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Cat Food - Catfood for bladder stones;
Expert: Marie Peppers / Cat Food / NuVet Feline Formula. - 10/31/2009
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Hi! My female Maine Coon developed large bladder stones about a week after a death in the family and was in a lot of pain. The vet thought the stones were probably struvite but I couldn't afford the additional testing to make sure. The cat was started on canned food (Hill's Prescription Diet c/d) to control the pH level (she had been getting Petgard canned food before). She also had treatments from a nonveterinary acupuncturist friend, some other energy-healing treatments, and herbal treatment with corn silk and gravelroot. She recovered well. The problem is that she hates the c/d food (also Royal Canin Urinary SO) and eats very little of it, even though I put a small amount of Petgard food on top to entice her to eat. Also, I prefer her to have a "natural" catfood without by-products and additives. Although I give her and my male Maine Coon fresh food (e.g., natural chicken tenders) once or twice a week, I can neither afford nor have the time to do extensive fresh-food cooking for them. So my questions are: Is there a way that I can adjust the pH of a natural catfood like Petgard to be protective for her so that we can stop using the c/d, most of which is wasted? Or are there other natural canned petfoods that I might use successfully (unfortunately, my cats won't eat canned Wellness, Wysong, or some other catfood varieties). Since severe emotional stress appears to have been such a big factor in her developing the stones (she was about 5 years old) and she has never had those symptoms at any other time, do I need to continue a diet program designed to avoid them? Thank you very much for your help with this question.
Answer
Hi Steph, I am sorry to say but your only choice is home-cooking for this cat. There are no other products on the market that are safe for her kidney health.
I would be glad to provide you with some home-cooing recipes for this cat.
You can cook up 1 x per week and freeze the food.
LET me know.
Marie Peppers of Ask the Pet Nurse
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