My cat HATED the cat food for his crystals that the vet wanted him on, it would take him 4 days to eat one serving of it. I switched him back to his regular food and put 1/2 cup cranberry juice in with his water everyday and he lived till he was 20 and never had any kidney issues.
what was the regular food he was eating? was it grain-free? not sure my cat would drink the water/cranberry juice mixture.. but someone at a pet food store suggested dried cranberry powder be added to his food..thanks!!
my cat had the operation 3 years ago and he will not eat that food anymore, I switched to a regular cat food that is healthy and add cranberry powder - adding a little extra water , so far so good ! :)
Thank you so much for offering pet owners an alternative view. My story is similar to many...my male ragdoll suffered with 2 serious bouts of crystals requiring catheterization. HORRIBLE and something didn't seem right with all the recommendations I was receiving, including "official diet for CKD". After much research, I switched to a homemade raw food diet. We call it "soup" as it is the consistency of soup. More liquid SHOULD decrease incidence of crystals. Well, it did decrease the recurrence but he suffered another bout and I decided to look into the water I was using as I am on well water. Knowing that minerals contribute to crystal formation, I found out that my well water was extremely high in mineral content! I now use an RO filter to make his "soup". My RO system adds calcium and magnesium back AFTER 3 carbon filters strip all other 'poisons' out. To his 'soup' I add additional distilled water, about 2 tsp, per meal...very 'soupy'. Ever since I ceased using my well water, my sweet Teddy has not had another issue with crystals...about 3 years now!! Just wanted to share how something like "water" which is so key to our pets diets NEEDS to be evaluated. We are what we EAT and DRINK :)
God I’m so glad to see I’m not alone. My baby had to be cathetered as well. It was terrifying. Even more terrifying after my vet told me if I switched him to the high quality wet food I wanted to that he would die. He didn’t he’s doing way better and he hasn’t had any issues at all. So much for the “vet approved” diets. Also anyone find it curious that all the “studies” that show they work are mysteriously funded by the same company that freaking makes the food!!
@@Chloefarm22 I think many vets are paid by pet food manufacturers. My cat was dx’d with feline idiopathic cystitis and was put on the most often named “vet-approved” prescription (read $$$) canned food. I read the ingredients. Egads! The food I was feeding him (super high quality freeze-dried raw food that I rehydrate with filtered water) is so much healthier. The FIC is mainly caused by stress, which we are working on in the house (including Feliway diffuser).
@@fsrgp49 On its own it takes out minerals like electrolytes that keep hydration. But for a sick cat would probably be ok if they are eating well. Crystals are from an abundance of magnesium or calcium.
I remember the vet being against me feeding my cat only wet food versus 1/2 the hills c/d and 1/2 wet food. He’s been on just wet for two years and hasn’t had any issues with the urinary crystals, just turned 4. I hope to have him 20+ years my special boy.
@@Goldthecat My cats Urinary food, costs about a £80p a day for the biscuits and £1.50 for the wet. That's £2.30 a day, and suppose that is kinda expensive considering normal cat food is at least 5x cheaper. I would rather pay for the professional vet food then pay the thousands to fix My cats emergency blocked bladder again or have one die of it again.
Thank you for being a GOOD DOCTOR!! ❤ I feel like so many veterinarians (and MDs for that matter) are in it for money, or at least don’t think for themselves. They pitch us whatever they’re programmed to. 😢
As a holistic hooman doctor, I would say many of them don't know better. Both hooman medical schools and veterinary schools are under the huge influence of pharmaceutical companies and the food industry. All we learn is an illness model that creates more problems and perpetuates diseases. However, as a doctor/vet, if you are honest with yourself, you know that conventional medicine has failed in both hoomans and animals. I realized that during my residency and couldn't practice medicine like that. Tthat was how my new journey of unlearning and re-learning about health and dis-ease started. That being said, there are some hooman doctors/vets who are in it for money. and they rarely enjoy what they do.
My vet told me there was no need for wet food after my cat had a blockage. I was so confused. The food he recommended made my cat gain weight fast and he still got blocked again. And now he refuses wet food.
Sulfur is what clears out those crystals. Protein has sulfur (meat only, not from beans). What really works is to mix egg yolk in with the wet cat food every once in a while. Plus, I add additional water to the canned cat food.
Good morning Dr Jones. Just to tell you thank you for caring and It is a blessing to have you in our lives. Take care and God bless you and your family
Some important points are missing. -Crystals are made under specific PH, where certain minerals are increased, and form crystals under specific conditions. Royal Canin attacks both of those, dissolves crystals already created, keeps PH at healthy level, and prevents formation of new crystals. Regular wet food can not do this. Royal Canin also increases drinking. -Water is super important, but if you give cat a hard water like we have in London, this increases the minerals intake in unhealthy levels for the cat. So you need to give only filtered water. Super important. -Get a water fountain with filters in a style if drinking your pet prefers. This increase the drinking -Stress can influence all of the above. Reduce stress. Increase activity. -Litter. If litter is not clean enough cats will hold urine in for longer thus impacting on PH, and crystal formation potential. So keep litterbox clean and offer more then one box if possible. -Wet food, very important. But alone not enough. Perhaps the raw diet might be the best if you can afford it. But realistically how many of us can. So include specialised Royal Canin wet food, or best wet you can afford. Royal Canin saved 2 of my boys after the blockages, but only by following other methods above equally. They never had a recurrence and died years later of old age. Of course some of the methods mentioned may work on some cats, of course. But considering the price of unblocking and hospitalization I had to pay, would I risk not using Royal Canin? Personally, no. So please mention all the relevant elements of the causes and solutions, which will help us understand the desease and future prevention of recurrences. Royal Canin obviously worked for 2 of my boys and I am grateful to them for creating this veterinary food.
@@namocarmt Hi Royal Canin Urinary S/O for Struvite type stones. I use just dry as my cat's didn't like the wet. I have a new boy now and he is on this dry diet as a preventative measure, given with some regular wet food.
I have 9 cat's that all eat Royal Canin S/O UT dissolved a whole bladder full of stones and crystals. They are gone not but $500 a month on food is killing me. I might try Purina nonprescription.
Best advice I've read thus far, I'm watching all these videos, and not one has mentioned a water fountain! I have 2 and my cats ❤️ drinking water now. I didn't think about filtered water, but will from now on, though I don't have hard water. My boy who is prone to blocks also does well on RC so diet, and yes vet care for his block ran me about 2k...so it definitely cheaper to by this food and less stress me. Worse thing ever wondering if your cat is going to live or not.
@@om-nj2hw thank you very kind 😁 Yes I know that feeling well, I couldn't stop crying and worrying for a long time. When I took my younger one in, the vet touched his stomach with 1 finger and just said "this is going to be expensive". I thought he was joking, how can he diagnose by one touch but yeah, he was right. He made me decide within seconds if I'm gonna be able to afford the cost or put him to sleep, cos bladder was about to burst. Of course I agreed (would borrow some money) and he took this massive needle and empty syringe and went straight into the bladder, his scream still tears me up😭😭😭 He syringed urine out as much as he could, then rushed him to the back to do the catheterization and tests, and he spent 5 days in hospital. It really shook me, this is not something to play with, a cat can die within 48hrs, luckily we were home to notice they couldn't pee all day. Another thing my vet said is that this happens with boys much more then girls, cos boys urethra is too small for their bodies, so the smallest crystal could block it. With filters, I use either water fountain filters I buy, or standard Brita filters I use for me anyway. Very glad your boys are doing well 😁
Thank you for reaffirming what I already knew! My cat has been dealing with persistent urinary issues, and her naturally anxious temperament only worsens the situation. Every vet I’ve visited has insisted on prescribing the Hill’s dry food diet. It’s always been clear to me that dry food won’t solve the problem-dehydration is a key factor in urinary issues, after all. Despite my reservations, I finally gave in after years of hearing the same advice. While she had no urinary issues while on the food, as soon as I took her off it for just ONE day, the problems returned-exactly as I suspected. It’s not a solution; it’s a temporary band-aid. I care far too much about my cat’s overall health and well-being to feed her something that doesn’t address the root cause of her issues, or promote her long-term wellbeing. I’ve had countless arguments with people about this, but they just don’t seem to understand, with the reasoning of “It’s the vet’s advice, and they know more than you.” EYE ROLL.
Wow, thanks! I've been feeding my cat this dry food product for several years after she had a bladder stone removed and cringed when I read the ingredients. After seeing this video, NO MORE DRY CAT URINARY TRACT SO FOOD. She will be getting canned. Thanks for posting this! :)
3 days ago my cat had issues urinating, he would try to go on my cloths, and my bed where he loves to sleep…….He was on dry food his entire life” I ended up feeding him wet food once a day. When he was blocked I panicked like hell” I immediately took him off Dry food” I ended up feeding him wet gravy like food with a half of cap of apple cider vinegar…….Im down to a 1/4 of it in his food. The apple cider vinegar tricked worked like a charm……he eventually was able to pee” I have been adding apple cider vinegar to his wet food, and he’s getting a lot better. I also add a 1/4 cap full of it to his water……I clean his water dish everyday, I make sure his litter is clean each Day, the little also shows me a color when he urinates” it went from a brown color to a nice light yellow color…..he still needs to start exercising because he’s overweight, I also try not to stress him out when he misbehaves” no more yelling at him……however he still needs to stop clawing the furniture.
I have a cat that is not a big drinker of water even with a fountain of moving water. For years now he gets Honest Kitchen Prowl, put as much water you want with this from stewy to soupy and mix with any other food wet, a good kibble or add raw meat. My picky cat loves the taste and he always gets lots of fluid with his meals. He's nearly 12 years old, has no health issues and a perfect weight. Do your homework folks, there are always better alternatives to what traditional vets push. Keep in mind they get kick backs from the manufacturer on the foods they sell.
Vet put my cat, that has urinary problems, on urinary so. He developed diabetes. Switched him to low carb can cat food & add about a tablespoon of water to it... no more diabetes or urinary problems!!!👏👏
OMG!! that's exactly what's happening to my cat..would you mind telling me what low-carb canned cat food you use? Also, did you give him insulin shots at all?
My boy Murray died last summer with a tract infection. My girl Sable has it now but we used her moisture with wet food and she passed her blockage. Thank you!
