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Best wet food for keeping cystitis away?
Hello,
First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
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The best wet foods, in my opinion, are the low magnesium ones found in pet
stores and some in grocery stores. These are Max Cat canned foods, Iams, and Science Diet. Gail "Brian or Sharon Beuchaw" wrote in message ... Hello, First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
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The best wet foods, in my opinion, are the low magnesium ones found in pet
stores and some in grocery stores. These are Max Cat canned foods, Iams, and Science Diet. Gail "Brian or Sharon Beuchaw" wrote in message ... Hello, First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
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The best wet foods, in my opinion, are the low magnesium ones found in pet
stores and some in grocery stores. These are Max Cat canned foods, Iams, and Science Diet. Gail "Brian or Sharon Beuchaw" wrote in message ... Hello, First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
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From: "Gail"
The best wet foods, in my opinion, are the low magnesium ones found in pet stores and some in grocery stores. These are Max Cat canned foods, Iams, and Science Diet. Gail "Brian or Sharon Beuchaw" wrote in message ... Hello, First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian Personally I don't care for IAMS (owned by Proctor & Gamble) or Science Diet (owned by Colgage & Palmolive), mostly because the companies that own these foods do animal testing on their products. Also, when I fed Science Diet in the past, my cats never did very well on it. I think as long as you feed a high quality canned food that should be good. I dont' feed commercial food but my friends who do have cats that do well on Petguard, Felidae, or Wellness. These foods should be available at a large health food market like Whole Foods or Wild Oats, or small pet supply stores. Lauren ________ 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: "Gail"
The best wet foods, in my opinion, are the low magnesium ones found in pet stores and some in grocery stores. These are Max Cat canned foods, Iams, and Science Diet. Gail "Brian or Sharon Beuchaw" wrote in message ... Hello, First, let me thank y'all for the wealth of information that's been in here and archived - it's a *wonderful* resource. It's very much appreciated.... And hopefully this will be an easy question for y'all - our 5 year old female recently developed cystitis w/o crystals (and from what I've read, stress and eating dry food may aggravate it, and we just got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she eats dry food). I've read numerous posts about wet food being best, so we need to switch. Which wet food (readily available at either the grocery store or Petsmart) would be best for keeping cystitis at bay for the rest of her life? Or does it really matter what brand as long as it's wet and the cat likes it and eats it? She's also got the herpes virus, which flared up into a swollen eye during her first year and again about 3 years later, so we're thinking it's possible the cystitis could recur if it's aggravated by the virus and stress. Thanks much for any answers.... brian Personally I don't care for IAMS (owned by Proctor & Gamble) or Science Diet (owned by Colgage & Palmolive), mostly because the companies that own these foods do animal testing on their products. Also, when I fed Science Diet in the past, my cats never did very well on it. I think as long as you feed a high quality canned food that should be good. I dont' feed commercial food but my friends who do have cats that do well on Petguard, Felidae, or Wellness. These foods should be available at a large health food market like Whole Foods or Wild Oats, or small pet supply stores. Lauren ________ 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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Personally I don't care for IAMS (owned by Proctor & Gamble) or Science Diet
(owned by Colgage & Palmolive), mostly because the companies that own these foods do animal testing on their products. Here we go again. Colgate doesn't do animal testing on their products. Why slander them? Also, when I fed Science Diet in the past, my cats never did very well on it. My cats have always done fantastic on it. I dont' feed commercial food but my friends who do have cats that do well on Petguard, Felidae, or Wellness. These foods should be available at a large health food market like Whole Foods or Wild Oats, or small pet supply stores. Those are all foods that are appropriate only for kittens and not adult or senior cats. Not to mention the fact that they haven't done animal feeding trials. What have they got to hide? |
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Personally I don't care for IAMS (owned by Proctor & Gamble) or Science Diet
(owned by Colgage & Palmolive), mostly because the companies that own these foods do animal testing on their products. Here we go again. Colgate doesn't do animal testing on their products. Why slander them? Also, when I fed Science Diet in the past, my cats never did very well on it. My cats have always done fantastic on it. I dont' feed commercial food but my friends who do have cats that do well on Petguard, Felidae, or Wellness. These foods should be available at a large health food market like Whole Foods or Wild Oats, or small pet supply stores. Those are all foods that are appropriate only for kittens and not adult or senior cats. Not to mention the fact that they haven't done animal feeding trials. What have they got to hide? |
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Personally I don't care for IAMS (owned by Proctor & Gamble) or Science Diet
(owned by Colgage & Palmolive), mostly because the companies that own these foods do animal testing on their products. Here we go again. Colgate doesn't do animal testing on their products. Why slander them? Also, when I fed Science Diet in the past, my cats never did very well on it. My cats have always done fantastic on it. I dont' feed commercial food but my friends who do have cats that do well on Petguard, Felidae, or Wellness. These foods should be available at a large health food market like Whole Foods or Wild Oats, or small pet supply stores. Those are all foods that are appropriate only for kittens and not adult or senior cats. Not to mention the fact that they haven't done animal feeding trials. What have they got to hide? |
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