Could use some support/help with what's to become of Levi

[tricollie4me]

Thanks for the feedback I keep hoping I'll find the right "mix" of therapies/meds/etc. to keep Levi feeling well, so your thoughts are really helpful.

Levi was neutered as a young kitten -- we adopted him at 4 months of age along with his sister and they'd both been previously altered. He didn't show any urinary difficulty for the first four months we had him, and initially his problems appeared more behavioral than medical (his first urine sample was clean, no blood, no crystals) so we did the Feliway spray & diffuser/more litterboxes/etc. route. However, behavioral remedies didn't solve his urinary problems and vet follow-up showed blood and crystals in the next go-round. He's been on meds continuously since October. Sometimes he'll go a month without incident and we'll think everything is finally going well, then he'll have a flare of symptoms and we'll have peeing issues daily.

I'm going to be calling our vet today to discuss having x-rays done and also find out about getting the Royal Canin suggested above. We already feed our cats Royal Canin Indoors, so I'm very interested in selecting a type that will more directly influence Levi's urinary symptoms. I feel very strongly about doing everything possible to keep Levi in our home, it's where he belongs - - we love him like mad. He's the glue for our other pets -- he and Charity, his sister, are bonded, of course, and he and Bonnie are bedmates (he's the only one Bonnie will cuddle with), and he and Bijou, our collie, are playmates (they tussle and tumble and groom and frolic like two little pups). He's just an outstanding cat in every sense of the word...except for this one very difficult physical problem.

Thanks again -- will post back when we get x-ray results.

**Could you please let me know if the Royal Canin Urinary formula is prescription only? Thx.