My Vet Prescibed Storm The Wrong Diet
Hi everyone. I haven't been online much lately because I've been quite busy and have also been having some computer problems. I found out on Sunday Oct. 17th that my vet had prescibed the wrong food for Storm's crystal problem. I just happened to be at an emergency clinic with a friend of mine and we were visiting her male cat Tigger. He had complete blockage and had the struvite crystals. I then started talking to both vets about what Storm had gone through and that they found calcium oxalate crystals and that my vet prescribed the Hills c/d diet. My vet also told me that the c/d diet would help both the struvite and calcium oxalate crystals. They both gasped and were very shocked because they said that he should be on the Hills x/d diet and that the c/d diet would make his crystals worse. I was quite upset and also quite concerned for poor Storm.:mad: :(
That night I researched all of the Hills Prescription diets on the internet and copied both the c/d and x/d diets. I also copied an article about calcium oxaltes which stated some different diets that would be appropriate for cats with them. I then copied the Waltham/Royal Canin S/O diet which is for both types of crystals. I also called the Hills company on Mon. morning and I asked them questions about the c/d and x/d diets and they agreed with both of the vets that I had talked to.
I made an appointment for Storm to have another urinalysis at my vet on Wed. My vet was away until Fri. but had another vet on call. The vet said that he didn't see any crystals and the lab report also didn't show any crystals. I also left my vet copies of the information that I had gotten from the internet. I spoke to my vet on Fri. afternoon and he basically denied everything. He agreed that the c/d diet would be bad for Storm but denied telling me to put him on it. I was so mad by this point but I just had to bite my tongue.:mad: I would never put my cat on this diet without my vet prescribing it. My furkids will never go back to this vet ever again.
I now have found a wonderful new vet's office that is very convenient to me and the office hours are also great.:) They have 3 different vets and are open M-F from 7am-7pm,Sat. from 8am-5pm and Sun. from 8am-4pm. They also have grooming available and have vaccination clinics every Sun. from 12pm-2pm. There office visits/exams are also $1.50 cheaper than my old vets and they're in a very large modern office. I'm so happy I found them.:)
I'm now feeding all 4 cats the Waltham/Royal Canin S/O dry food and I've also ordered the wet food that I'll use for treats.:) This vet hospital is also currently helping a friend and co-worker of mine's cat. Her cat broke her leg on Sat. and I found out about it on Sat. evening. She took her to emergency but she needs surgery so she needed to see a vet asap. I told her about this vet hospital and she was able to see a vet on Sunday. I guess that all of this has happened for a reason. Thanks for letting me vent and for reading this thread.:)
Also my friend needs some prayers and positive thoughts for her female cat Pepper. She's probably going to have surgery tomorrow. Her front leg is very badly broken and there also might be some nerve damage. Thanks.
