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?
> >> > >
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