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| 497.1 | FUS but no bladder stones yet | PUZZLE::CORDESJA | | Thu Feb 26 1987 19:49 | 18 |
| Hi Donna,
I'm am happy to hear that this notes file helped you to recogni
the earl signs of FUS. Two of my cats suffer from this disease
and I know how serious it can be. As for your question, neither
of my two have bladder stones. I can predict that after the surgery
your boy will be put on a special diet to prevent future problems.
One thing that I can tell you is that once your cats have FUS, they
have FUS. Meaning that you can expect to have to keep a close watch
on their litter box habits and keep them on a specil diet to prevent
any recurrence.
Not to worry tho... It hasn't been anymore difficult to care for
the two on special diets than it is the other two. And after several
years experience with the problems of FUS, I am ready and willing
to offer suggestions on how to cope.
Jo Ann
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| 497.2 | try low ash | PARITY::WHALEN | Denise | Thu Feb 26 1987 20:58 | 8 |
| FUS can be scary, I have one cat that had that problem until
he was put on a low ash diet. Haven't had a problem in almost 2
years. Any food that states ash lower that 3.0 or so is felt to
be safe. That is what I have been following and it has worked for
me. Just read the labels, just about all the major brands will state
ash content. Ask your vet.
Denise
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| 497.3 | | 25175::KALLIS | Hallowe'en should be legal holiday | Fri Feb 27 1987 13:59 | 15 |
| Re .2:\
More important than low ash is low _magnesium_. Magnesium is the
basic chemical that forms the crystals in the urine. Cats have
evolved from felines that are semidesert creatures and thus (according
to my vet) have a harder time handling magnesium than, say, dogs.
This is particularly true for altered males.
C/D feline, for instance, is balanced as a low-magnesium food.
Vets often have lists of low-magnesium commercial cat foods, though
those listed under 9 Lives didn't seem to work where the Friskies
foods did.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 497.4 | I have found two 9 lives flavors that are OK | PUZZLE::CORDESJA | | Fri Feb 27 1987 14:44 | 8 |
| I have found the 9 lives sliced liver in gravy and sliced kidney
in gravy to have acceptable (to me) levels of magnesium for my cats.
The only other commercial cat foods I ever supplement with are the
Friskies buffet beef and liver. The magnesium levels vary from
"flavor" to flavor. Always check the labels when you buy commercial
cat foods.
Jo
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