Wish we could afford a raw diet but we have WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY too many for that and we have a few whose "glutton buttons" don't have an off switch ;) so they eat what they have and move on to another plate :)
> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:09:12 -0600 > From: jb...@tds.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals > > I have 't been getting much either lately. Didn't even see your email > in response. > > As far raw diets go, I get nature's menu from a local store in > Wisconsin. You would probably have to order via the web and have it > sent. Otherwise, Bravo raw diet should be at most small holistic type > animal stores. You can do a google search for where bravo is sold in > your area. Fromm and Orijen should be at most of these types of > animal stores as well. As far as the cranberry goes, I got the > capsules with the powdered cranberry inside (you can get at any > grocery store for the most part). I put a very small amount (about > 1/8th of the capsule and mix it in with the moist or raw food. Some > cats absolutely refuse it so don't. If they absolutely refuse it, I > have used plain canned tuna and mixed it in that. Otherwise Fromm has > a diet with cranberry mixed in. > > I'm not a great fan of SD, but before I used the raw diet, I used the > C/D and it did work and they did eat it, but it's just not as good for > their overall health and the second I would use any other food the > crystals came back. Raw diet allows for a wide variety of food types. > Be warned, however, it will take one to two months before the problem > truely resolves. I would leave out dry food like Fromm or Orijen if > you do the grazing type feeding and then give raw every evening and > canned wet in the morning mixing in the cranberry whenever possible, > or some variation thereof. > > Hope that helps. > > Jenny > On 12/14/11, Edna Taylor <taylore...@msn.com> wrote: > > > > I have not been getting any posts lately? I had to go back through my email > > to find this one???? > > > > > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> From: ccarlsb...@gmail.com > >> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:50:37 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals > >> > >> I get hills c/d at any vet I stop into. I live in Los angeles. It has > >> saved my Tweetys life! He eats nothing else. > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: <dlg...@windstream.net> > >> Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:39:51 > >> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > >> Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals > >> > >> Homey's crystals are struvite, very few calcte. She geets fitered water in > >> fountains along with e other 6 cats in my house. We have 8 litter boxes > >> tat are scooped out at least 2 times a day. I use a corncob litter because > >> it is biodegradeble, doesn't track more than clay and hadles odors very > >> well. I hadeveryone on Blue Buffalo Duck and sweet potato mixed 1/2 with > >> turkey and sweet potato becauseCasey has troube with the dck, think it is > >> to rich for her (14 years old). The food was dry. Vet now has her on > >> Hill's SD and gave her a shot of Convenia antibiotic to get her started > >> toward healing. He also did Cystocentesis ad sent urine sample off for > >> cultures (aerobic and anaerobic) to determine exactly which bacteria was > >> involved so he can giveherthe right antibiotic. The shot and SD seem to be > >> helping as urine balls in boxes re all close to normal size, This is the > >> 3rd timethis year, that s why he did the cultures. The last time, she > >> refused the SD, bt it had been sitting on the floor of he van onthe way > >> home so was nice and warm. She and others ate it up. I also got some SD > >> dry just in case she decides she does not like the canned. Thought about > >> mixing dry into wet. Where can I get these other foods you menioned? As to > >> cranberry, tried giving her some and only way to get it in her was to > >> spend 20 minutes trying to catch her and rub t on her feet. Then she > >> avoids me for at least 1 hr afterwards. > >> > >> ---- "jbero tds.net" <jb...@tds.net> wrote: > >> > Forgive me as I have missed the beginning of this email thread. With > >> > respect to urinary crystals diet is huge. Every cat that has ever > >> > been brought to me with crystals has responded to diet with complete > >> > eradication of crystals (make sure you know what type of crystals > >> > you're dealing though). Raw diet is the key. If you can't do raw, > >> > the high quality canned foods like Fromm, Go, Wellness work quite > >> > well. You can still do some dry but it has to be the good stuff - > >> > Orijen or Fromm would be my recommendation. I always add some > >> > cranberry to it if they'll take it just to avoid UTIs. It takes about > >> > four weeks if the crystals are bad and in the meantime you have to > >> > make sure they do not become obstructed (that often takes vet strength > >> > food or catheter or suprapubic taps. > >> > > >> > Hope this helps. > >> > > >> > Jenny > >> > > >> > On 12/8/11, dlg...@windstream.net <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > >> > > In the course of conversation with Karen today, I mentoned that Hojey > >> > > had > >> > > crystas. She said her cat had same problem and a group "Catwell" on > >> > > yahoo > >> > > had helped her. They suggested Cantharis. You can get it at health > >> > > food > >> > > stoes. Her cat had been gven a death sentence and now is alive and > >> > > healthy. > >> > > Anybody knw anyting about this? > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Felvtalk mailing list > >> > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Felvtalk mailing list > >> > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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