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Royal Canin clinical diets are formulated for the nutritional support of dogs and cats with specific clinical conditions and are designed to be used under the advice of your veterinarian. Veterinary diets are formulated for the nutritional support of cats with specific clinical conditions and are recommended to be used under veterinary advice. For more information on feeding Royal Canin veterinary pet food to your cat, please consult your veterinary surgeon prior to purchasing online from PET SUPERMARKET. No prescription is required to purchase Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Cat Food from PET SUPERMARKET.
In older cats, renal function should be checked before Urinary S/O Feline is fed. 5 to 12 weeks of dietary support are required to dissolve struvite uroliths. To avoid
recurrence, the diet should be fed for a further 6 months minimum, followed by urinalysis. Once the cat has been successfully managed, it can be maintained on
Urinary S/O or one of the following diets can be recommended: Young Male, Young Female, Mature or Senior.
The wet form of Urinary S/O is particularly indicated in cases of recurrent idiopathic cystitis. Because of its inhibition of formation of both struvite and oxalate crystals, Urinary S/O Feline is the first-line diet of choice prior to crystal identification. This diet is intended for long-term use and it is particularly important to ensure that
Urinary S/O Feline is the cat's only food source, as access to other foods may trigger recurrence of urolithiasis.
For the nutritional management of:
- Feline idiopathic cystitis (Wet)
- Dissolution of struvite uroliths
- Reduction of recurrent struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis using a single diet (Wet)
Not recommended in cases of:
- Pregnancy, lactation, growth
- Chronic renal failure, metabolic acidosis
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Use of urine-acidifying drugs
Features
Urinary S/O Feline effectively dissolves struvite stones.
Diluting urine decreases the urinary concentration of struvites and calcium oxalates. The larger urinary volume also ensures regular bladder wash out.
Under saturated urine is an environment where crystals cannot proliferate and so is unfavourable to the formation of struvite and calcium oxalate crystals.
Glycosaminoglycans (GAG) are naturally present on the healthy bladder mucosa but decrease in idiopathic cystitis. This causes increased permeability of the bladder to bacteria, toxins and ions, resulting in bladder inflammation and stimulation of pain sensitive receptors.