No, TROVET does not have an anti struvite diet with a lowered energy content.
Urinary Struvite is especially formulated to lower the urinary pH, adjust the mineral excretion and increase the urine volume. It does not have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Yes, they can. Urinary Struvite prevents the formation of struvite stones. It is important that your cat is healthy and does not suffer from another type of bladder stones. Consult your veterinarian when in doubt.
This is dependent on the cause of the bladder problem. When your dog was suffering from struvite without a clear cause, there will be a greater chance that the struvite will return when switching back to the original food. In these cases it is wise to feed a struvite prevention diet for a longer period. However, in some cases, when there is a clear cause for the bladder stones, for example an inflammation, it is not necessary to keep your cat on an anti-struvite diet. Always consult your veterinarian before you decide to switch back to regular food. Anti Struvite Diet is not suited for kittens because of the acidic effect.
Veterinarians often advise not to give extras to a cat which is on a struvite prevention diet. Treats may undermine the effect of the special diet. However TROVET has developed a dietary treat that can be used next to a struvite prevention diet, in order to give you the possibility to treat your cat. A suited treat is the Multi Purpose Treat (Fish).
Bladder stones are not found in every case of an animal with a urinary tract infection. However, the chance that struvite (the most prevalent sort of bladder stones) will form in the urine is tremendously increased. The infection causes a raise of the pH in the urine. When urinary pH is high, there is an increased chance of struvite formation. To prevent animals with a urinary tract infection from getting struvite, it is recommended to feed a struvite prevention diet.
In case of struvite it is possible to give wet food next to dry food. It is even better than dry food alone. When given enough per day (min. 50 gram/kg body weight), the urine volume will increase, which causes your cat urinate more frequently.
TROVET has no suitable treat for a cat with these indications. If a treat is given incidentally, it will not contribute to stone formation and therefore will do no harm.
Food for the rabbit is not suited for guinea pigs. Guinea pigs are not able to produce vitamin C. This means that guinea pigs require a higher level of dietary vitamin C than rabbits.
Feeding rabbit food to a guinea pig, for a long period, might cause nutritional deficiencies.
Recovery Small Herbivores is suited for rabbits, guinea pigs, iguanas, tortoises and turtles.
