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Old 19-10-2009, 01:27 PM
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Re: Basic rules for feeding raw combined with good quality commercial please

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Originally Posted by Catlover2 View Post
Other thing is.....our Maine Coon had bladder crystals at about 15 wks old and has been on a dry diet ever since (as recommended by vet). I'm going to ask the vet about changing his diet.

Anyone with experience of diet & crystals?
Dry diets are the worst thing for cats with crystals/bladder probs - yes, even prescription diets. A raw diet is ideal for cats with these sorts of probs - the diet itself will keep the urine on the acidic side (as it should be).

One of my cats had cystitis and ultimately a urinary tract blockage about 6 yrs ago now (due to feeding dry plus stress related things - I was moving house) so I looked into the problem and decided to get all the cats back onto wet food and ultimately raw - he never had another problem.
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