Expensive cat food thats worth it
Written: Jun 20 '06
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Pros: Cats enjoy it, prevents urinary problems and has other health benefits.
Cons: Expensive, some vets require you to bring your (healthy) cat in for a check-up.
The Bottom Line: If your vet told you to buy it... listen. Just shop around for a reputable vet that doesn't require a prescription, and a good price.
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| strat8854's Full Review: Hill's Science Diet Prescription Diet Feline c/d D... |
Sitting down to write this review I began to understand why I tend to write about computers and fast food restaurants… They’re something I can personally use/consume daily. Writing a review for cat food (which for the record I have never tasted) is a bit more anecdotal. But, on with the show. Hill's Prescription Diet C/D has been a staple of my cats' diet for years and years, after a frightening and expensive trip to the vet. So I’m sure I can write something worthwhile.
Why buy $25 cat food? Its relatively high priced yes, but we love our pets! According to my previous vet, its formulated with a special pH level that helps prevent cats (particularly males) from developing very painful, and often deadly, urinary tract crystals. Its low in ash and magnesium which are usually the offending parties in causing such crystals. But, don't confuse this with actual prescription products. According to the manufacturer, there is no medication of any kind in this product, it is not FDA controlled and is not by prescription only no matter what your paying-their-children's-college-fund-veterinarian will tell you. While I don't recommend feeding this to your cat if it hasn't been suggested by a vet, as it is expensive, if it has been recommended I suggest shopping around for a vet that sells it that doesn't require you to have a prescription. In my experience those vets that insist you pay for an office visit (when there is nothing wrong with your cat) often charge higher prices for this food. (And tend to become extremely angry when you call them out on the fact that it isn’t actually prescription only.) If you can find a non-medical pet store that sells it, even better. Sorry to make it sounds like a review of veterinarian office policies, I was trying to suggest ways to find the best price because they vary widely.
As my veterinary bills will attest, the food does the job it’s supposed to do. It keeps cats healthy and free of urinary problems. After feeding it to him/them, they often look more healthy as well, with a shiny coat among other benefits. After nearly 8 years of feeding this particular food, I haven’t had to take my cat back to the vet (for food related issues).
The food itself is typical cat food, little round-ish pebbles of food, that smell greasy and feel even greasier. It comes in either a 4-pound plastic bag, or a 10 or 20-pound plastic lined paper bag. I recommend the 20 pound as it offers the best dollar-per-pound price. If that seems like alot, just put it a sealable container because it will never last as long as you think it should. That’s probably because cats (at least mine) seem to love it. I never feed the canned food, because if I set it out with the dry, the cats always go for the dry. They love it so much in fact, that they often have a tendency to stuff themselves to the point of throwing it back up. Why? I have no idea. But, as long as they’re healthy, that’s what matters.
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