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Is your cat prone to UTI? Instead of putting them on a prescription diet all the time, try maintaining them with a diet that contains low amounts of ASH or MAGNESIUM. I suggest Dad's Indoor Cat Food. It's also really inexpensive!
Yes my female was recently diagnosed with UTI. The vet told me she would have to be on a special diet for the remainder of her life. Well she is only 2 years old. She has a brother in the household as well. Anyhow - the vet told me the only place to get this special diet was through them - of course at an extremely expensive price and needed to be prescribed. (The food is IAMS low pH and I am not an IAMS food fan.) I did do some research, but am confused as to where to get these low magnesium foods. Also - my understanding is that my male cat should not eat the special food?? Thank you for any information you can contribute.
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Most vets unless holistically trained in animal/feline nutrition will give you bad advise when it comes to food. 
Reason- the schools they go to/went to get major kickbacks and are promoted by big bad corps like Iams,euk, and science diet. AND they get richer in the long run by giving pets food that causes health problems.
Good foods are brands that don't do major adverting, you'll never see Instincts,Innova EVO, Natures logic or raw diets advertized like Beneful and fancy feast: laugh:
cats as pets
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| I must object to the 'conspiracy theory' that presumes ignorance and base motives in the pet food business. If nothing else, that is more of a religious belief than a logical statement. Folks who think like that are not about to entertain opposing opinions. The pet food industry has all manner of standards, and spends millions of dollars every year researching dietary needs of pets. This is no marketing hype; I've been in the research facilities. Have mistakes been made, and lessons learned? Of course! If we already knew it all, we wouldn't need research, would we? So, to answer the OP, I am happy to feed my cats any commercial food. Kibble or canned, whatever the cat wants, in the amounts they want, at the times they want. None of my cats are overweight. Perhaps this is because I have never used food as a treat, or reward. I do keep watch over the cats. Many times sickness will show as changes in eating habits. (This has especially been true with the stray and feral cats). Or, a certain food may not appeal to a cat, or cause a problem with one cat and not the others. When they get bored with one flavor, I get another. As for all the 'special' blends, I have my doubts. I'm willing to believe there's something special about kitten food; but when one maker offers both a 'sensitive digestion' and a 'hairball' formula, I have to wonder just how much difference there may be. Ditto for the 'indoor' and 'senior' formulations.
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