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Urinary cat food.... Help
So my chubster of a 1 year old cat had a blocked urethra at the start of this week
All unblocked now! But been told to put him on royal canin urinary moderate calorie food... Obviously I will feed him this if this is what he needs but are there also any alternatives cheaper price wise? Any info would be really helpful |
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My cat had a couple of urinary problems in the past so I always get him Purina One Urinary Care biscuits (alongside Felix 'As Good As It Looks' pouches) and he's never had any issues since he's been on them. It's usually £4-5 for an 800g bag.
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The stuff I've been told to get him I've found online for £36 for 48 pouches so 24 days the dry will last 60 days
I know I can claim through my insurance and they will cover 40% of food costs for 6 months I believe |
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We had the same problem with our cat.
We were given the urinary Royal Canin biscuits to use for a month, then the vet suggested we just move to 100% wet food. It's done the trick and we've had no issues since. |
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You might also try Apple Cider Vinegar in his water too -
https://www.vetinfo.com/effective-ap...treatment.html |
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We had the same problem with our cat.
We were given the urinary Royal Canin biscuits to use for a month, then the vet suggested we just move to 100% wet food. It's done the trick and we've had no issues since. hoping things will settle down for him over the next few days he's taking his metacam fine and managed to get some of the muscle relaxant into his food this morning
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Hi,
I had two cats that had FLUTD, I was told by the vet when they were diagnosed to switch to wet food as the dry caused the issues...I know that foods have come on since their diagnoses (16 years ago now), but the wet food does help. Mulder lived until he was 17, though Scully unfortunately passed at 8. |
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One of mine is prone to UTIs. He's permanently on the Hills c/d prescription wet food supplemented with a bit of Eukanuba Vetinary Urinary Struvite dry food.
The wet food is about £32 for 48 pouches and the dry is around a tenner for 1.5kg. Quite pricey but much better than an unexpected vets bill! Raye is right, wet food is the way to go. We've only just started to introduce a bit of dry again as he seemed to be missing the texture. A lot of people advise that feeding them the natural food (basically the 100% meat, grain free, cereal free etc stuff). That's what our boy was on when he was diagnosed with crystals, it's all about finding something that suits you and your cat but unfortunately all the specialist foods are more expensive. |
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One of mine is prone to UTIs. He's permanently on the Hills c/d prescription wet food supplemented with a bit of Eukanuba Vetinary Urinary Struvite dry food.
The wet food is about £32 for 48 pouches and the dry is around a tenner for 1.5kg. Quite pricey but much better than an unexpected vets bill! Raye is right, wet food is the way to go. We've only just started to introduce a bit of dry again as he seemed to be missing the texture. A lot of people advise that feeding them the natural food (basically the 100% meat, grain free, cereal free etc stuff). That's what our boy was on when he was diagnosed with crystals, it's all about finding something that suits you and your cat but unfortunately all the specialist foods are more expensive. and in tins under £26 - http://www.petdrugsonline.co.uk/cats...d-with-chicken |
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I've found the royal canin stuff for £34 for wet food
He's taken to the new meat really well just hope he doesn't get bored of it |
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Under £28 here - http://www.petdrugsonline.co.uk/cats...hunks-in-gravy
and in tins under £26 - http://www.petdrugsonline.co.uk/cats...d-with-chicken Thanks though! |
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hoping things will settle down for him over the next few days he's taking his metacam fine and managed to get some of the muscle relaxant into his food this morning