Ok took kitty to vet but...?

Question

Guess what the fat lil @#*&er needs to go on a diet...The doc says he will have to prolly be on a diet for the rest of his life an he might develop crystals later on in life anyone know anything that might also help prevent it cause I dont want him ever to get that it sounds painful...My cat weight 14 almost 15 pounds today he just turned 1 last week..

Answer 1

Yep that shows you really effin care, calling the poor cat a "fat lil @#*&er". And judging by the convo we had on yahoo, you are not fit to own an animal nor fit to take care of disabled children. BTW i put you on ignore.

Answer 2

Glad to hear that kitty is okay.
Not sure that his weight is the issue as far as the crystals go.
My cat was a healthy 22 pounds. He did develop diabetes, and had to have insulin shots twice a day, and yeah, talk about an expensive diet. He lived for 15 years.
I know that you were unhappy with a lot of the responses you got to the first question you asked.
I think it has less to do with you, personally, than the fact that pets are widely neglected, and abused. When you take on a pet, you are responsible for it's care. You have to assume that it won't always be healthy. A good portion of our population do not treat animals with the same respect that they would a human, and another good portion of people despise that. Your original question did not specify what other hardships you were facing. I think that in most circumstances, a person asking the same question would likely be seeking some support for their "selfish" decision not to take kitty to the vet. Yes, it costs a lot, but as a pet owner, we signed up for that. I apologize if you thought that my answer was rude, I really only meant it to be highly motivating, and I did decide that if, by chance, you were, by decision, rather than necessity, neglecting critical medical care for the cat, that you should feel guilty about that. I also thought that, maybe, you should really play on the sympathies of those who might be in a position to side step a few rules to help you out. Sometimes you need to use language that will really drive the point home. I just wanted you to get it done. I think that most of those who answered just wanted you to get help for the cat, and you did.
This is an anonymous forum, so you might want to take the answers with a grain of salt. People will be a little more confrontational here than they would be in person.
Good luck.

Answer 3

Yes, your cat will have to eat special food for the rest of his life. And he should drink lots of water to help keep his kidneys flushed. There are a number of foods on the market designed for kitties with urinary tract problems. Which is well: I've never succeeded in making a cat eat Iams or Science Diet. But they will eat Purina Urinary tract health formula.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Limit the quantity of food that he eats and make sure that you actively play with him twice a day for about 15 minutes each. Some cats just eat too much when food is left out all day, so you may need to measure out his food for a while. Find out from your vet the best quantity to feed him and the best food for overweight cats. You want something that gives him the nutrients that he needs without the fattiness.

The following was written by a member named PAWS in another question on this site about crystals. Apparently PAWS is a pet consultant.

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Okay, I know I'm at the bottom of the list here but I really hope you read this posting. You should really heed what I am going to tell you because I have had significant personal and professional experience with dealing with crystals. I have a few things that really need to be clarified.

First, crystal can be prevented in two ways. The first is by feeding a high quality food and the second is ensuring that your cat drinks a lot of water.

You sould feed a vet prescription diet ONLY when the cat HAS crystals to get rid of them. When the cat does not have crystals you need to be trying to prevent them by the above method.

*Innova (www.naturapet.com) Cat Lite is the only superior quality cat food on the market that has been shown to prevent crystals. Innova is currently the highest quality cat food on the market by far. I have yet to find anything that equals or surpasses this product.

You need to understand that if your vet is telling you to feed Science Diet all the time that they are just trying to make money off of you and do not have your cats health in mind. You also need to keep in mind that vets do not study nutrition so you need to find someone like me that has studied pet nutrition and then works with food for a living.

Here is just something to help show you what your vet is trying to get you to feed:
The c/d formula has these ingredients: BREWERS RICE (low quality grain, grains should never be the first ingredient in a food), CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL (dried chicken feet, feathers, beeks, bones - no meat), CORN GLUTEN MEAL (dried starch from the corn, extremely low grade filler), PORK FAT (low grade, non-digestible flavouring), so there is NO MEAT in this food and cats are carnivours...see the problem? And to top it off Science Diet is STILL preserved with BHA/BHT which are cancer causing chemical preservatives.

Now, let's look at Innova Cat Lite.
WHOLE FRESH CHICKEN, TRUKEY, BARLEY, BROWN RICE, CHICKEN MEAL, POTATOES, RICE, HERRING, APPLES, CARROTS, EGGS, CRANBERRIES, ALFALFA SPROUTS, AND PRESERVED WITH SUNFLOWER OIL. This food uses only whole fresh ingredients. No fillers and nothing that you wouldn't eat.

Here is what I would stongly urge that you do. Once the crystals have cleared up, switch to Innova Cat Lite (or find a product with similar ingredients to the above) and when you feed your cat either put a bit of warm water over the food or substitute a little Innova Cat Lite canned food to ensure that you cat is getting plenty of water.

Anyways, I've gone on for way too long but I am extremely passionate about this issue. I hate the fact that in this day when we have such superior foods like Innova, that vets continue to prescribe and push such low quality foods like Science Diet. I hope that you can keep this info in the back of your mind when purchasing food because it could mean the difference between a healthy cat and one that needs to keep going back to the vet for "prescription diets". Good luck and all the best.

Answer 5

Purina One makes a Diet Cat Food and One especially for Urinary tract health. I would put him on one of those.

There is a chart on the bag that tells you how much a cat should eat. Do not give him any more than that.

Answer 6

She wants to know if anyone knows how to prevent crystals in cats..and I dont even know what that is. Maybe try the internet. Your vet should have given you suggestions.

Answer 7

Ask your vet for the right amount to feed.Try giving him distilled water to drink,less chance to develop crystals.Good luck.

Answer 8

What is your question, though.