Royal Canin works closely with veterinarians to make sure its pet foods meet the specific needs of both dogs and cats. Their exclusive formula was specifically created for adult cats to nutritionally support urinary tract health by increasing urine production to dilute excess minerals that lead to struvite and calcium oxalate stones, while also using RSS methodology to lower ion concentration in urine, helping reduce crystal formation.
Contents
Moderate Calorie
Royal Canin Urinary SO is specially formulated to assist your pet in dealing with lower urinary tract disease, specifically by creating an environment inhospitable to struvite stones forming and providing adequate calories so your dog stays at his ideal weight.
Brewer’s rice is an excellent food option for dogs because it contains many of the essential vitamins and minerals they require for survival. Meanwhile, pork by-products – leftover parts from pigs that cannot be consumed directly by humans but still provide plenty of nutrition – complete this food’s composition.
As this food is produced overseas, this may cause concern to some owners. But remember that most pet foods are manufactured overseas as well. If this concerns you, smaller bags might be best as this allows you to ensure you are purchasing enough product for your pet.
Urinary Tract Infection
An urinary tract infection, commonly referred to as UTIs, can be an agonizing experience for your cat. Causes may range from lack of water in their diet to an allergic reaction – Royal Canin offers tailored diets specifically crafted to combat such issues.
This special diet has been specifically developed to support your pet’s urinary health. It works by lowering urine concentration levels, which helps prevent the formation of struvite stones while dissolving existing ones.
Clinical evidence supports its ability to reduce urinary tract disease risk in cats by creating an unfavorable environment for the growth of struvite crystals and calcium oxalate stones, and encouraging higher daily water intake, leading to an increase in urine volume and dilution – two essential elements to avoiding urological disorders.
Lower Urinary Tract Disease
FLUTD (feline lower urinary tract disorder) is a medical condition affecting felines that causes problems with their lower urinary tract, bladder or urethra. This condition accounts for most vet visits, hospitalizations and relinquishments within this population.
Dietary changes can help reduce both the frequency and severity of urinary tract disease episodes, and shorten or lengthen their duration. When making changes to a diet plan it should always be done in consultation with a veterinarian professional.
Royal Canin Urinary S/O Feline provides an effective means of dissolving struvite and calcium oxalate uroliths through diluting urine, while maintaining optimal mineral levels that maintain low concentrations of ions which contribute to crystal formation while providing sufficient fluid levels to ensure regular bladder wash-out.
This diet has a moderate calorie content to help manage weight gain in cats with urinary complications. Additionally, its nutritional profile was designed for long-term feeding purposes and should remain nutritionally complete and balanced for maximum benefit.
Struvite Stones
When dogs develop struvite stones (magnesium ammonium phosphate, MgNHPO4H2O), this condition is almost always due to a urinary tract infection caused by bacteria with urease-producing genes like Staphylococcus, Proteus, Klebsiella or Pseudomonas urease-producing urease-producing bacteria like Staphylococcus Proteus Klebsiella Pseudomonas; these infections produce urea which breaks down into ammonia producing urine which then lowers acidity into just enough alkaline conditions that allows struvite stone formation.
As struvite stones are most often caused by infection, special diets to dissolve them should no longer be necessary once they have been either surgically extracted or dissolved; however a preventative diet should still be implemented in order to help lower your chances of future episodes of urolithiasis.
Royal Canin Urinary SO and Purina UR are two excellent dietary solutions, both low in calcium, phosphorus and high in sodium to encourage kidneys to excrete more water into urine thereby diluting it and dissuading crystals from sticking together and forming uroliths. Furthermore, dogs suffering from struvite stones should drink as much water as possible to further dilution and promote urination of stone particles.
