I am really sorry if I mis-informed anyone w/ the supplements.
I thought I put the “check w/ your vet” in there. sorry!
They are soft chews (not that those are any better!) and the vet okay’ed them.  This cat was a rescue and and had been suffering from severe recurring uti for years b/c the “owner” wouldn’t change her diet and refused to use antibiotics on her. I’ve had her about a year—took a couple months to completely clear up the infection—long story short she is in beautiful shape now   These are the only treats the vet wanted her to have, more for a supplement than anything. (actually she’s my only foster or personal pet that gets treats-I DON’T give processed treats very often to any of my pets!  I wish more people would look on the ingredient list on them)—long story short she has been uti free for 7+ months. She eats Hills Science Diet CD (canned) She didn’t need anything as far as a kidney diet—no crystals. No diabetes no thyroid problems.  Just a really obese 10 yo with a nasty long neglected (years) infection.  She definitely suffered serious health problems from it.
So she may not be the typical utb cat—hers was inflammation, scarring and dried blood causing the blockage.
I didn’t GET them off the internet they were donated along with lots of other stuff from the Tree of Life facility nearby.  I certainly checked the product w/ the vet first, seeing as I didn’t want to jeapordize Calli’s health.
The ingredient list should be available at http://www.petnaturals.com if you want to see (if it’s not a good thing please let me know!)  I won’t recommend them to anybody again if they’re junk!  I am always open to hearing what other vets think about stuff b/c nobody’s perfect and everyone has different tidbits of knowledge to share especially in medicine—I’ve gotten great advice from the vets that help out our rescue group and also terrible advice.  I DO NOT like to learn things at the expense of my animals!
Thank you—I think it’s great that there’s a vet working this site.

No worries. This product contains glucosamine, which can be helpful in cats with FLUTD.  The dose is comparable to (but not exactly the same as)  that found in Cosequin for Cats by Nutramax, which some veterinarians use for FLUTD.  The source of the glucosamine (shrimp and carb) may or may not be efficacious.  The other ingredients are mannose (a sugar) and some cranberry extract.

The problem with supplements is that quality control can be iffy (there is no regulation) and often times what’s on the label doesn’t reflect what’s in the supplements.

From your description, I doubt that she had years of urinary tract infections.  Bacterial UTI’s are uncommon in cats, skew towards young, male cats with struvite bladder stones and older cats with dilute urines (due to hyperthyroidism, diabetes and/or kidney disease) and need to be confirmed with a urine culture; a urinalysis will not do.  Most likely, she had urinary tract inflammation, which is typically stress related.  Dietary therapy can be beneficial, although for most cats, switching to a canned diet with incrased moisture is often all that is necessary.  Obesity can be a risk factor for FLUTD.  There’s a wonderful site for clients who have cats with FLUTD : http://www.indoorcat.org

I am glad that she is doing better.  Obviously, your love and care was what she needed!

I hope that this forum and my columns will be of help to you.

Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP (Feline)

I haven’t encountered this and i hope it will never happen to my cat. It seems like the suffering would be a hard way.

Regards,
Bettina
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It’s important to get more moisture into your kitty.  Canned food is 70 percent moisture and will help tremendously in that regard.

Regards

Landone

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