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I have two beautiful cats a brother and sister who are 7 1/2 yrs old.
Last fall in Sept. and again in Feb. the male got a blockage in the bladder. the first time he nearly died. the second time i got him to the vet right away.
Since february I have been feeding him canned IVD Dissolution formula. He doesn't really like it but will at least eat some of it. He doesn't like the Hill's Prescription Diet Control canned formula at all, except that he will eat the Hills a/d brand which is really more for very sick cats.
He is now ready to stay on a 'control formula'. He likes the the Hills Science Diet Dry Control and also likes, very much, the IVD Dry Control formula. I have trouble finding the IVD dry.
I was looking in the pet food store to see what else he might could eat. I looked at the ingredients on several varieties of good cat food-- Natural Balance, Max Cat and Natural Choice. The list of nutrients/analysis is very similar to the breakdown by fat, protein, etc. to the IVD and Hills Science Diet Canned Control Forumulas. The only difference is that the control formulas have phosphorous--about 8 to 10 % in total in them.
So what is the phosphorous for? If this is vital to his bladder health can I supplemment this in some way?
I am trying to find him a canned food he will eat as it is important that he not just eat dry.
His poor sister whose health is good has to be on the same diet and I would like for her to be able to enjoy her food as well. (She is okay with the dry)
Both of these cats are fussy eaters. Neither of them will eat much table food.
So any ideas or help would be appreciated. I sure do not want him to have another blockage in his bladder. But I would also like to buy food he will eat and not just go to waste.
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