I love you and appreciate you so very much. I got turned away at the emergency vet because I owed them $175 I had forgotten about. I didn’t have the money, they said they can’t see him. I can’t tell you how fast my blood started boiling. I had to wait until 9 am to take him to our vet. It was the longest night and my heart hurt so bad for him. I have been online researching. He stayed overnight at our vet came home today and still doesn’t seem to be able to urinate. 😭
I know THAT brand by heart. I had a kitten that was the fussiest Persian ever and the Vet gave her an bunch of sample foods to try. It was S/O she loved, so she was on it all her life and her littermate joined in too. Everything else got buried or vomited. My next Persian had crystals and was put on S/O also. Dry. She did well. Lived a long life but refused to touch any raw hamburger or minced raw steak. It was foreign. Now I have a Himalayan, same issues. She was so bad she had to be hospitalized at the Vet's and given fluid antibiotics. Following she's on S/O too. I try giving her raw foods, cooked chicken she just sniffs it and walks away. She's 5 now and I'd like to take her off that S/O crap (read the ingredients) it's all cheap corn products. What we won't do for our pets?!? I love my cat and dog and try to feed them the best foods I can afford. But Missy is a tad difficult. I see I am not alone in my frustration with this crystal formation issue.
Celeste B I’m with you in the frustration with the ingredients in the veterinary urinary tract diet food. Unbelievable to have to pay top dollar for such extraordinary crap ingredients. My cat is on both rx kibble and wet and I’m afraid to take him off of it. I buy little dog 5* rated dry and wet food and pay top dollar for it but at least the ingredients are high quality.
I had a cat on SO. Not only is it extremely expensive..the cat smelled and his pee was like cement. Went through a ton of litter. He lost too much weight and his coat started to fall out. His poops were deadly. I had to clear the room to get rid of the smell. I took him off it and moved him to wet food.
@@Dumbluck14 my male is on the prescription dry and wet from the vet. The wet food ingredients are not all bad. A few questionable ingredients but mostly it’s good stuff like turkey, hearts, liver, fish oil, taurine, and other supplements. It’s the purina turkey and giblet UR canned food. Since switching my cat has not had another episode. I hope it stays that way. It’s been over six months. I’m afraid to switch to something else since this has worked.
I don't trust dry food on its own. Lost two friends to that crap, and the vet said: that food only and plenty of water. ... I know better now, it might cost a bit more - or even feed them raw, but canned food is way superior! My brother's cats were having issues, like drinking too much even from the toilet, craving unusual attention, shedding too much even in January and gaining weight. Their food was (RC.... sterilised) - £60 per 10 kg a bag... They're now doing much better with the addition of canned and raw, also some coconut oil now and then. The whole family is doing better obviously. Good luck you all! Tanks once more Dr. Jones :)
Raw diet even more superior. No additives, chemicals or diseased animal meat. You would probably never have to go to the vet except for voluntary checkups.
I mix the dry veterinary prescribed cat food with warm water to make a gravy. My cat inhales it. He also likes to eat his dry food at times. Keeps his teeth clean. I also set up 2 ceramic water fountains that he uses. Don't throw out the dry food. Just add a little warm water to it and make a gravy. Some of the canned food is junk also and imported from who knows where.
I used do that but stoped, He has water and drinks just fine, infact the Royal Canin Urinary food actually has ingredients to make the cat want to drink, this guy is wrongl
@ps429 That's why this guy does not know what He is talking about, the Crystals forming in cat urine are not salt, they are Struvite. Struvite it made up from a magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate and the crystals form due to stress which leads to withholding of urine and more concentration of the chemicals vs water. You cat need salt for normal body muscle function.
I just learned about adding l-methionine which is similar to the ingredients added to the prescription dry food. It's $12 online and it's a powder that can be added to wet food to help dissolve crystals. The vet said cats can block up on wet food too. So frustrating.
I use l-methionine now and then, the tiniest amount. Be careful that your cat doesn't get the other type of crystals. The l-methionine only works on one type and makes the other worse. I only use it with my cat when he is growling at me which makes me think he is getting obstructed again. He obstructed twice about 6 years ago and not since. Knock on wood. He eats 95% wet food mixed with water w/a small about of kibble offered on the side. He doesn't drink water that I can tell.
My vet said the same thing. So I just try to avoid high levels of magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium. My cats do like the purina UR wet food: turkey and giblets. It does have a few ingredients that I would normally question but it contains a lot I do like such as turkey, hearts, liver, taurine, fish oil, and supplements. Never had a problem after switching to the vet food, dry or wet. They are formulated to be low in the ingredients that cause stones and crystals.
I can’t believe how expensive the dry and canned veterinary urinary tract food is. The ingredients are appalling. Corn and by products and you pay top dollar for it. My big boy has a snow globe bladder thing. I would like to know if the canned diet food is even acceptable or a regular high quality canned food will still help prevent crystals. When he gets his vet food it’s a tiny bit of of kibble and canned, mixed with water. I add pumpkin and a small bit of miralax too because he gets a little constipated. It certainly is a dilemma with the quality of the veterinary diets.
Try looking into raw diet. If they're eating meat bone organ, they won't have all those extra things messing up their system. I just washed the meat with the vinegar water and freeze them in portions.
I’ve been feeding my cat chicken mostly. He doesn’t want to eat dry food anymore. I make sure the chicken is wet but I want to know what supplements I should give him. His fur has gotten better and he seems to feel better. The chicken I feed him is cooked. Bland and he loves it. Do you think this is ok? Thank you for being a superb veterinarian !!!❤️❤️❤️🐈. I also feed him sardines in oil. He loves them. Hope that’s ok for him.
Same with cooked chicken. I get leftover chicken bits for free from the butchers and boil them in a huge pot, then remove bones, divide in bags, freeze, then each bag is used in 1 week stored in fridge. Wondering if it's good for a cat with UTI
Thank you! I love your videos! My female cat has UTI problems so this video is very helpful. Thank you again for your amazing videos, will definitely use these helpful tips!
@@mse3162 I did research on cat UTI, I learned that cats can also have UTI due to stress. The last time my cat had a UTI I took her into the vet and they did a urine analysis. The results came back negative so she had no infection. The vet wanted to put her on medication but I don't approve of those heavy narcotics because they have heavy side effects. I went through really bad months when I placed my dog on Rymadel. So I said never again, I rather do a holistic approach.
Your honesty is very much appreciated. The vet is there to make $ & doesn’t care about our pets. Please keep on keeping us informed. Its so incredibly appreciated!! 💕
I found your channel a few days ago and love it. thank you so much. As a holistic hooman doctor, I am convinced that conventional vetereniray medicine is not that different from conventional hooman medicine. They are only good for some procedures and acute illnesses. Thanks again.
I just made sure I have my cat a low ash/ magnesium wet food everyday day added water to it and a urinary supplement. No kibble! And he's fine :) no more crystals!!
Your best bet is to try to get your cat to switch to a wet food. Any wet food they will tolerate. Even if it’s only Churu sticks. Some cats will not like any kind of wet food, and for these cases, try to find a kibble that is mostly grain free, or if there is a grain in it, make sure it’s rice, and far down on the ingredient list. Also, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to their water. Some cats are notorious for not liking the c/d formulas, and there’s nothing you can do about that. If they’re not going to eat it, don’t waste money on it. I had a cat who blocked, he was eating a diet of both wet and dry, mainly dry, and would not touch Hills c/d, or anything by Iams. They suggested Purina Pro Plan urinary, but he didn’t like that very well, either. What I found that worked, surprisingly, was 9 Lives Plus Care. He would eat it, and it didn’t cause any blockages. Also, avoid questionable foods. The price might be right, it might look good, but it could be very bad for your cat. Don’t get these, even if you are totally out of food. Go somewhere else. Getting food at Dollar General is fine, if it’s brand name food. Don’t go with the store brand or generics.
I love your honesty!! Please look in to tap water & how it relates to renal disease. 90% of the kitties we give sub q fluids to were given tap water. Thank you VS for thinking outside of the box! ❤️
Thanks for the video!! I had a male cat who had urinary tract disease. He was prescribed Hills Prescription Diet. I had so much trouble trying to keep those darn crystals at bay. :( Eventually he did get fewer episodes but it took awhile. He sadly died in 2013 of an unrelated natural cause. I just thought I'd share my story. Do you think you could please consider doing a video for cats on Gastric food diets? I'd be very interested in that! Thanks.
Feed your cat meat and you wouldn't have to worry about all those complications. Cats are obligate carnivores, they're not supposed to have all these extra chemicals and additives in their body. That's why their organs fail and their bodies break down over time. It shortens their life and it puts the owners through a lot of suffering too.
What type of meet is good to feed cats? Also for those feeding their cats kibble can’t they just place some kibble in a coffee grinder or blender to make a course powder then add some water to make a gravy consistency? This might be worth a try to help with digestion
Both my cats are on urinary SO, but primarily eat a wet diet. My understanding from what my vet told me is that the RX diets have more salt in them to encourage your cat to drink more water to help break up the crystals.
So what you're saying is if my cat is on urinary St/ox It is better for me to give her any kind of canned food versus the dry urinary St/ox Because honestly I really can't afford this food $107 16 oz bag
The specific brand of Urinary s/o has a compound in it that helps break up crystals, but you’re right! I don’t really see the point of the dry version, when the point is to hydrate them Even when I did use kibble before my cat got sick, I’d blend it up into a powder and mix it into a wet food at feeding time.
Hi I know this video is 5 years old but I have a question (if you're still around). I have a beautiful 13 year old long hair tuxedo cat, he's been with me through thick and thin. I'd do anything for that boy I love him so much. Last year I noticed a difference in his peeing pattern and noticed he was excessively drinking water so I knew I had to bring him to the vet. (He has a stainless steel water fountain which also encourages him to drink but I know when somethings off). To my not so surprise, they found little crystals beginning to form in his bladder. I was lucky to have caught it really early. The vet decided that he should be on prescription diet for the rest of his life. I buy both St/Ox purina canned and dry food. But it's getting really expensive because I also have 2 more cats. He's the only one with a different diet. The others are on Acana. I really worry he's not getting all the nutrients he needs in this prescription diet. Do you think it'd be safe for me to slowly get him off of the prescription diet and re-introduce to what he was on all his life? I wonder if adding more water to his Acana (I get canned but I can still add more water) would help with the crystal never returning. Thank you in advance if you're able to answer :)
You should buy it, this gentleman doesn't know what He is talking about and fails to mention that Royal Canin do wet food, they are the number 1 vet for for a reason, they know what they are doing. Dry food should obviously be given with the availability of water always. This guy makes it sound like you feed your cat dry food with no water, cats are more then intelligent to know when to drink water.
