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Kidney and Bladder Disease Prevention

A diet formulated for senior cats will help an older cat stay healthy.

By J. Veronika Kiklevich, DVM | Updated: January 8, 2013, 12 p.m. EST

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Q. How can I prevent my 12-year-old male cat from getting kidney or bladder problems? What diet do you recommend for adult cats?

A. The best recommendation that I can make regarding a healthy diet for your aging cat is to stay with good nationally recognized brand cat foods that are specially formulated for older (senior) cats. There is no one diet that prevents bladder or kidney (renal) disease in cats, but some prescription diets (available through veterinarians) slow the progression of kidney disease or treat patients that have had bladder stones to prevent them in the future. Look for the AAFCO seal of approval on any cat food that you are considering. This indicates that the diet has gone through rigorous testing, analysis and feeding trials to ensure its efficacy and safety for your pet.
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lou    boston, MA

3/23/2013 10:27:32 AM

there seems to be no one answer, but loving and giving the best care for your pets later years

janet    bethlehem, PA

6/22/2009 7:54:56 AM

good article thanks

Dolores    Boulder Creek, CA

2/20/2009 7:07:46 PM

My cat is 17 and has kidney failure for two's years and every three days I must give her 100 CC of fluids, and she is doing so well and she drinks so much water, and she loves it. Especially when it rains she loves the water from it so I have a bowl in another room away from her dishes and she drinks it thinking it's the rain water. She has been on fluids for 8 months and still going!!!!!

Karla Mailloux    Long Beach, CA

5/27/2008 3:38:02 PM

I also have a 12year old cat who a few years ago was showing signs of slowing down. So I took her to the Vet and ran blood work to find she was starting to have decressed kidney functions. We put her on a special food and tested again in 3 months still no change. I continued to spend alot of money on very expensive food with no improvement. I started doing some research and found out about adding water to her diet with a drinkwell water fountain. She started drinking alot more water when it was flowing and fresh all the time. Her last blood test showed she was doing better and I had moved her off the Vets food to a high quality all natural low grain diet. 1 year later and she is acting liek she is 5 years old again.
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