Reply #19: A Low Ash Diet

[khashka]

There are special foods available at the grocery store (so they are easy to get and particularly expensive) that are low ash. The vet should have told you that.

Cats often don't urinate a lot. Their bodies conserve water by concentrating to urine - a lot of waste products in a relatively small amount of water, which is why it smells so strongly.

Your description of him, well, he sounds ill. You might want to consult another vet if you are worried. The again he may may be just going through the recovery process and probably doesn't feel very good.

If it is FUS, which is very common, a low ash diet is essential.

Medication. Vets say mix it with food, but it's often very bitter and they refuse to eat the food. The vet should have given you some syringes (without needles). Take your cat and wrap him in a towel to keep him immobile. Put the syringe in the corner of his mouth, towards the back. And give him the medication. Rubbing his throat may well induce him to swallow. If you get it in his mouth but he won't swallow, hold his mouth closed while rubbing his throat. Do all this as gently as possible. It's not gonna be a lot of fun for you or him, but it usually works and gentleness is the key. Also when you do this, if the medication is very bitter, you can mix it with a little milk and (a very little) sugar. Just enough to cut the taste and make it easier to go down.


I hope some of that was helpful.

Khash.