Raw goat milk is a natural acidified. Primal Pet Foods sells a raw goat milk that has cranberry, apple cider vinegar, and inulin, all natural acidifiers. Cats can have up to 4 tablespoons per day, 1/4 cup. My cat won’t drink this on his own, but will drink raw goat milk on its own. I use an eye dropper, not a syringe, and give my cat a tablespoon 3-4 times a day. And absolutely no more kibble. I also now feed my cat wet food, raw and canned, 3-4 times a day. These are all life saving practices that I have discovered after spending thousands at the vet. I’ve also discovered two really good brands of raw cat food after throwing out many other brands. Small Batch and Quest Cat Food made by Steve’s Real Food. Small Batch has ACV in it, and Quest has raw goat milk. It breaks my heart how common this condition is and how the vets only offer their expensive procedures and god awful prescription food, and don’t educate the pet parent about the cause which is not enough moisture and too high of a ph.
How long did you give him that food? My cat already had 2 blockages requiring a catheder both times and the second time a 3 night stay at the kitty hospital. My vet said the same thing and gave us that type of dry food. He said to keep the cat on it for a month. I am worried to keep him on the dry food.
Hi Dr Jones, I was told by my vet that wet food that is not a urinary diet had phosphorous magnesium and calcium levels that are too high and which form crystals. How true is this? I really want to put my cat on a wet food diet. She has struvite crystals. Thanks so much
What about the hills prescription diet c/d? The vet put my cat on this and it's expensive for just one cat to eat for a month but I'll suck it up if the food is good for her. If not I just wanna feed her a good wet food but idk what. For a week I've been feeding my cats seperately and giving my one cat antibiotics. She's using the litter box now and doing really well. The crystals were never confirmed so they're gunna check her urine on the 16th when she goes in to get fixed. Ive been feeding her the diet anyways because UTI in a 3 year old cat is uncommon and crystals are likely the cause. But before I feed her this diet for the rest of her life I just wanna make sure.
I am going to send this to my daughter. She has 2 cats and her boy cat has uriary tract problems and his Vet has him on Science Diet dry food for uriary tract. Murray just wants to take a nap not be filmed hahaha.
Years of This food caused my cat to get grade 5 dental disease he's in surgery right mow getting his teeth extracted and he was on the verge of being borderline diabetic
My cannot pee anymore. We've been to the ved and they put catheter to him. We went their for tye second time to put another catheter because he was able to remove it. After 30mins when we arrived home, he was able to remove it again. Now he can't pee anymore. i kept feeding him urinary SO, and his meds: Nefrotec, methiovet and cefuroxime.. No help at all. I can't go back to the vet. I don't have money left. 😭😭😭
I have a cat that got really sick on Purina Urinary Tract Dry cat food that I was recommended to put him on to help with crystals since he kept getting blocked. It seemed to help with the crystals but he started loosing hair and got a rough coat of what was left. He was not happy. I took him to another vet and she suggested Beef or Pork livers and hearts. I semi-freeze the organ meat and then cut them into bite size pieces to add to his meal. He hasn't been sick or had an issue with crystals since and he has been on this for over 10 years. I do still feed a small amount of good quality basic dry pellets [not a special diet formulation] then top it with a tablespoon of Friskies wet can food that has shreds and gravy [No pate] and then top that will a tablespoon of organ meat including some blood.
How fast should I run from a veterinary practice that pushes Hill's products? There's another product that had been pushed on me made by RC for a 'food allergy'. How long do I have to use this? For the rest of the cat's life! At $110 for an 18 pound bag??? The cat did not recover, I'd taken her to 3 different veterinarians, to no avail. I couldn't stand to see her continue to suffer so I offered her the Final Act of Love. She was a sweet cat with a great sense of humor and I miss her. This was last September.
@@DinarAndFriends read again, "I took her to 3 different veterinarians, to no avail." She was a rescue, an adult cat when I got her. I'd noticed that her belly was a bit large and suspected worms but that test was negative. Her anal glands were expressed (by the vet) since she always dragged her rear on an abrasive surface to get relief from her itching after visiting the litter box. This spread and she'd scratched herself so badly, she'd cry and couldn't get relief... Atopica didn't do anything for her. I couldn't let her suffer any longer, her whiskers were broken off at her, around her nose.
Thank you. My boy was diagnosed with stones recently and prescribed a dry urinary food, quite fancy and it seems to have good ingredients, but he liked it at first, not anymore. I bought him urinary canned food from the same brand he eat his regular dry food (he loves dry food and he's good at drinking water), but he didn't really liked it. He stopped eating and only eat his wet treats. I have to take him to a urgent appointment in a few hours, because he's not even drinking water. But he's peeing a LOT. I'm worried about his decrease appetite but I'm willing to try any canned brand of urinary food. Let's hope everything goes well with the doctor too!
My cat was eating expensive grain free can food from Wellness, and high protein kibble from Orijen. He got a bunch of bladder stones 3years ago. Vet put him on the urinary so diet, but I was very skeptical. But it desolved the stones after a month. So I thought I can switch him back to his good quality can food now that the stones are gone, because I know the importance of fluid in his diet. But after 1 years of High protein and mostly wet diet (the same can food from wellness and kibble from Orijen, and I made sure to rotate the choice protein every couple weeks), he relapsed. This time it was so severe that one of the bladder stone got into his urinary track, and he couldn’t properly urinate. He had to get the stones surgically removed. my cat is now back on this vet approved urinary so diet for over an year, and is doing pretty well. And as far as I know, another friend of mine switch his cat to Wellness brand can food. A few months later, her cat also got a urinary track problem. I don’t like the thought of my cat eating kibbles made with grains and by-products, but what should we do in this case where this dry diet, thats obviously made with crappy ingredients works better than high end can food?
I'm glad to hear that you resolved your furbabies problem. You obviously love your cat and finally found what works best for him. Every cat is different and it's up to their "Hooman" to find the best diet to live a long and healthy life 🐾🐱❤
Good questions. Were the stone Ca oxalate? They require a balanced urine pH, and LOTS of fluid. In some cases they can only be prevented/treated with the veterinary diets
I believe your problem is the dry food. If you stopped the S.O. and switch he'd your cat to wet food with additional water, they'd be ok. Cats need moisture to help flush out.
I work at a vet clinic and from my experience RC urinary s/o dry food or the pate version solves the problem most of the time. also cats who had struvite and switched to royal canine or hills, never had the problem again. Alot of clients think the vets just get paid by the companies but it's not true, the food is just good.
Good job Andrew, this video is so important for anyone who has a male cat. Male cats urinary tracts are different than females and the males can get clogged up by the crystals, it's happened to my cat back in the 90s. He had to stay at the Vets overnight they put a catheter in him and flushed him out. Back then I was told to feed a high quality cat food that has low Ash content. Is this something we should be looking at Ash content in the food? I was never told 2 feed him can food. But I did put him on a low Ash content cat food. He never got it again. Also is this urinary tract dysfunction called FUS still? Not sure what it stands 4. On another subject , My kitty was the best Kitty ever his name was Rascals. I was working a lot and I didn't noticed that he wasn't coming around. I also noticed he was drinking a lot of water and urinating a lot. He was 12 and he was under my bed throwing up so I got him out from under the bed and put him in my laundry room with a couple blankets. He began to purr, I was very worried for him so I rushed him to the emergency which he stayed overnight. The next morning they told me to take him straight to my family vet they also told me keep my heater on high. They told me he had sugar diabetes but that they could not regulate him because they couldn't get him to eat or drink. He stayed over night at my family vet and the next day he got worse. I went to see him he was laying on the table with an IV on him and he was no longer my kitty he did not respond to me and he looked like he was suffering. I told them hurry up and put him down I do not want him suffering. I was devastated this cat was my life and I never got another cat. I want another cat but my little dachshund was raised without one and all she wants to do is bark at it and Chase it . She was barking in the middle of the night while I was sleeping I would wake up scared that someone was in the house but it was just the cat prowling LOL so I can't get a kitty now. People who have cats please pay attention to how much they are peeing and drinking cuz those were the only signs that Rascals showed. My friend had come over a couple months before this all happened my friend ask me if the kitty was okay that he looked older and has fur did not look at par. I said no he's fine, not knowing because I see him everyday and I was so busy working. If I had listened to my friend and took him in for bloodwork I would have had my cat for years to come. Provided it would have costed and I would have had to give him shots every day. Rip Rascals, you're the best Kitty ever you are so missed ❤
Don't beat yourself up over Rascals passing ❤ You obviously loved him dearly and did the best for him. Always remember he is always with you in your heart and will be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge some day and you'll be together forever 🌈🙏🐱
My male neutered cat had a blocked bladder about 9 years ago. Ever since then, he has been eating RC Feline Urinary S/O moderate calories kibble. After the initial block, he hasn't had any issues and I am hesitant to change his diet. Each day, I mix about a cup of water with his kibble. Each week, I give him 1 can of meat as a treat. Sometime he gets cooked chicken too. Hope that is enough.
I was using royal canin then we bought Acana for a change. I was mixing in old food. 10 days later we visited vet and they said lung infection then 5 days later FIP then 5 days later UTI but we were too late. I was visiting vets everyday cos wasn't getting better. All 3 vets knew what i was feeding him, i have videos of him eating different food and showed vets, all vets said, Acana is good food. After my cat died i suspected, checked internet and saw many complaints about Acana and Orijen causing kidney issues on cats. So many and they still sell that food.
Thank you so much for your advice I don't know what I would do without it I live in a neighborhood with a woman that keeps allowing her cats to have kittens I'm feeding 9 outside plus my own 9. I'm 80 years old Live on social security I can't let them go hungry And I will listen to you but cat food even canned is so expensive I actually buy turkey when it's on sale at the store Ground turkey and I'll cook it up and give it to everybody I just wish they could make a healthy inexpensive technology Cat food I've watched you for years And I always post these on facebook Thank you for your kindness and help!
I've been feeding my kitty Purina urinary tract wet food chicken flavor and weruva brand cat food. It's low on ash about 2%. He got crystals and was plugged from feeding him dry food for two years since a kitten. I also add VetWater pH Balanced Cat Water and he pee's like a horse everyday, like twice. So far so good, hopefully he doesn't get plugged up again.
I switched my cat off Raw because she can’t digest bone. 😭she was constipated. Had to have an enima. She went on tiki because it didn’t have all the artificial preservatives etc. but then she developed crystals which she never had on raw ever. I don’t know what to do because the prescription diet she’s been prescribed. She only eats wet food. Won’t touch dry.
I’m just gonna make a point here. I’ve been around cats my whole life and my parents never had trouble with our cats having urinary tract issues where they had to be put on medicated pet food. When I grew up and moved out on my own I had cats and they never needed this stuff either until about 20 years ago I started having to take one of my cats to the vet and they were put on medicated cat food and every cat I’ve had since then male or female has had to go on it and everybody I know that has cats is having the same problems. What happened??🤷♀️
What confounds me is our male cat, Eliot, developed crystals despite being fed a canned food diet. I won't buy cheap food....it can't have byproducts in it . I've never fed our 3 cats any dry food. The veterinarian put Eliot on Hill's Science Diet Prescription diet CD. We have fed him the canned pate' & canned stew versions of it for the past half year. I'm not convinced it's the best diet for him ....but he hasn't developed more crystals. I add water to the meals for all 3 cats. I want to put him on a more varied diet but I know that if I do, I'll be wondering if he's OK....I sure don't want him to develop crystals again!
