Why does cat food keep causing urinary blockages?
Certain cat foods can trigger bladder stones and sudden urinary blockages that require expensive emergency veterinary hospitalization. These recurring medical crises trap owners in thousands of dollars in vet bills and payment plans while causing immense stress and physical pain for the cats.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1taking the cat to the emergency room for hospitalization and veterinary treatment
- 2Switching to alternative or prescription pet foods like Hills Science Diet
- 3Providing plenty of water using a fountain
- 4Giving soft food and monitoring closely
- 5Veterinary treatments, surgeries, and entering into payment plans for vet bills
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“tonight i got a call from my sister while i was out saying that he was lying in the hallway crying in pain. i rushed home immediately and took him to the ER, deep down i knew he had a blockage but i didn’t want to believe it until i got confirmation from the vet.”source ↗
“This has given 2/3 of my cats bladder stones which they didnt have before.”source ↗
“Ive spent over $2000 on vet bills the last 2 months, which im still on a payment plan for.”source ↗
“My one cat had urinary issues in the past but got better until we started this food, my other cat has never had issues, yet started after this food.”source ↗
“paid $1287 because he had a blockage, then I had to take him back about 2 months ago after i switched from purina indoor to this one because he started doing it again but had stones in his bladder this time, and another blockage so that was another $1287 + the other appointment which was $352”source ↗