Some say that has no effect, as cats don't metabolize fruit all that well. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Lee Evans <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Would some type of cranberry extract help, maybe mixed with the recipe > mentioned? Holistic methods of UTI in humans uses cranberry juice, extract > and capsules of cranberry extract for this type of situation. Not sure > cats and cranberries would get along very well but you might google that > also. > > > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > neighbors too! > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kathryn Hargreaves <khargrea...@gmail.com> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition > > See http://holisticat.com/flutd.html That site also has diet recipes, > or you could write me for mine (which is a chicken version much like found > on other sites). Keep track of the urine pH (using a SmartCat > litterbox?). I found that Vitamin C didn't help much getting the acidity > up, but feeding beef did. You'll have to look at the recipes for > preground meat, to get the right amount of calcium, etc., in there. > > Hill's Science diet is unscientific. Dry is verboten no matter what it's > made of. > > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Emma Beauchamp <weazy...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > Hello All, > > My cat Gertrude Penelope Pennyapple is a one year old baby and she has had > FELV probably since she was born. She has always been very healthy despite > the FELV and a chronic upper respiratory infection, but recently (Sunday > night) she contracted a UTI. She had a urinalysis at the vet and 130 > dollars later she was diagnosed with an UTI, and Struvite Crystals were > present in her bladder. I was given an Antibiotic called Orbax and given > Hill's Science Prescription diet S/D. I bought a bag of Dry Food and a > couple of cans of wet. > > My picky/anorexic cat hates both of them! She ate 1/3 of a can of the wet > food yesterday, but hasn't touched it today, and she just kind of giggled > at the dry food and turned away. > > After reading a few articles online, I'm kind of mad they sold me the dry > food in the first place, since a big part of the struvite crystals is water > intake! > > I was wondering if anybody has dealt with this issue before, and if so > what kind of food/diet did you switch to? > > Before the prescription food I was feeding Gertie Whiskas brand meaty > selections dry food, and occasionally their wet food as well. I used to > feed her exclusively Blue Buffalo Wet Food, but this summer funds were > tight so I switched to the Whiskas, and she seemed to like it more anyway! > > So any suggestions/experiences would be welcome and helpful!! > > Emma Beauchamp > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > -- > ---------------------------- > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save > their life. Contact your local pound for information. > <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> > > If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and > to free up cage space. > > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > implementing the No Kill Equation: > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> > > Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > More fun reading: > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > > More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially > http://vimeo.com/48445902 > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- ---------------------------- Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their life. Contact your local pound for information. <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and to free up cage space. Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially http://vimeo.com/48445902
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