Three weeks ago I took my four year old male cat, Tiggy, to the ER for peeing blood. He stayed for about a day and a half. He had a bacterial infection and struvite crystals. We have seen our regular vet since then who is supportive of both home cooking and raw feeding. His last urine test showed no crystals but he still had an infection (this was two days after starting his second round of antibiotics).
He has been eating half his daily portion of food as the prescription diet and the other half is high quality canned food. Since he is clear of crystals now I will be switching the prescription out with Wysong Uretic.
I have two other cats. There will be no more dry food for kitties ever in my house but this is getting really expensive. The other two will eat raw but so far I haven't been able to get Tiggy to eat it. I will certainly keep trying. Their diet is mostly canned with a little raw and some rehydrated Stella & Chewy's. Tig is also getting a UT supplement daily. I have heard that Rad Cat is the best commercial raw food for cats that are prone to crystals so I want to try that as well.
My question is, how important is low ash? My vet seemed to think that high protein, low carb was more important. Is commercial raw ok for cats prone to crystals? I'm thinking about slightly cooking the chicken to see if he will eat that. Trying to find ways to lower costs but keep it healthy.
I am looking at canned foods that have high protein, low carb but they don't all have low ash. EVO and Wild Calling are more affordable for me. Would it be ok to add this in to their rotation? Wellness Core just changed their formula and the Turkey & Duck looks pretty good:
Turkey, Pork Liver, Turkey Broth, Duck, Cranberries, Guar Gum, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, Dried Kelp, Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid.
He has been eating half his daily portion of food as the prescription diet and the other half is high quality canned food. Since he is clear of crystals now I will be switching the prescription out with Wysong Uretic.
I have two other cats. There will be no more dry food for kitties ever in my house but this is getting really expensive. The other two will eat raw but so far I haven't been able to get Tiggy to eat it. I will certainly keep trying. Their diet is mostly canned with a little raw and some rehydrated Stella & Chewy's. Tig is also getting a UT supplement daily. I have heard that Rad Cat is the best commercial raw food for cats that are prone to crystals so I want to try that as well.
My question is, how important is low ash? My vet seemed to think that high protein, low carb was more important. Is commercial raw ok for cats prone to crystals? I'm thinking about slightly cooking the chicken to see if he will eat that. Trying to find ways to lower costs but keep it healthy.
I am looking at canned foods that have high protein, low carb but they don't all have low ash. EVO and Wild Calling are more affordable for me. Would it be ok to add this in to their rotation? Wellness Core just changed their formula and the Turkey & Duck looks pretty good:
Turkey, Pork Liver, Turkey Broth, Duck, Cranberries, Guar Gum, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, Dried Kelp, Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid.