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| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5089 |
| Total number of notes: | 60366 |
147.0. "Feline Urinary Syndrome" by PEN::KALLIS () Tue Sep 17 1985 16:26
This was brought up under 144.3, byt deserves a wider forum than just if
you happen to read that far down in a note's replies. Feline Urinary Syn-
drome (or "irritated bladder") is caused by incorrect diet. My fiancee's
cat, Sammy, has ut. Its primary cause is too high a *magnesium* content
in the diet. Cats' ancestors were semidesert creatures and have a natural
diet low in magnesium. In some cats, the normal amount of magnesium causes
crystals to form in their urine, partially blicking the urinary tract and
irritating the interior lining of the bladder. In severe cases, there can
be actual tract blockage.
It's *not* an ash problem.
There is a prescription diet, C/D Feline, that is low in magnesium. All
seafood is high. The following commercially available foods have an accep-
tably low magnesium level for felines with this problem:
Friskies Buffet:
Beef and Liver, Turkey & Giblets
9 Lives:
Country Chicken, Chicken 'n Cheese, Liver and Chicken, Kidney in Creamed
Gravy, Chicken dinner.
Feeding cats seafood isn't a good idea. Feeding cats tuna is a *terrible*
idea, even though they may love it.
Your vet may have a list of more "acceptable" foods
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 147.1 | | PISCES::TOLLES | | Tue Sep 17 1985 15:53 | 2 |
| I thought male cats were more prone to Urinary tract disorders also because
of their physical build?
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| 147.2 | | PEN::KALLIS | | Wed Sep 18 1985 17:19 | 11 |
| In a sense, that's true; however, the *primary* problem is biochemical.
Because the magnesium causes crystals and because the male (or ex-male) urinary
tract is longer than the female tract, blockage is more likely.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
P.S.: This can be a *very* serious ailment. If you have one cat with
the problem and others without it, if they share food, you should endeavor
to get low-magnesium food for all; it won't hurt the others.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 147.3 | My Cats' Experience With Urinary Problem | MAX::RITACCO | | Tue Feb 25 1986 10:33 | 14 |
| I have 2 cats....CHIPnDALE. One day I noticed that Chip was having
a very hard time urinating and that there was some blood in the
urine. That afternoon, I took him to the vets. They suggested
he have an x-ray done of his bladder, which I agreed to. When I
went to see the vet, he showed me the x-ray. Chip had what seemed
to be a double lining on his bladder.
The vet suggested to use the Feline C/D, which has worked wonders.
I also buy low magnesium and low ash dry food....Tami Ami is one
of them....just so Chip and Dale don't become too bored with the
C/D. Chip is now just fine and dandy, and Dale, thankfullyl, doesn't
mind eating the special food.
Dit
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