How do I get my vet to approve a diet change for my cat?
auntienanny230 asked:
My cat was recently put on Purina UR for struvite crystals in his urine. I think, and all my research says a super premium or premium canned cat food would be just as good or better than the veterinary Rx diet. I want to ask the vet if he/she thinks it would be alright.
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No, it probably would not be, because it’s over-the-counter, and it has been known to make crystals worse. Keep him on the prescription food your vet gives you. yahoo user
Let me see if I understand your question. You want to ask the vet a question, for which you feel sure you already know the answer.
Are you even willing to listen to your vet, know that you have ‘decided’ you know what your cat needs? Why even waste the money for the vet now? Unless of course you are willing to admit you have been duped by “research” provided by the same companies who would profit by you buying the premium food.
If I want to be more sure of a diagnosis, I get a second opinion for a qualified “expert.” hajgora7
Is the cat yours or the vets? Heinz M
From past experience that I have had with male cats there are remedies and precautions you can take. Ash is the most common culprit of blocking the male cats urinary tract. Buy foods that have no ash in them. They are out there, you just have to look at the ingredients on each brand. I once had a male cat that had urinary track blockage and the veterinarian told me to give him a food that had acid in it. He said spaghetti sauce would be good. Luckily, my cat loved spaghetti sauce and always ate it when I gave it to him. I would give him about a teaspoon of it a week, never had any problems after that. I also fed him food that didn’t have any ash in it. If you are in doubt, talk with your veterinarian further about your issues. Hope this helps out a bit. Sandy
You definitely need to have another urinalysis for your cat to see if the urine is now at the proper acidity and the crystals are no longer present. When that issue has been cleared the diet of quality meat (and no dry food) should keep the cat’s urine in the proper balance for the future. So a follow-up urinalysis in about three months will confim if the meat diet is keeping the urine properly acidic.
If the cat is clear of the crystals there is no need to continue with the methionine in the food. It could actually make the urine TOO acid and that can cause stones to develop – those are not easily dissolved by diet and can require surgery to remove them. old cat lady
My cat had that too. I did the same thing, just call or get a appointment with your vet and ask. I’m preety sure you can give your cat that every once in a while. Thats what i do, and my cat is perfectly fine. Maddi M
There are a lot of other possibilities you can try
Your cat’s urinie infection/cystities – right?
It depends why you want to change what the vet is telling you? Is it too expensive? Not working? Not all vets [like doctors] are correct but talk the options through. End of day you pay him money for advice – you are also free to try elsewhere. Just keep in mind most of these guys know more than the worldwide-web and have a fair amount of experience so be prepared to take some advice too. bezerkangel
I’ve had this problem before. The Rx foods ingredients don’t seem that good to me either. I’ve noticed they all seem to have corn gluten which is BAD! We have a wonderful pet health food store where we get our pet food & they know a lot about quality foods. If you have someone like this, they might be able to suggest a better food. I’ve talked to my vet about premium foods (Innova, Wysong, California Natural, Wellness, Artemis, etc.) & I was shocked that she’d never heard of any of them. I’ve heard that vets only have to take 1 course in Nutrition in vet school. All the foods she recommends have terrible ingredients that I know through extensive research. babydoll
I would talk to the vet first. I have to feed my cat prescription food due to crystals blockage. After a few months I started buying premium cat food thinking that it would be OK. My cat ended up sick again with more UT problems. It costs a ton of money to feed my cat but in the end he seems to do much better on the high dollar food from the vet. It is worth the money to have my cat healthy. vickie3076