Lenda VET CAT Urinary & Struvite

• Undersaturation properties of urine
• Urine acidification properties
• Magnesium content minus 0.18%.
• PNP 17 and PNP 18

Ingredients

Chicken (dehydrated Chicken protein min. 25%, fresh boneless Chicken* min. 10%), Potato*, pulses (Lentils* min. 5%), hydrolysed poultry Liver, Chicken fat, Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), lignocellulose, Salmon oil, dehydrated Krill (Euphausia superba, source of Omega-3 fatty acids and astaxanthin), carob meal*, FAEC Complete (glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, methylsulfonylmethane, Yucca schidigera extract, yeast products, (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a source of MOS and nucleotides), Chicory root, Salvia rosmarinus, Melissa officinalis, Taraxacum officinale, Salvia officinalis, Mentha, Minthostachys verticillata, Cynara scolymus, Silybum marianum), FAEC Inmune (microalgae oil Schizochytrium sp.. (source of Omega 3 DHA fatty acids), Panax ginseng, Punica granatum, Zingiber officinale, Urtica dioica, Camellia sinensis, Curcuma longa, Harpagophytum procumbens), Carrot, Pumpkin, Apple, dehydrated whole Egg, Moringa Oleifera, FAEC ProbioDigestive (Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus).-*Natural raw materials.

Urine acidifying substances: phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate.

Analytical constituents

Crude Protein 34%, crude Fat 14%, crude Ash 7.5%, crude Fibre 3.5%, Calcium 1.2%, Phosphorus 0.8%, Potassium 0.9%, Sodium 0.2%, Magnesium <0.1%, Chloride 1.7%, Sulphur 0.3%, DHA+EPA 0.37%, ME 3755 Kcal/Kg.

Dissolution and reduction of struvite stones recurrence. Feline lower urinary tract disease.

In cats, one of the most frequent causes that require veterinary attention is the group of diseases that affect the urinary tract, and that present very similar symptoms, such as difficulty and/or pain when urinating, hematuria or pollakiuria among others, grouped under the acronym FLUTD (Feline lower urinary tract disease or feline lower urinary tract disease). Its main cause is idiopathic cystitis, and with less prevalence, urolithiasis.

Within this second cause, we will find different types of calculi; the Oxalate calculi that even being relevant in terms of cases, are not as relevant as the struvite calculi, which represent 60% of the cases and which are the type of calculi targeted by this prescription, both for their dissolution, something that is not possible in the Oxalate calculi, and for their control and to avoid their reappearance. Factors that predispose the development of these stones would be sex, with a greater presence in females; sterilization, overweight and sedentary life, age and even the presence of other diseases such as Diabetes.

The treatment of any urolithiasis includes a series of common aspects to consider, from nutritional modification such as dietary protein limitation, controlled mineralization, urine acidificants and resources that favor a higher intake of water to reduce urine saturation; through the placement of drinking points distributed in different rooms, even the control of tap water or replacement by bottled water selected exprofeso, a very important dietary factor and not always valued.

The low fluid intake causes an oversaturation of the urine, which favors the precipitation of phosphorus and magnesium that can form crystals and damage the walls of the bladder; this damage can also be caused by FIC (Feline Idiopathic Cystitis), triggered by stressful factors for the cat and associated with a certain genetic predisposition. It is important to know that, unlike in dogs, struvite urolithiasis in cats is usually sterile.

As for nutritional adaptation for correction and prevention, urine acidifying substances will rebalance this altered pH that favors the formation of crystals along with a correction in the concentration of Magnesium and Phosphorus, and both requirements should be put together since the formation of magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals depends especially on the pH, with a slight correction of pH up to 6. 0, the results are remarkable in terms of the dissolution of these crystals and stones.

The use of probiotics, especially Lactobacillus strains, could help the recovery of the imbalance in the microbiota, consequence of the possible pharmacological treatment, rebalance the flora of the bladder and equally, by that same principle, limit the possible bacterial infection causing or consequence of the infammation of the bladder walls. Likewise, the use of MSM and glucosamine, in different forms, can reduce such infammation, so they can be effective in the prevention of such stones.

These help displace pathogenic cells and as an added effect, will enhance the growth and replication of intestinal flora that would have been affected by the use of antibiotics to combat possible UTIs