Ya don't, want to push the grass thru, it will end up as a wad, stuck in her intestines, and cause a blockage, similiar to hair balls. Kitties can't digest grass. They eat grass, to throw up. If you let her eat grass, you have to let her throw it up.
Since Prowler is a crystal kitty, and has had bladder/urine issues, and since, I have done extensive research on it, cause, Hills Science Diet, S/D to disolve the crystals and C/D to manage the crystals, as per a prev vet, and his crystals came back, and because I have an awsome vet now.
Grains are the biggest cause of grains, that, is the plant matter, they are referring to. You need to avoid, corn, wheat, corn gluten, wheat gluten, corn flour, wheat flour, maize (they tried to fool us pet parents, mol, didn't work), maize is corn, any grains, any flour.
You also need to keep them flushed out, this is imperative, cannot stress this enuff. By keeping them flushed out, you are also diluting the urine. Urine that is too concentrated, burns the bladder walls, and causes bladder issues, makes the think they have to go, even when they don't, they are in and out of the box. Thats, how you keep the ph level low.
Thats why wet is better than dry. Thats why, you need to mix their wet, with water, so its real soupy.
For those, that won't eat wet, like Bump, you can still accomplish this, but it is a major pain in the rear, and sometimes he won't finish it, and/or, it upsets his tummy. You give them 1 teaspoon Gerber baby food, chicken or turkey ONLY, mixed with water, so its like a broth, twice a day. When you mix dry, with water, thats what happens sometimes, but, the only alternative, and this is per my vet.
The reason vets put crystal kitties on Hills Science Diet and Royal Canin SO, other than, the vets are making money off it, and people buy it, because the word "perscription" was attached to it, and because its only sold at vets, makes people think, its better than sliced bread, so the marketing people, did their job, is these foodies are high in salt. What does eating something real salty accomplish? Ya drink more water.
That, is the object of the game, but, it can be accomplished in a safer way, without feeding them a food high in salt, and grains, which defeats the purpose, which leads to more issues and more vet visits, which, is more money, for the companies.
There is no magic formula in those prescription foods, there is no medicine in those foods. Its just a bunch of ingredients, mixed together, ya have to read the ingredients. They slapped prescription on the label and only sold it at vets, duh.
Its the same GARBAGE food, take that, Catsfur!
Since Prowler been on a grain free food, no more crystals. Cut his wet back to once a day, he got bladder issues, urine was too concentrated, ph too high, put him back on wet twice a day, no more bladder issues.
If I ever won the Mega Ball Lottery, I would buy Hills and Royal Canin, and make them go on public TV and tell the consumers, they been a lie'n to them, all these years. The marketing people, I would tell those bastards, they gotta eat, the food, they ben a tellin the public for years, is healthy.
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