Quote Originally Posted by Glacier
All my cats eat the kibble. Feeding different diets just didn't work for me and this kibble is nutritionally sound for all cats, except kittens.

How true. Get this, for 3 months, I had ALL my cats on Hill's SD! Unaware that this was NOT a recommended practice, and that SD is specifically a short term application. I even had my kitten eating it. I was supplementing her with kitten food, but still.

I thought I had read that dissolving the oxalate crystals was NOT possible, and that working to prevent them was my goal. One of the stones that was removed was about a 1/2 inch (no, not a typo) in diamater round, and shaped like two jacks (the ones we played with as kids). The doctor said those words you don't like to hear, "I never saw that before".

Randi- I forgot that Fister did have the surgery, which is the same as Daks. The doctors call it PU here. And, while tiny crystals will pass now, the development of the larger stones will still be a concern. AND, Daks has stones in one of his kidneys, so, I am going to investigate 'blasting'.

KAK- what is the purpose of the grain free diet? And, does the Inova still help with urinary tract issues?

Phred- it was a CRAZY time since December with Dakota. He spent 4 days in the ER, coming home Christmas morning, as he was totally blocked, and then, long story, short, after being on SD for 3 months, I **knew** he was blocking. Only by a freak occurance did the ER vet xray Daks, and admit him overnight, with surgery the next day. Very, very scary time for us.

Happily, Daks does see mto be doing okay now. He looks a little 'bare' on the bottom, plus, he is shaved up his belly since they also had to open the bladder.

Thanks for the information already given, and hopefully the information to my new questions/comments above.


Johanna