Clinical nutrition for dissolving struvite stones in cats. Helps break down and eliminate struvite stones while preventing the formation of oxalate stones. Struvite stones are painful and can even be life-threatening for cats. Protect your cat with VETERINARY HPM® Urology Struvite Dissolution - a dry cat food designed to treat and prevent the formation of struvite stones.
Key Benefits and Features:
- Clinically formulated with low struvite RSS to dissolve struvite stones in an average of 14 days.
- Prevents the formation of new struvite and oxalate stones.
- Encourages your cat to drink more water thanks to sodium and high protein content from quality sources.
- Increases urination to eliminate solid deposits in the bladder faster. Reduces inflammation of the urinary tract.
- Balances urine pH to dissolve struvite stones without increasing the risk of oxalate stones.
- Limits calcium and phosphorus in the urine to stop the formation of struvite and oxalate crystals.
- Contains chitosan, which binds to phosphorus and reduces its bioavailability.
- Rich in omega-3 fatty acids to reduce inflammation in the urinary tract.
- Supports the prevention and treatment of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD).
Suitable for adult and senior cats up to 12 weeks. Not suitable for kittens, young cats, pregnant or lactating cats, or cats with chronic kidney disease or heart failure. After successful dissolution of struvite stones, switch to VETERINARY HPM® Urology 2 Dissolution & Prevention dry cat food for long-term use to prevent recurrence.Dissolves struvite stones. Reduces the formation of calcium oxalates. Results within 2 weeks.
Key Ingredients:
-
EPA+DHA omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: to reduce inflammation in the lower urinary tract
- 44% high-quality protein (90% animal-derived)
- Encourages cats to drink and urinate more frequently
Other Ingredients:
- Thermally inactivated lactobacilli (7 mg/kg)
- Chitosan (800 mg/kg): phosphorus binder
- L-carnitine (540 mg/kg): fat burner
- Potassium citrate (0.3%)
Composition: Dehydrated pork and poultry protein, potato starch, hydrolyzed pork and poultry protein, animal fats, minerals, peas, fava bean husks, rice, beet pulp, flaxseed, brewer's yeast, fish oil, lignocellulose, psyllium fiber (Plantago (L.) spp.), fructo-oligosaccharides, hydrolyzed crustaceans (source of chitosan), chondroitin sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus.
Analytical constituents (in % of raw material): Moisture 5.5%; Protein 44%; Animal to vegetable protein ratio 90/10; Fat 16%; Minerals 7.5%; Crude fiber 4%; NFE* 23%; Starch 15%; Calcium 0.65%; Phosphorus 0.65%; Sodium 1.3%; Potassium 0.7%; Magnesium 0.08%; Chloride 1.8%; Sulfur 0.7%; Methionine + Cystine 1.5%; Omega-6 fatty acids 2.5%; Omega-3 fatty acids 1%; EPA+DHA 0.3%
Nutritional values: ME** calculated (kcal/100g)*** 397; ME** measured in vivo (kcal/100g) 385; Protein digestibility (in vivo; %) 87; Fat digestibility (in vivo; %) 96; Energy from protein (%) 42; Energy from fat (%) 37; Energy from NFE (%) 21; Protein to calorie ratio (g/Mcal) 111
* Nitrogen-free extract** Metabolizable energy*** Protein to calorie ratio calculated using NRC 2006
Recommended duration of use: from 5 to 12 weeks. For long-term dietary control, we recommend switching to VETERINARY HPM® Urology Cat Food U2 after 5–12 weeks on VETERINARY HPM® Urology Cat Food U1.
Instructions for use: It is recommended to consult a veterinarian before use or before extending the period of use. Please follow the feeding guidelines provided in the table. Always provide fresh water. Gradually introduce the new food in combination with the old food over a minimum of 7 days. Store in a dry and cool place.