Clinical nutrition for cats to dissolve struvite stones, prevent oxalate stone formation, and manage idiopathic cystitis (FIC). Promotes increased water intake and balances urine pH. Supplemented with soothing Behavior Plus Complex to reduce stress. Feline lower urinary tract diseases (FLUTD) can cause your cat significant discomfort and suffering. Give VETERINARY HPM® Cat Urology Water Intake & Behavior - a dry cat food, clinically formulated to target the causes and symptoms of feline interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infections, and other FLUTD.
Key Benefits and Features:
- Ideal for long-term FLUTD prevention. Low struvite RSS.
- Helps cats cope with stress, the most common cause of FLUTD.
- Helps dissolve and prevent bladder stones – another common cause of FLUTD.
- Stimulates water intake by 25% due to high sodium and protein content.
- Increases urination by 30% to help clear bacteria and deposits from the bladder.
- Balances urine pH to dissolve struvite stones without increasing the risk of oxalate stones.
- Limits calcium and phosphorus in 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.
- Moderate energy density to maintain a healthy body weight.
Suitable for long-term feeding of adult and senior cats. Not suitable for kittens, young cats, pregnant or lactating cats, or cats with chronic kidney disease or heart failure. Reduces the formation of struvite stones. Prevents the formation of oxalate stones. Helps with stressful situations.
Key Ingredients:
- Green tea concentrate (0.26%):
- Helps cats cope with stressful situations (3).
- (3) See Dramard et al. Clinical efficacy of L-theanine tablets to reduce anxiety-related emotional disorders in cats: a pilot open clinical trial. 6th IVBM, Italy 2007.
- EPA+DHA omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids:
- 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): burns fat
- Potassium citrate (0.3%): limits the formation of calcium oxalate crystals
Composition: Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins, potato starch, hydrolyzed pork and poultry proteins, minerals, broad bean hulls, peas, animal fats, lignocellulose, rice, beet pulp, flaxseed, brewer's yeast, fish oil, psyllium fiber (Plantago (L.) spp.), fructo-oligosaccharides, dried green tea concentrate, hydrolyzed crustaceans (source of chitosan), chondroitin sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus.
Analytical Constituents (in % of crude matter): Moisture 5.5%; Protein 44 %; Animal to plant protein ratio 90/10; Fat 13.5%; Minerals 7.5%; Crude fiber 6.5 %; NFE* 23%; Starch 15%; Calcium 0.7 %; Phosphorus 0.7 %; Sodium 1.1%; Potassium 0.7%; Magnesium 0.08%; Chloride 1.4%; Sulfur 0.7 %; Methionine + Cystine 1.5%; Omega-6 fatty acids 2.2 %; Omega-3 fatty acids 1.1%; EPA+DHA 0.4%
Nutritional Values: ME** calculated (kcal/100g)*** 374; ME** measured in vivo (kcal/100g) 364; Protein digestibility (in vivo; %) 86; Fat digestibility (in vivo; %) 91.5; Energy from protein (%) 44; Energy from fat (%) 33; Energy from NFE (%) 23; Protein to calorie ratio (g/Mcal) 118
* Nitrogen-free extract** Metabolizable energy*** Protein to calorie ratio calculated using NRC 2006
Directions for use: It is recommended to seek veterinary advice before use or before extending the period of use. Please follow the feeding guidelines provided in the table. Fresh water should be continuously available. Gradually introduce the new food in combination with the old food over a minimum of 7 days. Store in a cool, dry place.