My older female cat developed this problem one summer about five years ago because she was spending too much time outside exploring our rural property and not drinking enough water. Fortunately, I had watched a YT video by another vet (I didn't know about this one yet) before that and I realized what was probably causing it, so I took away the kibble and only allowed canned cat food and I insisted she spend more time inside so she would drink more water. When "kids" are playing they don't realize soon enough that they're thirsty. The problem cleared up pretty quickly and hasn't occurred since.
My sister's cat who is mostly an inside cat wouldn't eat anything but kibble because my sister gave in to her, so poor kitty developed this problem. I told her to take away the kibble and the cat would eat the canned food or cooked chicken etc. soon because she'd get hungry. I told her to get her some kind of little trickling water fountain to get her to drink more water because I noticed my cat loved to drink out of my little table fountain. ...there's something irresistible about the sound. She ignored my advice, took kitty to the vet and was told the same thing I told her to do except she was sold very expensive "special" cat food. She bought a fountain for nearly $100 and the cat wouldn't use it. So she tried a little cheap one and, don't you know, the cat loves it. Cat is doing fine now. Sighhhhhhh , you try to help but.............
@@trenchantsometimes5149 - Wild cats instinctively know that MOVING WATER IS AERATED / BACTERIA FREE, so they feel safest drinking moving water. . . . Many won't drink water if it's near food that can fall into it, presumably because they are aware that this causes bacterial growth.
@@karenroach3179 not sure what crystal means but. I am mixing 🥕 carrots, peas and oats with chicken 🐔 or some sort of meat 🍖 mixed together. It's worked wonders for honey 🍯🐈.
Agree with the quality of ingredients, but our cat with history of crystals is eating the kibble mixed with ample lukewarm water (NOT free feeding) and is doing well
I switched to a more expensive from Rachel Ray salmon. After two weeks Untamed Glacier Stream one out of 5 rescues got blockage and had emergency surgery. The CD Rx kibble causes crystals for him too and it is disappointing to pay so much for the food that does not work.
wait does this apply to the WET food version? I was told to feed only Wet not dry kibble or any dry food,The Wet was Royal Canin So and he likes it. I still have friskey food too and i add UroMaxx into it.
@@AlyssasAdventures That’s what the one who did the draining did say. But i had him checked at my normal vet and since they found no signs of the bacteria or any crystals reformation they said he could go back to dry food possibly. They were honestly shocked.
Took kitty to vet today. They charged $260 for 2 shots for his UTI & recommended surgery for constipation. Vet never asked about his diet. I think I'll be shopping for a new veterinarian. Thank you so much for the video and I'll definitely be alternating wet and dry food from now on 👍
Wow! As a vet rep for 34 years, very familiar with the three vet prescribed urinary diets for urinary patients, the only thing correct in this video is the benefit of canned over dry to help dilute the urine! But it dilutes the urine. Water doesn’t dissolve crystals or stones. I don’t like SO for cats because it is designed to be very high in sodium to entice a cat to drink more and dilute urine. This guy liked picking on the dry but it does in fact come in canned. The problem is the high sodium would be very harmful if there is any undetected kidney issues ( which also benefits from canned). Just for perspective a 200 lb man would consume 54 of those salt packets you get at restaurants per day, as a 10 lb cat on SO! That’s what this vet should have mentioned! Hills CD Multicare is the most effective and researched urinary diet trusted by vets. It restricts the minerals the crystals and stones are made if, unlike SO and PurinaUR. It also manages urine pH at 6.2 -6.4! That’s prohibits the crystals from forming! And thousands of vets use it and thousands of cats benefit from it! ugh!
Catherine Voight ....look out for “Carrageenan”...it’s in most if not all of Wellness pet foods. It’s been linked to gastrointestinal inflammation, polyps and colon cancer. 70 percent of all pet foods have it. Google it. Not good for them even though it’s labeled “natural’. It’s a red seaweed that very abrasive. My dog had blood dripping out of him the day after I fed him a food with Carrageenan. I immediately took him off of that food and put him back on his regular food. Completely cleared up in 2 days.
Which can food brand do you recommend to treat cats with urine tract disease? My cat hates the prescription diet food. I tried mixing with other wet food, he wont eat it.
My girl won’t eat wet food 😢 and she had urinary tract issues I took her to the vet and she told me to switch her food brand because the brand i was feeding her commonly causes urinary crystals. So I switched and i also tried to incorporate wet food to her diet everyday but she just won’t eat it ugh!! I’ll keep trying. I also ordered a water fountain to encourage her to drink more water.
Well, although I'm 100% believer that wet food>> kibble, i have to say that the demo is kind of inadequate. The RC vet diet urinary kibble have supplements that •correct the chemical imbalance that is favorable to cristals formation •increases the water intake of the cat (but yeah, wet food is simpler and tackles the pb to the core)
A few years back my mom's cat died I believe because of the veterinary kibble they prescribed him and because my mom trusted that the vet knew what was best. Her cat couldn't poop and was in some pain so she took him to the vet for a check up they said it was just constipation and they ended up giving him an enema, told her to stop feeding him cat treats and whatever food she had been feeding him but to try to get him active and moving more as he was a couple pounds overweight. They told her to feed him the prescribed hills dry kibble for digestive issues and weight loss and of course that didn't help it made it worse. They scared my mom into feeding her cat that crap by telling her since he wouldn't eat wet cat food, only lick the gravy, that he could die from not eating. After she stopped giving him Temptations cat treats he sort of refused to eat anything because he loved those treats and crunchy food they didn't tell her anything about him needing moisture from food and since he would always hang out at the sink and try to drink from tap or at the water bowl drinking water all the time so she didn't think that he needed wet food if he was drinking water regularly. He still had trouble pooping tho as time went on and when my mom brought him back and one of the vets told my mom that they can't keep giving him enemas all the time basically saying she must be doing something wrong and they were tired of it. And the vet said this days before her cat died she kept taking him back to the vet even though she did everything they told her to do all they did was give him an enema and tell her to start giving him miralax daily because he could get megacolon if he can't pass stool on his own. She was doing that for a while and during his last week alive she was taking him to the vet every single day so they can check on him and do an enema because he was so impacted but we weren't expecting him to just die suddenly especially since he was going to the vet every single day that week they said he'd be fine we thought he was going to get better they made it seem like the enemas they were giving was helping him. We thought he was coming home that day. Then the vet calls my mom and tells her as they were giving the enema enema he was so packed with poop which caused internal bleeding from them trying to get the poop out and there's nothing they could do for him and if she wanted to come down and say goodbye to him he was out of it from anesthesiabefore they put him down
My cat's get fresh meat daily. I add water to the meat as my 15 yr old had a little blood in his pee. Had all the tests done and there were very few crystals. Just added more water.
my cat has urinary tract problems and he doesn't like the dry food the vet gave him. but at least he's urinating again. switching to canned since watching this video. thank you 😊 🙏
Thank you so much for this video. What about the sugar in can food, and what about our homemade meals for cats? Too much protein amount is not dangerous for a cat who has suffering from struvites? How can we know the best meal?
Sorry but the Hill's K/D is the only one my cat with renal failure will eat, for about a year now. Her numbers have gone down even. I too thought this was crackpot but no, it has really stabilized her kidney condition and extended her life. I am a believer
My cat HATED the cat food for his crystals that the vet wanted him on, it would take him 4 days to eat one serving of it. I switched him back to his regular food and put 1/2 cup cranberry juice in with his water everyday and he lived till he was 20 and never had any kidney issues.
Good to know
what was the regular food he was eating? was it grain-free? not sure my cat would drink the water/cranberry juice mixture.. but someone at a pet food store suggested dried cranberry powder be added to his food..thanks!!
my cat had the operation 3 years ago and he will not eat that food anymore, I switched to a regular cat food that is healthy and add cranberry powder - adding a little extra water , so far so good ! :)
What brand of cranberry juice did you give your pet?
I use Bragg's apple cider vinegar, you don't need much. 1/8 tsp
Thank you so much for offering pet owners an alternative view. My story is similar to many...my male ragdoll suffered with 2 serious bouts of crystals requiring catheterization. HORRIBLE and something didn't seem right with all the recommendations I was receiving, including "official diet for CKD". After much research, I switched to a homemade raw food diet. We call it "soup" as it is the consistency of soup. More liquid SHOULD decrease incidence of crystals. Well, it did decrease the recurrence but he suffered another bout and I decided to look into the water I was using as I am on well water. Knowing that minerals contribute to crystal formation, I found out that my well water was extremely high in mineral content! I now use an RO filter to make his "soup". My RO system adds calcium and magnesium back AFTER 3 carbon filters strip all other 'poisons' out. To his 'soup' I add additional distilled water, about 2 tsp, per meal...very 'soupy'. Ever since I ceased using my well water, my sweet Teddy has not had another issue with crystals...about 3 years now!! Just wanted to share how something like "water" which is so key to our pets diets NEEDS to be evaluated. We are what we EAT and DRINK :)
God I’m so glad to see I’m not alone. My baby had to be cathetered as well. It was terrifying. Even more terrifying after my vet told me if I switched him to the high quality wet food I wanted to that he would die. He didn’t he’s doing way better and he hasn’t had any issues at all. So much for the “vet approved” diets.
Also anyone find it curious that all the “studies” that show they work are mysteriously funded by the same company that freaking makes the food!!
@@Chloefarm22 I think many vets are paid by pet food manufacturers. My cat was dx’d with feline idiopathic cystitis and was put on the most often named “vet-approved” prescription (read $$$) canned food. I read the ingredients. Egads! The food I was feeding him (super high quality freeze-dried raw food that I rehydrate with filtered water) is so much healthier. The FIC is mainly caused by stress, which we are working on in the house (including Feliway diffuser).
I'd personally avoid adding calcium and magnesium. Those are the two contributors to stone formation.
I heard that distilled water takes nutrients out of the system?
@@fsrgp49 On its own it takes out minerals like electrolytes that keep hydration. But for a sick cat would probably be ok if they are eating well. Crystals are from an abundance of magnesium or calcium.
I remember the vet being against me feeding my cat only wet food versus 1/2 the hills c/d and 1/2 wet food. He’s been on just wet for two years and hasn’t had any issues with the urinary crystals, just turned 4. I hope to have him 20+ years my special boy.
How long does it take to recover your cat? Does he urinate normally now?
