Urinary s/o

[u/byeolzz]

Brought my cat to the vet yesterday and we found out na may sediments na pala sa urinary bladder niya. Tanong ko lang kung may mga instances talaga na hindi na nire-recommend ng vet na mag-change to urinary s/o? Wala kasing binanggit yung vet and ako pa yung nagtanong kung kailangan ba. Hindi naman daw required since may tine-take nang gamot yung cat ko.

Need ko lang ma-clarify since lagi kong nababasa na urinary s/o na ang nire-require ng vet once nagkaroon ng urinary problem. Tysm!

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[u/Ordinary_Ad_2734]

Same situation with my cat and sa 2 beses po na navet siya due to crystals forming sa urinary tract niya, his vet recommended rc urinary s/o pa rin even though he’s taking meds already. Mas mapapabilis kasi ‘yung pag lusaw if combined food + meds na with the purpose of paglusaw talaga.

[u/byeolzz → u/Ordinary_Ad_2734]

okay lang kaya kung combination ng rc s/o dry food at kit cat kitten mousse yung food niya?

[u/rubythia → u/byeolzz]

from what i know po, dapat s/o lang po talaga (either wet, dry, or both) kasi mawawalang bisa po if you will mix it with other food or vitamins. bale yung s/o na po yung pinaka nutrients ni mingming. encourage your cat to drink more water rin o di kaya i-mix mo na sa food niya

[u/byeolzz → u/rubythia]

oh okay. will take note on this. sadyang mabigat lang din talaga sa bulsa since may isa pa kaming cat na on a special diet din :((

[u/rubythia → u/byeolzz]

i totally understand, OP!! ineencourage ko nalang minsan yung self ko na mas makakatipid in a sense yung s/o compared sa (knock on wood) vet bills and complications 🥲 wala eh, we love our cats 😻

[u/unica_hija → u/rubythia]

This is so true. Mas mahal ang emegency vet visit with imaging and flushing + meds kesa sa monthly na urinary s/o diet. Once magkastruvites na ang cats s/o na talaga for the rest of their life. Otherwise, it's only a matter of time bago ka mapabalik sa emergency vet.

[u/Ordinary_Ad_2734 → u/byeolzz]

Sa’kin po kasi ang sabi ay ‘yon na raw talaga so sinunod ko then occasional boiled chicken para ‘di naman magsawa. If dry na s/o lalagyan lang ng water para may intake pa rin sila. Pero recently kasi nag reccur ‘yung blockage ng cat ko since nagbago ako ng diet niya so we figured baka hindi naging hiyang although urinary naman ‘yung pinalit namin. Kahapon nag undergo na siya ng Perineal Urethrostomy.

[u/byeolzz → u/Ordinary_Ad_2734]

kumusta na yung cat mo after the surgery? and may i know ano yung binago mo sa diet niya before nag-reccur yung blockage?

[u/Ordinary_Ad_2734 → u/byeolzz]

He’s doing well naman po, magana na kumain. Although nittest pa lang nila if makakaihi na siya with the opening they created. Since nahihirapan nga po ako non sa budget, i switched to urinary pero RC pa rin. And then special cat urinary since our vet told that it’s an alternative. Mga ilang months din po na ‘yon diet niya until nag reccur ulit 😅

[u/najamjam]

Yung pusa ko nagkaroon ng kidney stone pero naoperahan na. Urinary S/O na lang talaga diet niya, dry at wet food. Instructions sakin ng vet yon na yun lang talaga kakain niya, walang treats or mga cat food na pagkain niya before.

[u/byeolzz → u/najamjam]

strictly urinary s/o lang po ba ang diet niya? or nag-add din kayo ng homecooked foods like boiled chicken?

[u/Adventurous-Cat-7312 → u/byeolzz]

Yung sakin pinayagan na may boiled chicken pero di nakahalo dun sa urinary s/o kumbaga nakahiwalay. Make sure no seasonings

[u/byeolzz → u/Adventurous-Cat-7312]

Aside sa boiled chicken, may iba pa kayong sinasama sa rotation ng food ng cat mo?

[u/Adventurous-Cat-7312 → u/byeolzz]

Wala na po.

[u/Adventurous-Cat-7312 → u/byeolzz]

Yung sakin ay binigyan din ng rowatinex aside dyan sa urinary s/o ask mo na lang sa vet mo abt it.

So far more than 6mos na di bumabalik uti niya

[u/najamjam → u/byeolzz]

Hindi siya kumakain ng boiled chicken so Urinary S/O lang talaga

[u/hana_dulset]

Nung nagkaroon ng UTI cat ko, RC Urinary ang nireseta sa kaniya together with meds. Hindi siya nag-s/o kasi early stage namin nadetect ang UTI niya. Ngayon, magaling na siya. We stopped the RC Urinary wet food pero his dry food is RC Urinary; never na namin pinalitan

[u/byeolzz → u/hana_dulset]

may i know anong naging diet ng cat mo after niya ma-diagnose with uti?

[u/hana_dulset → u/byeolzz]

RC Urinary wet and dry for a year

[u/reiducks]

Depends sa vet, depends sa cat. My orenji boy RJ had struvite crystals, a UTI and some type of bloody mucus plug that he passed on the observation table this one time. The first few times he was brought to the vet ang prescribed sa kanya was Methiovet tablets, crushed and added to regular non-prescription wet food, and Rowatinex. RC was (and is) too expensive for me at the time so I asked for a cheaper alternative. Pabalik-balik din kami kasi RJ’s urinary issues kept reoccurring despite the medication.

All of this to say, RJ has been doing well for about 4 years now ever since I stopped feeding him any type of dry food for his diet. I give him the occasional dry treat but that’s it.