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wrote: | Arjun Ray wrote: | So, as long as the "ash" content isn't dangerously unhealthy, you have | nothing to worry about as long as the cat ****es it out fast enough. | Barring other medical conditions, this *is* a sufficient answer. | So basically, she should quit feeding him dry food altogether and just | switch him to a good quality canned diet only? Right - the good quality will mean less ash and less (alkalizing) plant material, and the wetness will assure that the cat pees enough to get rid of waste products in a timely manner. Basically, crystals arise due to bad pH balance, relatively excessive mineral waste, and relatively inadequate hydration. See, e.g. http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm especially the section titled "Water Requirements". Here's a passage: : Diet moisture content is related to the observation that cats fed : dry food drink more than six times more water than cats fed canned : food but that much of this water contributes to fecal moisture so : that urine volume is lower and urine specific gravity higher in cats : fed dry food. The urine concentration of all solutes, including : potentially calculogenic crystalloids, depends on urine volume. : Cats increase voluntary water intake when fed dry food but not in : sufficient amounts to fully compensate for the lower moisture content : of the food. In a recent study, cats consuming a diet containing 10% : moisture with free access to drinking water had an average daily : urine volume of 63 milliliters (ml). This volume increased to 112 : ml/day when fed a canned diet with a moisture content of 75%. Urine : specific gravity was also higher in cats that were fed the low- : moisture food. Decreased urine volume may be an important risk : factor for the development of urolithiasis in cats. Diets that cause : a decrease in total fluid turnover can result in decreased urine : volume and increased urine concentration, both of which may : contribute to urinary tract disease in cats. Several studies have : shown that dry cat foods contribute to decreased fluid intake and : urine volume. |
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The poster didn't "look" for a "drastic quick fix".
She was merely relaying what a vet told her. Your comment about her sanity was totally uncalled for. If anyone's can be questioned, it's yours for your off-the-wall behavior. wrote in message ... I hope you regain your sanity and focus on dealing with and curing the crystal issues rather than looking for a drastic quick fix. Megan |
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The poster didn't "look" for a "drastic quick fix".
She was merely relaying what a vet told her. Your comment about her sanity was totally uncalled for. If anyone's can be questioned, it's yours for your off-the-wall behavior. wrote in message ... I hope you regain your sanity and focus on dealing with and curing the crystal issues rather than looking for a drastic quick fix. Megan |
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(k) proves once again that top posters either can't read or don't understand what they're following up to: | The poster didn't "look" for a "drastic quick fix". | She was merely relaying what a vet told her. What part of the OP's message, which was quoted in Megan's followup and looked like this: "i told her that i wanted to give him that operation and she said she would make arrangements for it when Joey gets better & is no longer inflamed." did you fail to read and comprehend? | Your comment about her sanity was totally uncalled for. You must be new around here. The OP has an interesting usenet posting history. Google for and you may understand. -- "in order to have a home, food in your bowl, water to drink, regular medical care, and an owner to take care of them & love them, prices have to be paid. i don't think my cats hate the price (declawing) they paid for a home." -- Barbara Peale's contractarian "defence" of declawing in |
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From: Arjun Ray lid
Barbara Peale's contractarian "defence" of declawing in Ugh ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Arjun Ray lid
Barbara Peale's contractarian "defence" of declawing in Ugh ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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