@@Goldthecat My cats Urinary food, costs about a £80p a day for the biscuits and £1.50 for the wet. That's £2.30 a day, and suppose that is kinda expensive considering normal cat food is at least 5x cheaper. I would rather pay for the professional vet food then pay the thousands to fix My cats emergency blocked bladder again or have one die of it again.
Thank you for being a GOOD DOCTOR!! ❤ I feel like so many veterinarians (and MDs for that matter) are in it for money, or at least don’t think for themselves. They pitch us whatever they’re programmed to. 😢
PROGRAMMED IS RIGHT!! All Schools have been infiltrated to teach shitty non natural remedies 😢only big pharma meds.remedies.
As a holistic hooman doctor, I would say many of them don't know better. Both hooman medical schools and veterinary schools are under the huge influence of pharmaceutical companies and the food industry. All we learn is an illness model that creates more problems and perpetuates diseases. However, as a doctor/vet, if you are honest with yourself, you know that conventional medicine has failed in both hoomans and animals. I realized that during my residency and couldn't practice medicine like that. Tthat was how my new journey of unlearning and re-learning about health and dis-ease started.
That being said, there are some hooman doctors/vets who are in it for money. and they rarely enjoy what they do.
My vet told me there was no need for wet food after my cat had a blockage. I was so confused. The food he recommended made my cat gain weight fast and he still got blocked again. And now he refuses wet food.
I agree with you 100%
$ 40 dollars for a eight point.five lb bag of kibble. Corn twice is part of the ingredients. Ah Me. I am so glad this video is out. Thanks, Dr. Jones.
Sulfur is what clears out those crystals. Protein has sulfur (meat only, not from beans). What really works is to mix egg yolk in with the wet cat food every once in a while. Plus, I add additional water to the canned cat food.
Illyanka raw egg yolk or cooked egg yolk (smashed) ??
thank u, my poor baby is going threw this now, going to buy the canned tomorrow and i to was planning to add additional water to it
Which type of crystal? There are two.
I've heard from veterinarians that cats shouldn't consume raw eggs.
I use canned plain pumpkin with the wet food.
Good morning Dr Jones. Just to tell you thank you for caring and It is a blessing to have you in our lives. Take care and God bless you and your family
Some important points are missing.
-Crystals are made under specific PH, where certain minerals are increased, and form crystals under specific conditions. Royal Canin attacks both of those, dissolves crystals already created, keeps PH at healthy level, and prevents formation of new crystals. Regular wet food can not do this. Royal Canin also increases drinking.
-Water is super important, but if you give cat a hard water like we have in London, this increases the minerals intake in unhealthy levels for the cat. So you need to give only filtered water. Super important.
-Get a water fountain with filters in a style if drinking your pet prefers. This increase the drinking
-Stress can influence all of the above. Reduce stress. Increase activity.
-Litter. If litter is not clean enough cats will hold urine in for longer thus impacting on PH, and crystal formation potential. So keep litterbox clean and offer more then one box if possible.
-Wet food, very important. But alone not enough. Perhaps the raw diet might be the best if you can afford it. But realistically how many of us can. So include specialised Royal Canin wet food, or best wet you can afford.
Royal Canin saved 2 of my boys after the blockages, but only by following other methods above equally. They never had a recurrence and died years later of old age.
Of course some of the methods mentioned may work on some cats, of course. But considering the price of unblocking and hospitalization I had to pay, would I risk not using Royal Canin? Personally, no.
So please mention all the relevant elements of the causes and solutions, which will help us understand the desease and future prevention of recurrences. Royal Canin obviously worked for 2 of my boys and I am grateful to them for creating this veterinary food.
hi may i know which specific royal canin you are using?
@@namocarmt Hi Royal Canin Urinary S/O for Struvite type stones. I use just dry as my cat's didn't like the wet.
I have a new boy now and he is on this dry diet as a preventative measure, given with some regular wet food.
I have 9 cat's that all eat Royal Canin S/O UT dissolved a whole bladder full of stones and crystals. They are gone not but $500 a month on food is killing me. I might try Purina nonprescription.
Best advice I've read thus far, I'm watching all these videos, and not one has mentioned a water fountain! I have 2 and my cats ❤️ drinking water now. I didn't think about filtered water, but will from now on, though I don't have hard water. My boy who is prone to blocks also does well on RC so diet, and yes vet care for his block ran me about 2k...so it definitely cheaper to by this food and less stress me. Worse thing ever wondering if your cat is going to live or not.
@@om-nj2hw thank you very kind 😁
Yes I know that feeling well, I couldn't stop crying and worrying for a long time. When I took my younger one in, the vet touched his stomach with 1 finger and just said "this is going to be expensive". I thought he was joking, how can he diagnose by one touch but yeah, he was right. He made me decide within seconds if I'm gonna be able to afford the cost or put him to sleep, cos bladder was about to burst. Of course I agreed (would borrow some money) and he took this massive needle and empty syringe and went straight into the bladder, his scream still tears me up😭😭😭 He syringed urine out as much as he could, then rushed him to the back to do the catheterization and tests, and he spent 5 days in hospital. It really shook me, this is not something to play with, a cat can die within 48hrs, luckily we were home to notice they couldn't pee all day.
Another thing my vet said is that this happens with boys much more then girls, cos boys urethra is too small for their bodies, so the smallest crystal could block it.
With filters, I use either water fountain filters I buy, or standard Brita filters I use for me anyway.
Very glad your boys are doing well 😁
Thank you for reaffirming what I already knew! My cat has been dealing with persistent urinary issues, and her naturally anxious temperament only worsens the situation. Every vet I’ve visited has insisted on prescribing the Hill’s dry food diet. It’s always been clear to me that dry food won’t solve the problem-dehydration is a key factor in urinary issues, after all. Despite my reservations, I finally gave in after years of hearing the same advice. While she had no urinary issues while on the food, as soon as I took her off it for just ONE day, the problems returned-exactly as I suspected. It’s not a solution; it’s a temporary band-aid. I care far too much about my cat’s overall health and well-being to feed her something that doesn’t address the root cause of her issues, or promote her long-term wellbeing. I’ve had countless arguments with people about this, but they just don’t seem to understand, with the reasoning of “It’s the vet’s advice, and they know more than you.” EYE ROLL.
Wow, thanks! I've been feeding my cat this dry food product for several years after she had a bladder stone removed and cringed when I read the ingredients. After seeing this video, NO MORE DRY CAT URINARY TRACT SO FOOD. She will be getting canned. Thanks for posting this! :)
Welcome
3 days ago my cat had issues urinating, he would try to go on my cloths, and my bed where he loves to sleep…….He was on dry food his entire life” I ended up feeding him wet food once a day.
When he was blocked I panicked like hell” I immediately took him off Dry food” I ended up feeding him wet gravy like food with a half of cap of apple cider vinegar…….Im down to a 1/4 of it in his food.
The apple cider vinegar tricked worked like a charm……he eventually was able to pee” I have been adding apple cider vinegar to his wet food, and he’s getting a lot better.
I also add a 1/4 cap full of it to his water……I clean his water dish everyday, I make sure his litter is clean each Day, the little also shows me a color when he urinates” it went from a brown color to a nice light yellow color…..he still needs to start exercising because he’s overweight, I also try not to stress him out when he misbehaves” no more yelling at him……however he still needs to stop clawing the furniture.
Thank you from me and my 5 cats.
I have a cat that is not a big drinker of water even with a fountain of moving water. For years now he gets Honest Kitchen Prowl, put as much water you want with this from stewy to soupy and mix with any other food wet, a good kibble or add raw meat. My picky cat loves the taste and he always gets lots of fluid with his meals. He's nearly 12 years old, has no health issues and a perfect weight. Do your homework folks, there are always better alternatives to what traditional vets push. Keep in mind they get kick backs from the manufacturer on the foods they sell.
Another terrific video....we are lucky to have you!
Vet put my cat, that has urinary problems, on urinary so. He developed diabetes. Switched him to low carb can cat food & add about a tablespoon of water to it... no more diabetes or urinary problems!!!👏👏
OMG!! that's exactly what's happening to my cat..would you mind telling me what low-carb canned cat food you use? Also, did you give him insulin shots at all?
My boy Murray died last summer with a tract infection.
My girl Sable has it now but we used her moisture with wet food and she passed her blockage.
Thank you!
Check your water for hardness 🤔
I love you and appreciate you so very much. I got turned away at the emergency vet because I owed them $175 I had forgotten about. I didn’t have the money, they said they can’t see him. I can’t tell you how fast my blood started boiling. I had to wait until 9 am to take him to our vet. It was the longest night and my heart hurt so bad for him. I have been online researching. He stayed overnight at our vet came home today and still doesn’t seem to be able to urinate. 😭
Excellent Information Dr. As always!! Thank you soo Much for a Perfect video!! Please enjoy the rest of your Day!!!
Thank you my kiddo had his first episode and I'm scrambling to learn what to do for him
I know THAT brand by heart. I had a kitten that was the fussiest Persian ever and the Vet gave her an bunch of sample foods to try. It was S/O she loved, so she was on it all her life and her littermate joined in too. Everything else got buried or vomited. My next Persian had crystals and was put on S/O also. Dry. She did well. Lived a long life but refused to touch any raw hamburger or minced raw steak. It was foreign. Now I have a Himalayan, same issues. She was so bad she had to be hospitalized at the Vet's and given fluid antibiotics. Following she's on S/O too. I try giving her raw foods, cooked chicken she just sniffs it and walks away. She's 5 now and I'd like to take her off that S/O crap (read the ingredients) it's all cheap corn products. What we won't do for our pets?!? I love my cat and dog and try to feed them the best foods I can afford. But Missy is a tad difficult. I see I am not alone in my frustration with this crystal formation issue.
Celeste B I’m with you in the frustration with the ingredients in the veterinary urinary tract diet food. Unbelievable to have to pay top dollar for such extraordinary crap ingredients. My cat is on both rx kibble and wet and I’m afraid to take him off of it. I buy little dog 5* rated dry and wet food and pay top dollar for it but at least the ingredients are high quality.
I had a cat on SO. Not only is it extremely expensive..the cat smelled and his pee was like cement. Went through a ton of litter. He lost too much weight and his coat started to fall out. His poops were deadly. I had to clear the room to get rid of the smell. I took him off it and moved him to wet food.
@@Dumbluck14 my male is on the prescription dry and wet from the vet. The wet food ingredients are not all bad. A few questionable ingredients but mostly it’s good stuff like turkey, hearts, liver, fish oil, taurine, and other supplements. It’s the purina turkey and giblet UR canned food. Since switching my cat has not had another episode. I hope it stays that way. It’s been over six months. I’m afraid to switch to something else since this has worked.
