- Do not give urinary acidifiers when feeding c/d™ Multicare Feline Reduced Calorie
- Monitor the urine, to ensure the target urinary pH is maintained, and if necessary eliminate urinary tract infection.
Other products to consider
Reasons to change from Feline c/d™ Multicare Reduced Calorie in cases of FLUTD are:
- To dissolve larger or multiple sterile-struvite uroliths: Prescription Diet™ s/d™ Feline.
- For FLUTD caused by urate, cystine or xanthine uroliths: Prescription Diet™ k/d™ Feline.
- **If calcium phosphate is present as brushite: Prescription Diet™ k/d™ Feline.
| KEY FEATURES3 | | KEY BENEFITS |
| Energy & Fat | Reduced | Helps avoid weight gain. |
| Fibre | High | Provides increased dietary bulk which aids satiety and avoids hunger. |
| L-Carnitine | Supplemented | Helps increase conversion of fat to energy. Helps maintain lean body mass. |
| L-Lysine | Supplemented | Helps preserve lean muscle mass. |
| Magnesium Phosphorus Calcium | Reduced | Decreases urinary concentration of struvite constituents (magnesium, phosphate) and calcium oxalate constituents. |
| Sodium | Controlled | Helps maintain healthy kidney function. |
| Citrate | Added | Forms soluble complexes with calcium to reduce calcium oxalate formation. |
| Target urinary pH | 6.2 - 6.4 | Discourages the formation and aggregation of struvite crystals without encouraging the formation of oxalate crystals. |
| Vitamin E & Beta-carotene | Added | Helps neutralise free radicals to help combat urolithiasis. |
| Vitamin C | Not added | It is a precursor of oxalate. |