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


The main reason that I switched to a grain free diet is because of Starr's IBD/Colitis/Food Allergy Problems. I then decided to start feeding my other cats the same diet. My vet said that it would also be fine if Storm ate this diet too. I was surprised to hear this because a long time ago I tried feeding him the regular Innova wet and dry formula and over time he developed struvite crystals again even though I had read that the wet food was good for cats with urinary tract problems.

My holisitic vet also told me that it's the grains in the food that causes a lot of urinary tract problems in cats. I decided to take try it out on Storm and he's been doing well so far and has been on this diet since about June of last year. He gets his regular check up in a couple of weeks so I'll know more then. He was also starting to eat less of his Royal Canin Urinary S/O wet food because he wanted the Innova Evo that the others were eating. He gets two medium sized helpings of wet food mixed with some water every day and he loves it. He also eats 2 small helpings of the dry. I've also noticed that he has a lot more energy now too.

I haven't heard that the Innova Evo is good for cats with urinary problems and like I said before the real test will be to see what Storm's urinalysis results will be. He does get one pill pocket a day with his Calm Spirit pill to help reduce his aggressive and stress issues and this does contain grains. I've now reduced it to half a pill pocket and hopefully this won't hurt him in any way.

I hope that whatever diet you end up putting Dakota on that it'll work for him and keep him healthy. I think that there's also one by Purina too. Good luck.