LAJennifer
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Some questions for all you cat food experts out there . . .
I''ve read all the past threads on cat food nutrition, but I have some questions that I haven''t seen covered. Since I''ve been taking care of Wellington, the feral cat outside (he is doing great btw), I''ve become more aware of cat nutrition and have him on a blend of Wellness Core and Natural Balance Ultra.
My 2 indoor cats have been on a prescription diet for years (Hills WD or Hills CD). Seth developed a bad case of FLUTD when he was 3 yrs. old. He never blocked because I caught it in time, but he did have struvite crystals. Vet put him on Hills CD and said it was ok for my other cat as well. A few years later he started getting a little chubby, so he was switched to Hills WD.
Since doing research for Wellington I decided to feed my 2 indoor cats better ingredients and give them wet food everyday. I have been giving them the same blend of Core and NB kibble, with Wellness, Trader Joes and Whole Foods 365 wet foods. They have been eating this food for about 3 months. Seth recently went to the vet and I told her I switched their food - she was ok with it as long his blood panels came out ok. Seth is soon to be 11 yrs old and his blood panels ended up fine.
However, I have testing his urine ph and I would like it to be lower. His ph is at least a 7 and maybe a little above.
I''ve been looking at other food choices - considered NV Instinct kibble, but the magnesium is very high. What do you guys think about Nature''s Variety Prairie kibble? (I have a bogo coupon for NV Instinct or Prairie). Has anyone looked at Wysong Uretic? It is formulated for cats with urinary issues, but doesn''t seem to have a lot of protein from meat sources.
I can''t do a completely wet diet, as we are often away for very long hours, so we have to leave a little bit of kibble out for them to munch on.
What do you guys think? Any insight is much appreciated.
I''ve read all the past threads on cat food nutrition, but I have some questions that I haven''t seen covered. Since I''ve been taking care of Wellington, the feral cat outside (he is doing great btw), I''ve become more aware of cat nutrition and have him on a blend of Wellness Core and Natural Balance Ultra.
My 2 indoor cats have been on a prescription diet for years (Hills WD or Hills CD). Seth developed a bad case of FLUTD when he was 3 yrs. old. He never blocked because I caught it in time, but he did have struvite crystals. Vet put him on Hills CD and said it was ok for my other cat as well. A few years later he started getting a little chubby, so he was switched to Hills WD.
Since doing research for Wellington I decided to feed my 2 indoor cats better ingredients and give them wet food everyday. I have been giving them the same blend of Core and NB kibble, with Wellness, Trader Joes and Whole Foods 365 wet foods. They have been eating this food for about 3 months. Seth recently went to the vet and I told her I switched their food - she was ok with it as long his blood panels came out ok. Seth is soon to be 11 yrs old and his blood panels ended up fine.
However, I have testing his urine ph and I would like it to be lower. His ph is at least a 7 and maybe a little above.
I''ve been looking at other food choices - considered NV Instinct kibble, but the magnesium is very high. What do you guys think about Nature''s Variety Prairie kibble? (I have a bogo coupon for NV Instinct or Prairie). Has anyone looked at Wysong Uretic? It is formulated for cats with urinary issues, but doesn''t seem to have a lot of protein from meat sources.
I can''t do a completely wet diet, as we are often away for very long hours, so we have to leave a little bit of kibble out for them to munch on.
What do you guys think? Any insight is much appreciated.