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Seattle_girl (Seattle) on 03/30/2018: 
Carrageenan is used by pharma companies to induce inflammation in lab animals to test anti-inflammatory medications. The only food I could find is Feline natural and Ziwi Peak from New Zealand.
Carragennan is in human foods too, baby formulas, ensure, coffee creamers, juice....It should be banned.
Wooden Makeup (Florida) on 08/24/2017:
Anncosp59 (Colorado Springs, Co) on 02/14/2015:
I had been mixing her (hard cat food) Friskies with (hard cat food) Science Diet kitten food ever since she was born. I thought she loved the "richness" of the mix.
Before I submitted her to the testing and surgery, I removed the Science Diet kitten food entirely from her diet and wha-la! It's been 6 months and she has not had any more urinary tract infections! Her weight has normalized and she's as happy and healthy as ever.
So...if your cat has been getting recurring urinary tract infections...look to the food as the culprit!
Susan (San Antonio , Texas ) on 03/24/2014:
Kathy (Waterbury, Ct) on 10/04/2010:
I was very concerned when my big male kitty that we addopted came with the same problem as me. After spending over a thousand dollars in vet bills and special food diets from the vet's office, I decided to research what was in the foods myself. I was shocked to find that they sell cat food with cranberry in it. We switched my "pudgey" to a food that not only had cranberry but also had more meat in it. We stuck with the dry because we were concerned with his teeth being healthy. What a difference! This last food change worked. No more having to buy food at the vet. Almost all of the one's the vet suggested didn't have cranberry, so I can only assume that's what helped. Pudgey is going on 14 years now and is very healthy without cystitis any more. I worry about the ACV that people may be giving to the cats. The cat may be getting heart burn and may not be able to convey that to the owner. It is much easier to try a food with cranberry to see if it works than to syringe ACV into kitty. Thanks.
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Seattle_girl (Seattle) on 03/30/2018:
Carrageenan is used by pharma companies to induce inflammation in lab animals to test anti-inflammatory medications. The only food I could find is Feline natural and Ziwi Peak from New Zealand.
Carragennan is in human foods too, baby formulas, ensure, coffee creamers, juice....It should be banned.
Wooden Makeup (Florida) on 08/24/2017:
Anncosp59 (Colorado Springs, Co) on 02/14/2015:
I had been mixing her (hard cat food) Friskies with (hard cat food) Science Diet kitten food ever since she was born. I thought she loved the "richness" of the mix.
Before I submitted her to the testing and surgery, I removed the Science Diet kitten food entirely from her diet and wha-la! It's been 6 months and she has not had any more urinary tract infections! Her weight has normalized and she's as happy and healthy as ever.
So...if your cat has been getting recurring urinary tract infections...look to the food as the culprit!
Susan (San Antonio , Texas ) on 03/24/2014:
Kathy (Waterbury, Ct) on 10/04/2010:
I was very concerned when my big male kitty that we addopted came with the same problem as me. After spending over a thousand dollars in vet bills and special food diets from the vet's office, I decided to research what was in the foods myself. I was shocked to find that they sell cat food with cranberry in it. We switched my "pudgey" to a food that not only had cranberry but also had more meat in it. We stuck with the dry because we were concerned with his teeth being healthy. What a difference! This last food change worked. No more having to buy food at the vet. Almost all of the one's the vet suggested didn't have cranberry, so I can only assume that's what helped. Pudgey is going on 14 years now and is very healthy without cystitis any more. I worry about the ACV that people may be giving to the cats. The cat may be getting heart burn and may not be able to convey that to the owner. It is much easier to try a food with cranberry to see if it works than to syringe ACV into kitty. Thanks.
Seattle_girl (Seattle) on 03/30/2018:
Carrageenan is used by pharma companies to induce inflammation in lab animals to test anti-inflammatory medications. The only food I could find is Feline natural and Ziwi Peak from New Zealand.
Carragennan is in human foods too, baby formulas, ensure, coffee creamers, juice....It should be banned.
Wooden Makeup (Florida) on 08/24/2017:
Anncosp59 (Colorado Springs, Co) on 02/14/2015:
I had been mixing her (hard cat food) Friskies with (hard cat food) Science Diet kitten food ever since she was born. I thought she loved the "richness" of the mix.
Before I submitted her to the testing and surgery, I removed the Science Diet kitten food entirely from her diet and wha-la! It's been 6 months and she has not had any more urinary tract infections! Her weight has normalized and she's as happy and healthy as ever.
So...if your cat has been getting recurring urinary tract infections...look to the food as the culprit!
Susan (San Antonio , Texas ) on 03/24/2014:
Kathy (Waterbury, Ct) on 10/04/2010:
I was very concerned when my big male kitty that we addopted came with the same problem as me. After spending over a thousand dollars in vet bills and special food diets from the vet's office, I decided to research what was in the foods myself. I was shocked to find that they sell cat food with cranberry in it. We switched my "pudgey" to a food that not only had cranberry but also had more meat in it. We stuck with the dry because we were concerned with his teeth being healthy. What a difference! This last food change worked. No more having to buy food at the vet. Almost all of the one's the vet suggested didn't have cranberry, so I can only assume that's what helped. Pudgey is going on 14 years now and is very healthy without cystitis any more. I worry about the ACV that people may be giving to the cats. The cat may be getting heart burn and may not be able to convey that to the owner. It is much easier to try a food with cranberry to see if it works than to syringe ACV into kitty. Thanks.
