What kinds of cat food causes a uti??

Answer 1

Hi Shanay...the common misconceptions with cat food that causes UTI's is that ash and magnesium are to blame. However, research as determined that these are not the leading contributors to UTI's rather it's dry food itself, rather stress, free feeding cats, obesity, viral, bacterial infections, as well as genetics and a few others discovered. http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/cats/hn/facts_and_fallacies_concerning_feline_lower_urinary_tract_disease

Cats do not get enough moisture from the dry foods and thus it raise the urine pH causing more urinary disorders. The idea is to increase the urine pH which moist foods acheive like cranberry juice does with humans.

Answer 2

Dry food. My cat loved KatnKaboodle and he used to eat it all the time. He became ill with crystals in the urinary tract and was very ill, the vet told me not to give it to him. I stopped for a while then started back. Exactly one year later he became extremely ill, went into kidney failure, and almost died. the vet then told me every time they have a UTI that they become scarred and it makes them more prone to UTIs the next time. It has too much ash in it and phosphorus. The vet said "Any kind of wet food is okay but only the Purina UR for dry food. It has been about 2 years and he has had no problem. i don't even give him any dry snacks either.

Answer 3

My male is prone to UTI's and used to get them repeatedly. The vet put him on prescription food that ran about $20 a bag. Very expensive.

I switched over to the Purina One Urinary Tract Formula you can purchase at Walmart or other store that sells pet food. It only costs about $5-8 depending on the size bag you get. He has been on this food for several years now w/ no further UTI's.

I'd give this a shot before you get on a prescription food.

Answer 4

Mainstream commercial brands tend to have meat by-products (leftover portions of chicken and cows that are non-consumable for humans, i.e. claws, bone, feathers, hoofs, teeth, etc.) and fillers as main ingredients which have little significant nutritional value and cats have to eat more to get the nutrition they need and thereby, produce more stool. I have used a more expensive brand called Spa Select in a blue bag which is all organic and all natural with no meat by-products. My cat ate half as much and only had 1-2 movements a day. She was more energetic and shed less. So in the long run it was worth the expense. There are a couple of other brands (like Nutro, sp?) that are organic with no by-products, but always check the list of ingredients first. Cats are carnivores so real meat should be a primary part of their diet. Make sure you get the kitten food version, adult cat food is harder for kittens to digest and doesn't have enough calories for her to grow. Hope that helps :)

Answer 5

It depends on the cat some have problems with fish flavored foods other have problems and develope baldder stones. from to high or to low of a ph in their urine.
Some cats needs a special diet to prevent stones from forming.
Which type of stone makes the difference in the type of diet the cat needs to eat.
Purina makes a new diet called UR ST/OX it is for both types of stones and comes canned and dry but can only be purchased from the vet as it is a prescition diet.
My cat loves it and seems to be doing very well on it.

Answer 6

The ash and phosphorous in most dry cat foods will do it on some cats. Purina One makes a dry cat food called Urinary Tract Health formula and it works!!!

Answer 7

Cat food with fish in it- Thats what my vet told me. Stick to chicken or beef food, or you can get 'urinary health' cat food at a grocery store. Thats what we have to give my cats.

Answer 8

food with too much ash content.