patient off of all dry food and onto a meat - based canned food with added water.
However, due to the fact that humans insist on feeding cats species - inappropriate, water - depleted diets in the dry form because they are cheaper and more convenient to deal with and because many cats are addicted to them, members of this species continue to
suffer with urinary tract issues.
Salt is the worst thing you can give to a cat
with a urinary tract issue.
When I adopted little Felix (age 3) from a no - kill shelter, he was fed Science Diet dry food for cats
with urinary tract issues (because of crystals found in his urine about a year earlier).
Cons - Rich, and may not be best for cats
with urinary tract issues.
Generally speaking, the basic diet recommendation for the average cat
with urinary tract issues is a high protein / low carbohydrate canned food with added water.
Urethral obstruction occurs most commonly in neutered male cats but can happen in any cat
with urinary tract issues.
Therefore, the best diet recommendation for a cat
with urinary tract issues is a high protein, low - carbohydrate canned diet.