I m glad this video is on the right side and agains the pushed marketed UTI cat foods. However, what would be a good homemade recipe ?
I don't trust dry food on its own. Lost two friends to that crap, and the vet said: that food only and plenty of water. ... I know better now, it might cost a bit more - or even feed them raw, but canned food is way superior!
My brother's cats were having issues, like drinking too much even from the toilet, craving unusual attention, shedding too much even in January and gaining weight. Their food was (RC.... sterilised) - £60 per 10 kg a bag... They're now doing much better with the addition of canned and raw, also some coconut oil now and then. The whole family is doing better obviously. Good luck you all!
Tanks once more Dr. Jones :)
drinking too much and pestering for food makes me think its kidney failure
Raw diet even more superior. No additives, chemicals or diseased animal meat. You would probably never have to go to the vet except for voluntary checkups.
@@TazHall hi, where do you buy your raw meat? What do you get? Thanks
I mix the dry veterinary prescribed cat food with warm water to make a gravy. My cat inhales it. He also likes to eat his dry food at times. Keeps his teeth clean. I also set up 2 ceramic water fountains that he uses. Don't throw out the dry food. Just add a little warm water to it and make a gravy. Some of the canned food is junk also and imported from who knows where.
I used do that but stoped, He has water and drinks just fine, infact the Royal Canin Urinary food actually has ingredients to make the cat want to drink, this guy is wrongl
@@HOLLASOUNDS Do you know what that ingredient is that makes your cat want to drink? Salt. I was shocked when I found that out.
@ps429 That's why this guy does not know what He is talking about, the Crystals forming in cat urine are not salt, they are Struvite. Struvite it made up from a magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate and the crystals form due to stress which leads to withholding of urine and more concentration of the chemicals vs water. You cat need salt for normal body muscle function.
I just learned about adding l-methionine which is similar to the ingredients added to the prescription dry food. It's $12 online and it's a powder that can be added to wet food to help dissolve crystals. The vet said cats can block up on wet food too. So frustrating.
Good to know, thank you
I use l-methionine now and then, the tiniest amount. Be careful that your cat doesn't get the other type of crystals. The l-methionine only works on one type and makes the other worse. I only use it with my cat when he is growling at me which makes me think he is getting obstructed again. He obstructed twice about 6 years ago and not since. Knock on wood. He eats 95% wet food mixed with water w/a small about of kibble offered on the side. He doesn't drink water that I can tell.
My vet said the same thing. So I just try to avoid high levels of magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium. My cats do like the purina UR wet food: turkey and giblets. It does have a few ingredients that I would normally question but it contains a lot I do like such as turkey, hearts, liver, taurine, fish oil, and supplements. Never had a problem after switching to the vet food, dry or wet. They are formulated to be low in the ingredients that cause stones and crystals.
Thank you @christine
What brand of I-methionine?
I can’t believe how expensive the dry and canned veterinary urinary tract food is. The ingredients are appalling. Corn and by products and you pay top dollar for it. My big boy has a snow globe bladder thing. I would like to know if the canned diet food is even acceptable or a regular high quality canned food will still help prevent crystals. When he gets his vet food it’s a tiny bit of of kibble and canned, mixed with water. I add pumpkin and a small bit of miralax too because he gets a little constipated. It certainly is a dilemma with the quality of the veterinary diets.
Try looking into raw diet. If they're eating meat bone organ, they won't have all those extra things messing up their system. I just washed the meat with the vinegar water and freeze them in portions.
I’ve been feeding my cat chicken mostly. He doesn’t want to eat dry food anymore. I make sure the chicken is wet but I want to know what supplements I should give him. His fur has gotten better and he seems to feel better. The chicken I feed him is cooked. Bland and he loves it. Do you think this is ok? Thank you for being a superb veterinarian !!!❤️❤️❤️🐈. I also feed him sardines in oil. He loves them. Hope that’s ok for him.
Same with cooked chicken. I get leftover chicken bits for free from the butchers and boil them in a huge pot, then remove bones, divide in bags, freeze, then each bag is used in 1 week stored in fridge. Wondering if it's good for a cat with UTI
Thank you so much! Your Honesty is much appreciated😻
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Thank you! I love your videos! My female cat has UTI problems so this video is very helpful. Thank you again for your amazing videos, will definitely use these helpful tips!
You're welcome, Ingrid!
hi :) how is your cat now? Hope she is well.My cat has the same problem and I'm so stressed. can you give me any advice?? thnx.
@@mse3162 I did research on cat UTI, I learned that cats can also have UTI due to stress. The last time my cat had a UTI I took her into the vet and they did a urine analysis. The results came back negative so she had no infection. The vet wanted to put her on medication but I don't approve of those heavy narcotics because they have heavy side effects. I went through really bad months when I placed my dog on Rymadel. So I said never again, I rather do a holistic approach.
@@ingridlopez9623 yes my cat is also getting medicine and I'm not comfortable with that. thank you for the answer.
@@ingridlopez9623how's your cat now?
Your honesty is very much appreciated. The vet is there to make $ & doesn’t care about our pets. Please keep on keeping us informed. Its so incredibly appreciated!! 💕
Thanks! Glad you find my videos helpful.
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I'm amazed at how little that's check out the ingredients or the actual nutritional source for foods 😖😠
I found your channel a few days ago and love it. thank you so much. As a holistic hooman doctor, I am convinced that conventional vetereniray medicine is not that different from conventional hooman medicine. They are only good for some procedures and acute illnesses. Thanks again.
Thank you for these videos. ❤
I just made sure I have my cat a low ash/ magnesium wet food everyday day added water to it and a urinary supplement. No kibble! And he's fine :) no more crystals!!
Good to know
Your best bet is to try to get your cat to switch to a wet food. Any wet food they will tolerate. Even if it’s only Churu sticks. Some cats will not like any kind of wet food, and for these cases, try to find a kibble that is mostly grain free, or if there is a grain in it, make sure it’s rice, and far down on the ingredient list. Also, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to their water.
Some cats are notorious for not liking the c/d formulas, and there’s nothing you can do about that. If they’re not going to eat it, don’t waste money on it.
I had a cat who blocked, he was eating a diet of both wet and dry, mainly dry, and would not touch Hills c/d, or anything by Iams. They suggested Purina Pro Plan urinary, but he didn’t like that very well, either.
What I found that worked, surprisingly, was 9 Lives Plus Care. He would eat it, and it didn’t cause any blockages.
Also, avoid questionable foods. The price might be right, it might look good, but it could be very bad for your cat. Don’t get these, even if you are totally out of food. Go somewhere else. Getting food at Dollar General is fine, if it’s brand name food. Don’t go with the store brand or generics.
I love your honesty!! Please look in to tap water & how it relates to renal disease. 90% of the kitties we give sub q fluids to were given tap water. Thank you VS for thinking outside of the box! ❤️
Thanks Helen
Try rain water,tap water is full of chemicals!
Thanks for the video!! I had a male cat who had urinary tract disease. He was prescribed Hills Prescription Diet. I had so much trouble trying to keep those darn crystals at bay. :( Eventually he did get fewer episodes but it took awhile. He sadly died in 2013 of an unrelated natural cause. I just thought I'd share my story. Do you think you could please consider doing a video for cats on Gastric food diets? I'd be very interested in that! Thanks.
Feed your cat meat and you wouldn't have to worry about all those complications. Cats are obligate carnivores, they're not supposed to have all these extra chemicals and additives in their body. That's why their organs fail and their bodies break down over time. It shortens their life and it puts the owners through a lot of suffering too.
@@TazHall he passed away nine years ago due to another totally unrelated issue.
What type of meet is good to feed cats? Also for those feeding their cats kibble can’t they just place some kibble in a coffee grinder or blender to make a course powder then add some water to make a gravy consistency? This might be worth a try to help with digestion
Thank you for this video. Murray looks just like my cat Vance who is in surgery today for urinary disease. That’s why I’m here now.
I hope your cat is okay 💕
@@Orëo1980 He’s fully recovered now. Thank you so much.
Both my cats are on urinary SO, but primarily eat a wet diet. My understanding from what my vet told me is that the RX diets have more salt in them to encourage your cat to drink more water to help break up the crystals.
So what you're saying is if my cat is on urinary St/ox It is better for me to give her any kind of canned food versus the dry urinary St/ox Because honestly I really can't afford this food $107 16 oz bag
The specific brand of Urinary s/o has a compound in it that helps break up crystals, but you’re right! I don’t really see the point of the dry version, when the point is to hydrate them Even when I did use kibble before my cat got sick, I’d blend it up into a powder and mix it into a wet food at feeding time.
Good idea
There is a wet version of this from the same brand
Thank you!
You're very welcome ❤️
I add boiling water to dry food, give it 5 min and it becomes a spongy consistency then serve when it's lukewarm
Hi I know this video is 5 years old but I have a question (if you're still around). I have a beautiful 13 year old long hair tuxedo cat, he's been with me through thick and thin. I'd do anything for that boy I love him so much. Last year I noticed a difference in his peeing pattern and noticed he was excessively drinking water so I knew I had to bring him to the vet. (He has a stainless steel water fountain which also encourages him to drink but I know when somethings off). To my not so surprise, they found little crystals beginning to form in his bladder. I was lucky to have caught it really early.
The vet decided that he should be on prescription diet for the rest of his life. I buy both St/Ox purina canned and dry food. But it's getting really expensive because I also have 2 more cats. He's the only one with a different diet. The others are on Acana. I really worry he's not getting all the nutrients he needs in this prescription diet. Do you think it'd be safe for me to slowly get him off of the prescription diet and re-introduce to what he was on all his life? I wonder if adding more water to his Acana (I get canned but I can still add more water) would help with the crystal never returning.
Thank you in advance if you're able to answer :)
Can you make a video to talk about formulated Therapetic raw diets to prevent bladder stones, crystals from forming?
I’m so glad I found you. My vet just recommended that exact food. So glad I didn’t buy it!! Thank you thank yoh
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You should buy it, this gentleman doesn't know what He is talking about and fails to mention that Royal Canin do wet food, they are the number 1 vet for for a reason, they know what they are doing. Dry food should obviously be given with the availability of water always. This guy makes it sound like you feed your cat dry food with no water, cats are more then intelligent to know when to drink water.
Raw goat milk is a natural acidified. Primal Pet Foods sells a raw goat milk that has cranberry, apple cider vinegar, and inulin, all natural acidifiers. Cats can have up to 4 tablespoons per day, 1/4 cup. My cat won’t drink this on his own, but will drink raw goat milk on its own. I use an eye dropper, not a syringe, and give my cat a tablespoon 3-4 times a day. And absolutely no more kibble. I also now feed my cat wet food, raw and canned, 3-4 times a day. These are all life saving practices that I have discovered after spending thousands at the vet. I’ve also discovered two really good brands of raw cat food after throwing out many other brands. Small Batch and Quest Cat Food made by Steve’s Real Food. Small Batch has ACV in it, and Quest has raw goat milk.
