Search Results for Query: Idiopathic Cystitis

...prevention (as the bladder swelling caused by FIC can make risk of infection greater). The prescription urinary food is usually for dissolving stones. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis | VCA Animal Hospital | VCA Canada Animal Hospitals Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) | International Cat Care

Maybe this would help - as her issue goes above and beyond bacteria alone. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis - How To Improve Your Cat's Quality Of Life - TheCatSite

...provide you with the basics on cystitis via our TCS articles? If not, there are links below for them. If this is a matter of idiopathic cystitis, the products offered by vets are not a cure, and helping your cat goes way beyond changing his food. One of the primary things to do is find a...

Thank you, yes we've spoken before about this but I haven't found much of a way to help him yet. He refuses wet food of any kind and when I tried adding it to his dry food he refused to eat completely. I tried fresh pet food this week hoping he would like it more than wet food but he refused to...

...Disease (FLUTD) | International Cat Care this study, for example was seeing if glucosamine was a food prevention, and they ended up just concluding that even though glucosamine helped, wet food was the best prevention: Oral glucosamine and the management of feline idiopathic cystitis - PubMed

She have never had crystals she was diagnosed with idiopathic cystitis something

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feline-idiopathic-cystitis So this? Has she seen a specialist?

Thanks for the feedback. I updated my post above to include information about the water situation. We tried a fountain with our previous cats. It didn't go well and we gave up.

Teeth are fine. No arthritis medication. We did reduce is weight down to 20 lbs from 27 lbs. He has a huge frame being that went from 5 to a 4 on 1-10 scale (10 obese) We've done cat TV, but TBH he spends most of his day around us. Perhaps we'll try an electronic toy. As far as windows are...

...by using books or other household items to raise the dishes/bowls. Here are a couple of TCS articles relative to FLUTD and FIC. Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (flutd) - TheCatSite Articles Feline Idiopathic Cystitis - How To Improve Your Cat's Quality Of Life - TheCatSite Articles

...food only diet, find ways to get her to drink more, and create a calming environment for her. Her age may have some to do with it, but likely only because just like humans, cats can get more sensitive to things as they age. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) | International Cat Care (icatcare.org)

...elderly cats and many had infections too..it's very common. He is 10. Did they try any arthritis medication? Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) | International Cat Care Cats don't really play at much with static toys on their own. I recommend a variety of toys to rotate through. Scheduling...

...levels of glucosamine. They ended up finding that wet food was a better prevention: Oral glucosamine and the management of feline idiopathic cystitis - PubMed Just checking in: Is he fed on a schedule? Will he eat more of a new wet food with coaxing? Have you tried "the rule of 3"? (Where...

Hi, Does anyone with a cat with history of uti/idiopathic cystitis know if feeding foods with fish are bad for this? My cat just got her first uti/ cystitis episode. We don't know what caused it but guessing a stress episode from leaving for a weekend. I was just reading somewhere that foods...

...related, I doubt the Hill's will do much for him. That would be more along the lines of a high anxiety cat that could use other means for stress relief. Maybe you might find this TCS article helpful. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis – How To Improve Your Cat’s Quality Of Life – TheCatSite Articles

Yes I believe my cat has stress issues..well did Cause before he was put on the Hill CD multi care urinary care stress relief He was very jumpy He's not like that anymore

Any canned food will help. It doesn't have to be a urinary specific formula. I'm not sure what canned food brands are available in Canada but try these threads for suggestions: https://thecatsite.com/threads/cheaper-wet-foods-in-canada.392954/...

...collected a blood sample and will be sending it off to a lab They prescribed gabapentin as they suspect this is FLUTD/Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (contrary to the other vet ruling it out) They plan to collect a urine sample/do an ultrasound in two weeks once the amoxicillin and prednisone are...

...that nightmare scenario again. Right now we are feeding Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Urinary (our female has a history of idiopathic cystitis), we measure it out but we do free feed and give a bit of wet food (think like a sliver). To get her down to the ideal weight, we'd be feeding...

My cat has a history of UTI and recently the vet thinks he has Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) as his urine contained some struvite crystals which caused a blockage. I’m afraid he would be predisposed to UTIs and future blockages so I’m very determined to change his diet holistically. The vet...