The best food for your cat is moist, canned food.

I am presently fostering 3 cats, all siblings. When Bobby, the gray tuxedo cat, was brought to me, I was told that he would form crystals in his urine, and therefore was to eat only Hills c/d kibble.

Bobby developed horrible diarrhea and gas as a result. He wouldn’t eat the moist, canned c/d, so after doing a lot of research on the web, I decided to take him off the dry kibble, and to feed him only moist, canned food.

In two days, he had no gas and no diarrhea after I changed his diet.

We all have such trust and faith in our vets, however, they do NOT know everything! And sometimes their advice is wrong!

When I was feeding all 3 of my cats dry kibble, they all developed crystals in their urine. Once I removed the dry kibble from their diets, the crystals went away. So I have been feeding them wet food ever since, and the kitties have not had any urinary tract problems since.
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I rescued one male cat from a house where they’d been told to keep him on Prescription Diet C/D and they didn’t feed it to him. He blocked up, his bladder burst, the urine seeped into all the tissues in his lower body, and my job was to take him to the vet (in terrible pain) and have them euthanize him. I was horrified at his condition and it was all about his food.

Shop around, maybe different vets will give you a discount. Mine does. Also, maybe buy two bags at a time instead of one. It will keep a year. Your kitty will do much better on it.

There is ONE (and only one) type of canned cat food I could recommend for a male kitty with UTI, and that’s the canned Instinctive Choice by HealthyPetNet. I had a cat with kidney cancer and he thrived on it. Use it IN ADDITION to the special Prescription Diet. It has ingredients that help acidify the cat’s urine and it’s also very liquid, which helps his kidneys function better.

And honey, honestly, save a dollar or two per week somehow and be prepared for another trip to the vet. This kitty will need future visits (hopefully, not many) and you just don’t want this well-loved, beautiful 10-year-old guy to suffer. Any cat that has lived 10 years has great owners, God bless you!
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http://holisticpetmenu.com

The time in empty space travels faster than time on Earth due to Earth causing a curve in spacetime

Its like this the curve means more space for something to travel across ie time where as a smooth spacetime takes less space for something to travel across like someone running across a valley while another runs across a flat surface.
Traveling faster is like running faster than someone else you will get to the finish line before them ie travel faster in space youll be in the future before the time you would if you went slower.
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Scrap the overpriced, low quality prescription food. Technically it may work but it is not good quality food and I would never feed it and never feed it long-term.

Probably all you will need to do is feed him canned food. Good canned food, not the stuff you buy at the grocery store. Although some of the premium foods may be more expensive than the grocery store brands, that’s not a hard and fast rule. Plus if you choose one sold at a chain store, you may be able to get a little discount thingy. And if you buy in bulk that can help too.

They WILL be less expensive than your SD.

Check out the What to feed link. You can go to their site and find where they’re sold in your area.

Below is from my blog:
This is not my area of expertise, but this has been my experience: As a kitten, Poppy developed both a weight problem and a UTI. My vet told me to start feeding her special food which he happily sold me *gulp*. Poppy refused to eat it. Back then I was less aware of how to get cats to eat new foods, so I just said the hell with it and bought Purina’s urinary health food, mixed with weight management. She ate that from then until she was 2 years old. She never had another UTI, so that tells me that the overpriced CRAP the vets sell you are typically unnecessary. The grocery store crap is just as good.

For various reasons, I soon thereafter began researching cat nutrition. I learned about the benefits of wet food, and found that in many cases, that’s all that’s required to prevent future UTI’s. Even the crappy brands like Friskies would be better than dry food!

I don’t claim to be a vet, vet tech, vet student or anything like that. But I know how to research and examine results. I’ve read a bit on this topic which is how I’ve reached the conclusions I have.