It breaks my heart how common this condition is and how the vets only offer their expensive procedures and god awful prescription food, and don’t educate the pet parent about the cause which is not enough moisture and too high of a ph.
Made my cat worse. I've been using Cystopro and it seems to work well.
Royal canine calm urinary SO has not prevented my cat from FLUTD flares...glad I found this vodeo
How long did you give him that food? My cat already had 2 blockages requiring a catheder both times and the second time a 3 night stay at the kitty hospital. My vet said the same thing and gave us that type of dry food. He said to keep the cat on it for a month. I am worried to keep him on the dry food.
Hi Dr Jones, I was told by my vet that wet food that is not a urinary diet had phosphorous magnesium and calcium levels that are too high and which form crystals. How true is this? I really want to put my cat on a wet food diet. She has struvite crystals. Thanks so much
What about the hills prescription diet c/d? The vet put my cat on this and it's expensive for just one cat to eat for a month but I'll suck it up if the food is good for her. If not I just wanna feed her a good wet food but idk what. For a week I've been feeding my cats seperately and giving my one cat antibiotics. She's using the litter box now and doing really well. The crystals were never confirmed so they're gunna check her urine on the 16th when she goes in to get fixed. Ive been feeding her the diet anyways because UTI in a 3 year old cat is uncommon and crystals are likely the cause. But before I feed her this diet for the rest of her life I just wanna make sure.
I’m in the exact same position. Commenting so I can follow any replies
@@thebranchorganics3721 me too .... I think these foods are way overpriced . and now with the pandemic they raised the prices and I'm ticked...
I am going to send this to my daughter. She has 2 cats and her boy cat has uriary tract problems and his Vet has him on Science Diet dry food for uriary tract. Murray just wants to take a nap not be filmed hahaha.
Thank you
My dog's on the ur/st food For crystals, is there a homemade cat food I can get for this cat cuz I can't afford $100 and some dollars for a 16 oz bag
Dr Jones your work is goals😍😍
I want to be like you someday💫
❤ Thank you!! So helpful
in winter you can mix water with canned food and warm it a little to help them drink more water , a broth sort of
Thank you so much for this information 😊
You're welcome!
Years of This food caused my cat to get grade 5 dental disease he's in surgery right mow getting his teeth extracted and he was on the verge of being borderline diabetic
Thank you very much, my sweet Domino is in hospital right now, after his blockage was cleared at 4 am. Hopefully never again.🙏🤞
Did he stay better?
My cannot pee anymore. We've been to the ved and they put catheter to him. We went their for tye second time to put another catheter because he was able to remove it. After 30mins when we arrived home, he was able to remove it again. Now he can't pee anymore. i kept feeding him urinary SO, and his meds: Nefrotec, methiovet and cefuroxime.. No help at all. I can't go back to the vet. I don't have money left. 😭😭😭
I have a cat that got really sick on Purina Urinary Tract Dry cat food that I was recommended to put him on to help with crystals since he kept getting blocked. It seemed to help with the crystals but he started loosing hair and got a rough coat of what was left. He was not happy. I took him to another vet and she suggested Beef or Pork livers and hearts. I semi-freeze the organ meat and then cut them into bite size pieces to add to his meal. He hasn't been sick or had an issue with crystals since and he has been on this for over 10 years. I do still feed a small amount of good quality basic dry pellets [not a special diet formulation] then top it with a tablespoon of Friskies wet can food that has shreds and gravy [No pate] and then top that will a tablespoon of organ meat including some blood.
Good to hear you found a solution.
Hi, where do you buy this organ meat? Thanks
How fast should I run from a veterinary practice that pushes Hill's products? There's another product that had been pushed on me made by RC for a 'food allergy'. How long do I have to use this? For the rest of the cat's life! At $110 for an 18 pound bag??? The cat did not recover, I'd taken her to 3 different veterinarians, to no avail. I couldn't stand to see her continue to suffer so I offered her the Final Act of Love. She was a sweet cat with a great sense of humor and I miss her. This was last September.
Almost all vets sell science diet. Just ignore it and ask them for a good raw or cooked diet.
@@DinarAndFriends read again, "I took her to 3 different veterinarians, to no avail." She was a rescue, an adult cat when I got her. I'd noticed that her belly was a bit large and suspected worms but that test was negative. Her anal glands were expressed (by the vet) since she always dragged her rear on an abrasive surface to get relief from her itching after visiting the litter box. This spread and she'd scratched herself so badly, she'd cry and couldn't get relief... Atopica didn't do anything for her. I couldn't let her suffer any longer, her whiskers were broken off at her, around her nose.
My dog got permanent illness from Hills Science Diet. Plus it's THE most expensive
Thank you. My boy was diagnosed with stones recently and prescribed a dry urinary food, quite fancy and it seems to have good ingredients, but he liked it at first, not anymore. I bought him urinary canned food from the same brand he eat his regular dry food (he loves dry food and he's good at drinking water), but he didn't really liked it. He stopped eating and only eat his wet treats. I have to take him to a urgent appointment in a few hours, because he's not even drinking water. But he's peeing a LOT. I'm worried about his decrease appetite but I'm willing to try any canned brand of urinary food. Let's hope everything goes well with the doctor too!
Hi, what happened with your cat?
My cat was eating expensive grain free can food from Wellness, and high protein kibble from Orijen. He got a bunch of bladder stones 3years ago. Vet put him on the urinary so diet, but I was very skeptical. But it desolved the stones after a month. So I thought I can switch him back to his good quality can food now that the stones are gone, because I know the importance of fluid in his diet. But after 1 years of High protein and mostly wet diet (the same can food from wellness and kibble from Orijen, and I made sure to rotate the choice protein every couple weeks), he relapsed. This time it was so severe that one of the bladder stone got into his urinary track, and he couldn’t properly urinate. He had to get the stones surgically removed. my cat is now back on this vet approved urinary so diet for over an year, and is doing pretty well. And as far as I know, another friend of mine switch his cat to Wellness brand can food. A few months later, her cat also got a urinary track problem. I don’t like the thought of my cat eating kibbles made with grains and by-products, but what should we do in this case where this dry diet, thats obviously made with crappy ingredients works better than high end can food?
I'm glad to hear that you resolved your furbabies problem. You obviously love your cat and finally found what works best for him. Every cat is different and it's up to their "Hooman" to find the best diet to live a long and healthy life 🐾🐱❤
Good questions. Were the stone Ca oxalate? They require a balanced urine pH, and LOTS of fluid. In some cases they can only be prevented/treated with the veterinary diets
Same here my cat did well with the dry sos proscription food
I believe your problem is the dry food.
If you stopped the S.O. and switch he'd your cat to wet food with additional water, they'd be ok. Cats need moisture to help flush out.
Yes one of my cats only likes dry food that’s why she got crystals
Please clarify that this is different from kidney disease diet.
I work at a vet clinic and from my experience RC urinary s/o dry food or the pate version solves the problem most of the time. also cats who had struvite and switched to royal canine or hills, never had the problem again. Alot of clients think the vets just get paid by the companies but it's not true, the food is just good.
Good job Andrew, this video is so important for anyone who has a male cat. Male cats urinary tracts are different than females and the males can get clogged up by the crystals, it's happened to my cat back in the 90s. He had to stay at the Vets overnight they put a catheter in him and flushed him out. Back then I was told to feed a high quality cat food that has low Ash content. Is this something we should be looking at Ash content in the food? I was never told 2 feed him can food. But I did put him on a low Ash content cat food. He never got it again. Also is this urinary tract dysfunction called FUS still? Not sure what it stands 4. On another subject , My kitty was the best Kitty ever his name was Rascals. I was working a lot and I didn't noticed that he wasn't coming around. I also noticed he was drinking a lot of water and urinating a lot. He was 12 and he was under my bed throwing up so I got him out from under the bed and put him in my laundry room with a couple blankets. He began to purr, I was very worried for him so I rushed him to the emergency which he stayed overnight. The next morning they told me to take him straight to my family vet they also told me keep my heater on high. They told me he had sugar diabetes but that they could not regulate him because they couldn't get him to eat or drink. He stayed over night at my family vet and the next day he got worse. I went to see him he was laying on the table with an IV on him and he was no longer my kitty he did not respond to me and he looked like he was suffering. I told them hurry up and put him down I do not want him suffering. I was devastated this cat was my life and I never got another cat. I want another cat but my little dachshund was raised without one and all she wants to do is bark at it and Chase it . She was barking in the middle of the night while I was sleeping I would wake up scared that someone was in the house but it was just the cat prowling LOL so I can't get a kitty now. People who have cats please pay attention to how much they are peeing and drinking cuz those were the only signs that Rascals showed. My friend had come over a couple months before this all happened my friend ask me if the kitty was okay that he looked older and has fur did not look at par. I said no he's fine, not knowing because I see him everyday and I was so busy working. If I had listened to my friend and took him in for bloodwork I would have had my cat for years to come. Provided it would have costed and I would have had to give him shots every day. Rip Rascals, you're the best Kitty ever you are so missed ❤
So sorry you lost your Rascals.
Don't beat yourself up over Rascals passing ❤ You obviously loved him dearly and did the best for him. Always remember he is always with you in your heart and will be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge some day and you'll be together forever 🌈🙏🐱
@@sherriross4785 what a beautiful comments thank you so much❤
Italian girl I’m very sorry for you and the loss of precious Rascal💔
@@Friesian-q6u thank you 💗
Could you suggest some home made recipes for UTI?
Unfortunately my cat absolutely refuses to eat wet food :( He’s also allergic to many ingredients on top of having crystals. It’s so frustrating.
Keep trying different wet foods. You may find what he likes
What about dogs? Can you do an video for dogs?
My male neutered cat had a blocked bladder about 9 years ago. Ever since then, he has been eating RC Feline Urinary S/O moderate calories kibble. After the initial block, he hasn't had any issues and I am hesitant to change his diet. Each day, I mix about a cup of water with his kibble. Each week, I give him 1 can of meat as a treat. Sometime he gets cooked chicken too. Hope that is enough.
I was using royal canin then we bought Acana for a change. I was mixing in old food. 10 days later we visited vet and they said lung infection then 5 days later FIP then 5 days later UTI but we were too late. I was visiting vets everyday cos wasn't getting better. All 3 vets knew what i was feeding him, i have videos of him eating different food and showed vets, all vets said, Acana is good food. After my cat died i suspected, checked internet and saw many complaints about Acana and Orijen causing kidney issues on cats. So many and they still sell that food.
