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Apparently it didn't occur to you that
managing crystals and dissolving them are two different things.

Of course it did. But you're too busy putting words into people's mouths to
stop and think, now aren't you?

Let's see what the OP found out:

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Meanwhile, the second urine test came back - Toby had struvite crystals AND
bacteria! Vet no. 2 decided that the bacteria could be lab contamination,
so no additional antibiotics were prescribed. So the decision was made to
put Toby on the Hill's dried w/d and wet r/d combination (both had higher
fibre, are formulated to keep urine urine pH at 6.2 to 6.4, and the wet r/d
would ensure Toby has sufficient fluid intake).

Fast-forward to two weeks later - a third urine test this week showed Toby's
urine is free from either bacteria or struvite crystals. Phew! However,
vet no. 2 felt that it would be wise to continue with the Hill's diet as
well as the lactulose and cisapride treatment for the foreseeable future as
Toby's colon continues to be distended (although he now poos regularly once
every 1 to 1.5 days).
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Looks like they resolved that problem with the help of the Hill's diets. Once
again, Megan your advice turns out to be off the mark.

First of all, I have a real big problem with
a vet that proclaims a cat has to be on a
special food/drugs for "the rest of its life"
because of *one* incident of constipation.


Have you seen the test results yourself?
How can you diagnose over the internet?

Just because you blindly follow whatever a vet or Hills tells you
without doing any research or using common sense doesn't mean others
should.

....and what research did you do on THIS particular case?? None, because you
didn't examine the animal personally, nor did you have access to the cat's
records. Pull your head out, Megan.

snip the rest of Gaubsters typical attempt to start an argument over
food

Again, you're putting words into people's mouths. I'm simply questioning your
arrogance.