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Hello all, looking for some advice.... My male kitty ( i have 3 cats total ) started acting funny on Monday night.. Tuesday my son said Nado ( the cat ) was using the litter box very often, so i began to watch him and check after each time, only to find small ( jelly bean size ) deposits of urine clumped.. I called the vet wednesday morning and they told me to bring him in thursday for an overnight stay so they could get a urine sample. all activity was normal in him other then the excessive litter box use with little results ( I might add we are in the process of moving so we thought his slight behavior change was stress related from that )
We took him to the vet yesterday as instructed, and first thing this morning the called and said they were able to get a sample and that Nado was loaded with crystals and they were surprised he wasnt blocked! but that we could come pick him up... we immediately went, to get him home to be more comfortable , when we got there i asked many questions... and was told it was Struvite crystals and he was put on an antibiotic ( i dont know the name, it isnt on the bottle ) and a special diet to dissolve the crystals... and they handed me a bag of dry hills diet SD. told me to bring him back in 2 weeks for another overnight stay for a urine sample and if he stopped urinating all together to call immediately, I mentioned i read dry cat food was not good for cats with this condition, but she insisted he needed to be on it, more then likely permanently ( I have 3 cats total, so now i will need to separate them to feed? ) I asked if it came in a wet food and she handed me 2 cans.... ugh
My question is, if dry food is not good for cats with struvite crystals why did my vet insist my cat eat this and ONLY this. i was told to keep him away from the other cats food, and that he could have NONE!
Any help or input appreciated.
Thanks !
Nado's Mom " Teri"
Hello all, looking for some advice.... My male kitty ( i have 3 cats total ) started acting funny on Monday night.. Tuesday my son said Nado ( the cat ) was using the litter box very often, so i began to watch him and check after each time, only to find small ( jelly bean size ) deposits of urine clumped.. I called the vet wednesday morning and they told me to bring him in thursday for an overnight stay so they could get a urine sample. all activity was normal in him other then the excessive litter box use with little results ( I might add we are in the process of moving so we thought his slight behavior change was stress related from that )
We took him to the vet yesterday as instructed, and first thing this morning the called and said they were able to get a sample and that Nado was loaded with crystals and they were surprised he wasnt blocked! but that we could come pick him up... we immediately went, to get him home to be more comfortable , when we got there i asked many questions... and was told it was Struvite crystals and he was put on an antibiotic ( i dont know the name, it isnt on the bottle ) and a special diet to dissolve the crystals... and they handed me a bag of dry hills diet SD. told me to bring him back in 2 weeks for another overnight stay for a urine sample and if he stopped urinating all together to call immediately, I mentioned i read dry cat food was not good for cats with this condition, but she insisted he needed to be on it, more then likely permanently ( I have 3 cats total, so now i will need to separate them to feed? ) I asked if it came in a wet food and she handed me 2 cans.... ugh
My question is, if dry food is not good for cats with struvite crystals why did my vet insist my cat eat this and ONLY this. i was told to keep him away from the other cats food, and that he could have NONE!
Any help or input appreciated.
Thanks !
Nado's Mom " Teri"