Thank you so much for your advice I don't know what I would do without it I live in a neighborhood with a woman that keeps allowing her cats to have kittens I'm feeding 9 outside plus my own 9. I'm 80 years old Live on social security I can't let them go hungry And I will listen to you but cat food even canned is so expensive I actually buy turkey when it's on sale at the store Ground turkey and I'll cook it up and give it to everybody I just wish they could make a healthy inexpensive technology Cat food I've watched you for years And I always post these on facebook Thank you for your kindness and help!
Great information
Thank you! 😊
I've been feeding my kitty Purina urinary tract wet food chicken flavor and weruva brand cat food. It's low on ash about 2%. He got crystals and was plugged from feeding him dry food for two years since a kitten. I also add VetWater pH Balanced Cat Water and he pee's like a horse everyday, like twice. So far so good, hopefully he doesn't get plugged up again.
Are u feeding the wet now did that help prevent them from returning
@@karenroach3179 (2)
Malvin… do you mean Purina ProPlan “veterinary prescription” urinary wet food?
What about just adding water to kibble (stirred up ofc so it becomes a sort of gravy)
I switched my cat off Raw because she can’t digest bone. 😭she was constipated. Had to have an enima. She went on tiki because it didn’t have all the artificial preservatives etc. but then she developed crystals which she never had on raw ever. I don’t know what to do because the prescription diet she’s been prescribed. She only eats wet food. Won’t touch dry.
I’m just gonna make a point here. I’ve been around cats my whole life and my parents never had trouble with our cats having urinary tract issues where they had to be put on medicated pet food. When I grew up and moved out on my own I had cats and they never needed this stuff either until about 20 years ago I started having to take one of my cats to the vet and they were put on medicated cat food and every cat I’ve had since then male or female has had to go on it and everybody I know that has cats is having the same problems. What happened??🤷♀️
What confounds me is our male cat, Eliot, developed crystals despite being fed a canned food diet. I won't buy cheap food....it can't have byproducts in it . I've never fed our 3 cats any dry food. The veterinarian put Eliot on Hill's Science Diet Prescription diet CD. We have fed him the canned pate' & canned stew versions of it for the past half year. I'm not convinced it's the best diet for him ....but he hasn't developed more crystals. I add water to the meals for all 3 cats. I want to put him on a more varied diet but I know that if I do, I'll be wondering if he's OK....I sure don't want him to develop crystals again!
I had a cat cat had to pay 600£ for emergency shunt no problems since
My older female cat developed this problem one summer about five years ago because she was spending too much time outside exploring our rural property and not drinking enough water. Fortunately, I had watched a YT video by another vet (I didn't know about this one yet) before that and I realized what was probably causing it, so I took away the kibble and only allowed canned cat food and I insisted she spend more time inside so she would drink more water. When "kids" are playing they don't realize soon enough that they're thirsty. The problem cleared up pretty quickly and hasn't occurred since.
My sister's cat who is mostly an inside cat wouldn't eat anything but kibble because my sister gave in to her, so poor kitty developed this problem. I told her to take away the kibble and the cat would eat the canned food or cooked chicken etc. soon because she'd get hungry. I told her to get her some kind of little trickling water fountain to get her to drink more water because I noticed my cat loved to drink out of my little table fountain. ...there's something irresistible about the sound. She ignored my advice, took kitty to the vet and was told the same thing I told her to do except she was sold very expensive "special" cat food. She bought a fountain for nearly $100 and the cat wouldn't use it. So she tried a little cheap one and, don't you know, the cat loves it. Cat is doing fine now. Sighhhhhhh , you try to help but.............
@@trenchantsometimes5149 - Wild cats instinctively know that MOVING WATER IS AERATED / BACTERIA FREE, so they feel safest drinking moving water. . . . Many won't drink water if it's near food that can fall into it, presumably because they are aware that this causes bacterial growth.
I made my own cat 🐈 food. She is loving it 🤩
What are you making does it help with crystals ?????
@@karenroach3179 not sure what crystal means but. I am mixing 🥕 carrots, peas and oats with chicken 🐔 or some sort of meat 🍖 mixed together. It's worked wonders for honey 🍯🐈.
Agree with the quality of ingredients, but our cat with history of crystals is eating the kibble mixed with ample lukewarm water (NOT free feeding) and is doing well
That's good. I would still encourage you to try and switch/feed as much canned as possible
What kind of wet food would you recommend for helping with crystals?
I want to know too
I switched to a more expensive from Rachel Ray salmon. After two weeks Untamed Glacier Stream one out of 5 rescues got blockage and had emergency surgery. The CD Rx kibble causes crystals for him too and it is disappointing to pay so much for the food that does not work.
wait does this apply to the WET food version? I was told to feed only Wet not dry kibble or any dry food,The Wet was Royal Canin So and he likes it.
I still have friskey food too and i add UroMaxx into it.
my cat is one the same thing! did you vet same it is for life?
@@AlyssasAdventures That’s what the one who did the draining did say. But i had him checked at my normal vet and since they found no signs of the bacteria or any crystals reformation they said he could go back to dry food possibly. They were honestly shocked.
good video dr jones i hope your rash is getting better have a goodnight
Took kitty to vet today. They charged $260 for 2 shots for his UTI & recommended surgery for constipation. Vet never asked about his diet. I think I'll be shopping for a new veterinarian.
Thank you so much for the video and I'll definitely be alternating wet and dry food from now on 👍
how is your kitty now?
any can will be better? or urinary can food? Thanks for your help
Wow! As a vet rep for 34 years, very familiar with the three vet prescribed urinary diets for urinary patients, the only thing correct in this video is the benefit of canned over dry to help dilute the urine! But it dilutes the urine. Water doesn’t dissolve crystals or stones. I don’t like SO for cats because it is designed to be very high in sodium to entice a cat to drink more and dilute urine. This guy liked picking on the dry but it does in fact come in canned. The problem is the high sodium would be very harmful if there is any undetected kidney issues ( which also benefits from canned). Just for perspective a 200 lb man would consume 54 of those salt packets you get at restaurants per day, as a 10 lb cat on SO! That’s what this vet should have mentioned! Hills CD Multicare is the most effective and researched urinary diet trusted by vets. It restricts the minerals the crystals and stones are made if, unlike SO and PurinaUR. It also manages urine pH at 6.2 -6.4! That’s prohibits the crystals from forming! And thousands of vets use it and thousands of cats benefit from it! ugh!
I feed Wellness Canned cat food to my three male cats. I have no new urinary tract issues. Do you feel this is a helpful food?
I'm not the dr but wellness is amazing for cats
Catherine Voight ....look out for “Carrageenan”...it’s in most if not all of Wellness pet foods. It’s been linked to gastrointestinal inflammation, polyps and colon cancer. 70 percent of all pet foods have it. Google it. Not good for them even though it’s labeled “natural’. It’s a red seaweed that very abrasive. My dog had blood dripping out of him the day after I fed him a food with Carrageenan. I immediately took him off of that food and put him back on his regular food. Completely cleared up in 2 days.
So I mix warm water with a high end dry /raw mix. Your opinion ?
Really no dry at all.
Which can food brand do you recommend to treat cats with urine tract disease? My cat hates the prescription diet food. I tried mixing with other wet food, he wont eat it.
My girl won’t eat wet food 😢 and she had urinary tract issues I took her to the vet and she told me to switch her food brand because the brand i was feeding her commonly causes urinary crystals. So I switched and i also tried to incorporate wet food to her diet everyday but she just won’t eat it ugh!! I’ll keep trying. I also ordered a water fountain to encourage her to drink more water.
Jocelyn C
Wet the kibbles with Filtered water &/or gravy/sauce packets you can find at PetSmart or Petco
Prezli thanks! I will try that.
Give her water with a syringe, I do that for my Mia. We have many cats and they all get both high quality wet and dry food twice a day.
Well, although I'm 100% believer that wet food>> kibble, i have to say that the demo is kind of inadequate. The RC vet diet urinary kibble have supplements that •correct the chemical imbalance that is favorable to cristals formation •increases the water intake of the cat (but yeah, wet food is simpler and tackles the pb to the core)
A few years back my mom's cat died I believe because of the veterinary kibble they prescribed him and because my mom trusted that the vet knew what was best. Her cat couldn't poop and was in some pain so she took him to the vet for a check up they said it was just constipation and they ended up giving him an enema, told her to stop feeding him cat treats and whatever food she had been feeding him but to try to get him active and moving more as he was a couple pounds overweight. They told her to feed him the prescribed hills dry kibble for digestive issues and weight loss and of course that didn't help it made it worse. They scared my mom into feeding her cat that crap by telling her since he wouldn't eat wet cat food, only lick the gravy, that he could die from not eating. After she stopped giving him Temptations cat treats he sort of refused to eat anything because he loved those treats and crunchy food they didn't tell her anything about him needing moisture from food and since he would always hang out at the sink and try to drink from tap or at the water bowl drinking water all the time so she didn't think that he needed wet food if he was drinking water regularly. He still had trouble pooping tho as time went on and when my mom brought him back and one of the vets told my mom that they can't keep giving him enemas all the time basically saying she must be doing something wrong and they were tired of it. And the vet said this days before her cat died she kept taking him back to the vet even though she did everything they told her to do all they did was give him an enema and tell her to start giving him miralax daily because he could get megacolon if he can't pass stool on his own. She was doing that for a while and during his last week alive she was taking him to the vet every single day so they can check on him and do an enema because he was so impacted but we weren't expecting him to just die suddenly especially since he was going to the vet every single day that week they said he'd be fine we thought he was going to get better they made it seem like the enemas they were giving was helping him. We thought he was coming home that day. Then the vet calls my mom and tells her as they were giving the enema enema he was so packed with poop which caused internal bleeding from them trying to get the poop out and there's nothing they could do for him and if she wanted to come down and say goodbye to him he was out of it from anesthesiabefore they put him down
My cat's get fresh meat daily. I add water to the meat as my 15 yr old had a little blood in his pee. Had all the tests done and there were very few crystals. Just added more water.
my cat has urinary tract problems and he doesn't like the dry food the vet gave him. but at least he's urinating again. switching to canned since watching this video. thank you 😊 🙏
You’re welcome! Hope it helps.
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Thank you so much for this video. What about the sugar in can food, and what about our homemade meals for cats? Too much protein amount is not dangerous for a cat who has suffering from struvites? How can we know the best meal?
Sorry but the Hill's K/D is the only one my cat with renal failure will eat, for about a year now. Her numbers have gone down even. I too thought this was crackpot but no, it has really stabilized her kidney condition and extended her life.
I am a believer