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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 started him on Hills c/d for urinary but he doesn’t quite like it! I’ve tried mixing it with some of his usual canned tuna and he smartly only picks those up to eat. I can’t let this go on because he will not be eating enough.
Is this prescription diet really that important? I’ve seen some controversy about it. My cat‘s original diet was petstore-bought tuna cans with gravy (Brand: Fish4Cats). That brand isn’t cheap and it looks just like human grade tuna cans. I’m wondering if I can just let him eat that forever? I’ll of course also be completely eliminating dry food, encouraging him to drink water and adding supplements into his wet food (Nutramax Cosequin and UroMAXX uti drops).
Main Question is can I feed him his regular tuna cans with gravy? I’ve seen people talking about how tuna/fish is bad for cats? The ingredients list of those cans are as follows:
(Composition)
Tuna 54%
Fish Broth 38%
Crab/Salmon/Prawn etc depending on flavour : 4%
Rice 4%
(Analytical Components)
Crude Protein 12%
Crude Fat 0.1%
Crude Fibres 0.9%
Crude Ash 2%
Moisture 85%
Anyone with experience and suggestions please leave them here!
The vet started him on Hills c/d for urinary but he doesn’t quite like it! I’ve tried mixing it with some of his usual canned tuna and he smartly only picks those up to eat. I can’t let this go on because he will not be eating enough.
Is this prescription diet really that important? I’ve seen some controversy about it. My cat‘s original diet was petstore-bought tuna cans with gravy (Brand: Fish4Cats). That brand isn’t cheap and it looks just like human grade tuna cans. I’m wondering if I can just let him eat that forever? I’ll of course also be completely eliminating dry food, encouraging him to drink water and adding supplements into his wet food (Nutramax Cosequin and UroMAXX uti drops).
Main Question is can I feed him his regular tuna cans with gravy? I’ve seen people talking about how tuna/fish is bad for cats? The ingredients list of those cans are as follows:
(Composition)
Tuna 54%
Fish Broth 38%
Crab/Salmon/Prawn etc depending on flavour : 4%
Rice 4%
(Analytical Components)
Crude Protein 12%
Crude Fat 0.1%
Crude Fibres 0.9%
Crude Ash 2%
Moisture 85%
Anyone with experience and suggestions please leave them here!
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