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Managing Patients with Feline Lower Urinary tract Disease (FLUtD)/Urolithiasis

FELINE Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)

Struvite

Urolith(s), urethral plug, or clinically significant crystalluria

Initially feed Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food (e.g., during investigation)

Aid in the management of occurrence or recurrence

Calcium oxalate, mixed struvite/calcium oxalate

Urolith(s) or clinically significant crystalluria

Remove uroliths

(e.g., surgery)

Feed Prescription Diet® s/d® Feline pet food

Dissolves struvite in as little as 8 days2

Not recommended for long-term feeding (no longer than 6 months)

Obese prone catsFeed Prescription Diet® w/d® Feline pet food

Cats of ideal body weightFeed Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food

Feed Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food

Dissolves struvite uroliths in a little as 14 days1

Ideal for long-term feeding

Struvite Dissolution

1 Average 28 days. Lulich JP, et al. Struvite urolith dissolution in cats: a double blind randomized clinical trial of two foods J Vet Intern Med 2011;25:747.

2 Average dissolution time 12 days. Data on file. Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.

VETERINARY TEAM ONLY1-800-548-VETS (8387) HillsVet.com March 2012

Managing Patients with Feline Lower Urinary tract Disease (FLUtD)/Urolithiasis

FELINE Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)

Initially feed Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food (e.g., during investigation)

Ammonium urate

Feed Prescription Diet® k/d® Feline pet food or Prescription Diet® l/d® Feline pet food

Aid in the management of occurrence or recurrence

Remove uroliths

(e.g., surgery)

Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC)(i.e., no cause identified)

Adult catsFeed Prescription Diet® c/d® Multicare Feline pet food