At the very least, were I to have another cat with urinary problems, I’d sooner try them on a GOOD QUALITY canned food before shelling out the dough for a "prescription" dry food (or even their canned varieties). That’s because I believe that good nutrition and species appropriate food is much more likely to keep a cat healthy than something designed to change their chemical composition.
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Urinary Tract Disorders in Cats: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=017
Why cats need canned food: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=whycatsnee...
What to feed: http://www.catinfo.org/commercialcannedfoods.htm

Now, the easiest way to achieve time travel, (which I still think is impossible) you will need the following items:
-Black hole
-Large, powerful spacecraft with "return ship."
-A pilot crazy enough to attempt this
Step 1: According to Einstein, a black hole has two ends, therefore the pilot must get one end to follow the back of the ship, and twist it around the other end.
Step 2: The pilot must now enter the black hole.
Step 3: Watch the pilot scream his little voice out as he starts his terrifying journey to the future.
Step 4: Wait about 50 years for his return
Step 5: Watch as the pilot zooms through the atmosphere in the "return ship."
Step 6: Stare in amazement as the pilot comes out unharmed, looking as young as he was 50 years ago.
Step 7: Give the pilot a pat on the back for breaking one of the laws of physics.
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Feeding a cat a healthy diet is of the utmost importance for the good health of every cat.
Many people feel that dry is the best way to go. Vets feel it is the way to go. Why? Vets are taught very little about nutrition and they are taught what they know by the Pet Food Companies. The companies push dry as it is the very cheapest food in the world to make as they use fillers, vegetable protein and things that cats do not eat in normal life like veggies and fruits. Of course the veggies and fruits are NOT good for human consumption and thus they get it free or for pennies so the big suppliers can get rid of it.
Dry does not keep teeth clean. A cats jaw is made to grab, tear and shred. They have no chewing action. When a cat barfs he throws up the chunks of food. Sometimes the dry shatters but that doesn’t rub on the teeth either. A vet told me that she had an elderly cat around 20 who had had wet food her whole life and never had a problem with her teeth, but she had a 7 month old kitten who had to have every tooth pulled since they were so bad he was sick.
Dry food causes diabetes, UTI’s, Kidney problems and the list is to long to continue.
The proper food is a diet for an obligate carnivore. Remember you have never seen a lion chasing a biscuit. Your cat needs wet food of good quality. It should be high in protein and under 10% carb. You should not feed your cat fish or seafood more than 1 or 2 meals a week if that much as they become addicted to it and it is high in phosphorous and low in nutritional value.
http://www.geocities.com/jmpeerson/canfood.html
Here is a chart of most wet foods. The good and the bad. Look for one that is high in protein and low in carbs. Fancy feast is a good middle of the road one, and the cheaper brands but, still following the rule are much better than any dry ever could be. If cost is a problem go with the Friskies etc that is what my girl eats here in Sweden. FF is over $1 a small cat. Wellness and Merrick are on the higher end with higher cost. But you have good food.
It is cheaper to feed a cat the wet as they are filled up faster. Think if you are hungry and eat a bag of potato chips you are soon hungry but if you have a nice piece of chicken you are filled up longer. The same for a cat. I began adding small amount of water and mixing it in good for the meals and now add 1/4 cup water to 1/3 cup wet food. It is now like soup. It keeps the food from drying out and Cessan eats when she wants. She is a grazer and I let her be happy. She gained the weight she needed and then the weight gain stopped. If your cat is over weight he will lose weight on a wet diet.
Here is a link explaining very clearly cat nutrition and care. It is excellent and I think every new cat owner should have to read it first.
http://catinfo.org/
Good luck and be good to your sweet kitty. Contact me if you have further questions.
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the above links and study of cat health and owning cats for 57 years of my life

It takes me time to really understand what the instructions are..but i get there..

I think the harderst thing is thinking of something you’d like to cook.

It gets easier once you get used to it and once you get comfortable in the kitchen.

You dont have to be afraid to mix things together.
If it doesnt turn out, you now know what not to do next time.
Sometimes recipes will have things you dont like..but you are afraid not to add them because you think that will not make it taste/look the same..
Well replace that thing with something you like..(eg. dont like beef, use chicken)

If you’ve got an idea of what you want to cook, or a recipe..go from there..
write down what that meal is going to need, and then make your shopping list according to that.
Even if you buy a little extra or not enough..there is always a way to work around things.

I think it just takes time to get used to and you’ve got to become comfortable and not afraid of trying to new thing or afraid that it wont turn out.
Be positive.

What i did at first..was cook when noone was home..that way they didnt know i cooked..and if it turned out nice..i would share it with them..if it didnt work out..they’ll never know i tried…

thats me anyways..goodluck.
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