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Oxalate stones and food Questions.
I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read
somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. |
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"Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. Hi Mike, You should be able to find the info you need on these websites. If you have a cat that suffers from any form of FLUTD, it's best if you can feed them on a wet diet ,e.g. canned. http://www.supervet.co.uk/cat/cystitis.htm http://www.fabcats.org/is61.html cystitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body..._lower_urinary http://www.waltham.com/cats/clinical...t_disease.html Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ |
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"Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. Hi Mike, You should be able to find the info you need on these websites. If you have a cat that suffers from any form of FLUTD, it's best if you can feed them on a wet diet ,e.g. canned. http://www.supervet.co.uk/cat/cystitis.htm http://www.fabcats.org/is61.html cystitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body..._lower_urinary http://www.waltham.com/cats/clinical...t_disease.html Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ |
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"Alison" wrote in message ...
"Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. Hi Mike, You should be able to find the info you need on these websites. If you have a cat that suffers from any form of FLUTD, it's best if you can feed them on a wet diet ,e.g. canned. http://www.supervet.co.uk/cat/cystitis.htm http://www.fabcats.org/is61.html cystitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body..._lower_urinary http://www.waltham.com/cats/clinical...t_disease.html Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Those top four links didn't work. |
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"Alison" wrote in message ...
"Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. Hi Mike, You should be able to find the info you need on these websites. If you have a cat that suffers from any form of FLUTD, it's best if you can feed them on a wet diet ,e.g. canned. http://www.supervet.co.uk/cat/cystitis.htm http://www.fabcats.org/is61.html cystitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body..._lower_urinary http://www.waltham.com/cats/clinical...t_disease.html Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Those top four links didn't work. |
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We use the royal canin so and Hills x/d for preventing oxalate stones. There is controversey about the royal canin's effectiveness since it acidifies the urine thereby supposedly preventing both types of stones. Some internists are suspicious of the claims that the same food can prevent both types. Therefore my choice would be the x/d. I strongly encourage feeding only the canned food version and discontuing kibble altogether. Canned food creates a more dilute urine in which stones are less likely to form. "Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. |
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We use the royal canin so and Hills x/d for preventing oxalate stones. There is controversey about the royal canin's effectiveness since it acidifies the urine thereby supposedly preventing both types of stones. Some internists are suspicious of the claims that the same food can prevent both types. Therefore my choice would be the x/d. I strongly encourage feeding only the canned food version and discontuing kibble altogether. Canned food creates a more dilute urine in which stones are less likely to form. "Mike" wrote in message om... I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm confused. Could someone clear this up for me? What exactly does a plant based diet mean? I'm also looking for the dry foods available for prevention of Oxalate stones. It appears that there aren't that many, I only found four. The ones I found are Hill's Prescription X/D, IVD Therapeutic Control, Waltham/Royal Canin Urinary SO, and Eukanuba/Iams PH/O. Of these four does anyone think one is better than the others? It looks like the X/D aims for a urine PH of 6.6-6.8 while the others aim for 6.1-6.9. I don't which is better. Also, even if the cat should be eating a plant based diet, it seems like there's a little too much corn in these foods. Does anyone have any suggestions or opinions they'd like to share with me? BTW, I will be talking with the veterinarian about this but I just want to gather information before I do so I know exactly what's going on. |
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