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Sarern
Nov 4, 2008

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Mulloy posted:

So I have three cats, and one of them got a bladder stone. The Vet recommended a diet change to help prevent this, but the only brand of urinary specific food they sell is Hill's and it's far more costly than what I usually buy. (Kirkland based on previous recommendations.) As my cats eat out of a communal bowl, and I've had no luck separating feeding, I was wondering if there were other more economic options and also I was wondering if Hill's is garbage as is.

Any suggestions? Cost isn't really a big thing, but I don't want to pay through the nose for garbage so I'd feel more comfortable knowing what's what.

One of my cats had urinary issues and was prescribed an S/O food from a different maker. I scanned the prescription and order the food from Chewy, which is much cheaper than buying it at my vet's office. I think I save around 40%.

I talked with two vets about my other cat, who is healthy and greedy, and they said the S/O food would be fine for a normal cat too. So I just feed both cats the prescription food. It costs a little more than the fancy food I was buying before, but not that much more. They absolutely love it, much more than the fancy food with reassuring ingredient names that I was buying. And there are urinary-safe treats you can buy with a prescription too.

The S/O works for urinary issues so although I don't feel as comfortable with the ingredient names, I stick with the prescription and you should too. I think that recommendation is in one of the OPs as well.

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