Expert: mpmaltese@gmail.com ( Marie, Cat foods and Recipes ) e-mail me or write here - 7/7/2011

Question
Hello,
I have a two year old male cat who was recently diagnosed with bladder stones. He was put on the Hill's s/d diet for a few weeks. He was later found to not have any more stones, and since then has been switched to the c/d diet, which he will be on for the rest of his life. He does just fine with the dry food, as before all this happened, he was already on the regular Hill's  science diet. However, the problem now is that since his diet has been switched, he won't touch the moist food. He was previously on the fancy feast moist food, which he loves. I tried mixing his old moist food with the new one for weeks and he hasn't touched it, so he has basically just been eating the dry food since then. Is there anything I can do to get him to eat the moist food? I really dont want to keep him on an all dry food diet. Also, it seems like since he's been on the new c/d dry food, he has been drinking a lot more the past week or so, and urinating frequently. I'm not sure if that is a sign that something may be wrong again, or is this normal? Thanks for your reply!

Answer
Feline Bladder Stones/ crystals;
Hi Eugenia,  Sorry for the Delay - I was ill.
PLEASE call me at 1-800-474-7044   or  mpmaltese@gmail.com
I have some questions for you.  Also, I would like to give you a recipe to home-cook.
You can pass the recipe by your Vet if you wish.  It's an alternative to the Hill's RX food.

Marie Peppers
LPN MA   ( ASK the Pet Nurse )