12-17-2017, 11:51 AM
(12-16-2017, 11:07 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: God bless you, you brave bastard
My apologies for derailing the thread, but on a pet-related note: We recently adopted a cat. She's two and in good health. The wife took her to the vet to get her checked out and caught up on her shots. I was at home for the vet appointment when the phone rang. It was the wife, at the vet's office. She asked me to find the cats food and read the label. When she got home she explained that the vet had cautioned her about cats getting too much protein in their diet, and the health ramifications (such as kidney failure). I had never heard this before, but the vet swears that her profession knows, as do the pet food companies, but nothing is being done. Has anyone else heard this?
Cat person here. As far as I understand, cats who diet consist mostly of dried (my two cats wont eat anything but!) food will occasionally get a build up of crystals in their bodies, which lead to painful urination, which leads to peeing outside the box. A simple solution is to buy a bag of kitten chow, which somehow helps flush the system and returns them to normal for a while.
