Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline Urinary SO in Gel Canned Cat Food is recommended for cats with the following conditions: Cats with or at risk of developing feline lower urinary tract disease, Dissolution of pure struvite uroliths, To help prevent struvite urolithiasis, To help prevent calcium oxalate urolithiasis, To help prevent calcium phosphate (brushite) urolithiasis.
Cats often suffer from lower urinary tract disorders that affect the ureter, the bladder or the urethra. One of the most important causes is the development of urinary tract stones, which typically consist of struvite (composed of magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate) or calcium oxalate (composed or calcium and oxalate).
Nutritional Differences of Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline Urinary SO in Gel Canned Cat Food:
* Relative Super Saturation: Relative Super Saturation (RSS) methodology predicts the crystallization potential of urine; RSS is used to develop diets that control both struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis
* Urine Dilution: Increasing the urine volume simultaneously reduces the saturation of urine with calcium oxalate and struvite, preventing the two major types of
urolithiasis
* Idiopathic Cystitis: Clinically proven to reduce the recurrence
of clinical signs of feline idiopathic or
interstitial cystitis
* Natural Preservative: Naturally preserved to ensure freshness and quality
Not recommended for: Growing kittens, pregnant or nursing cats, or concurrent with use of urinary acidifiers.
Calorie Content: 166 kcal/can
Notes: • As a result of increased thirst, cats will need liberal access to water and increased access to areas to facilitate urination
• For best efficacy, giving treats or mixing can and dry formulas is discouraged.health.
Water sufficient for processing, chicken, chicken liver, pork liver, pork by-products, corn flour, fish oil, powdered cellulose, dried egg product, vegetable oil, potassium chloride, guar gum, calcium sulfate, salt, natural flavors, carrageenan, taurine, choline chloride, Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.).
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