Marian
Cause to many urinary issues.
As a Vet tech, we are seeing more and more blocked young cats who have been on cat person. This food is not healthy for you cat. Please as a cat owner stay away.
Response from Cat PersonOct 19, 2021
Hi Marian! We want to follow up with your review here, as we don't think it's taking into account the many different reasons why a cat would experience a urinary blockage or FLUTD. According to the ACVS, "Obstructions are often the result of plugs of inflammatory material, mucus, crystals, small stones (called calculi) that have formed in the kidneys and have passed down into the bladder (see urinary stones). The cause of the inflammatory materials and stone formation is not well understood, though viral infections and diet may play a role. Other causes are reported such as cancer, previous injury causing scarring, and trauma are also reported." At this time, we don't have any special food for urinary care or UTI prevention. We do, however, have information around the pH levels of our food. A cat's natural urine pH is between 6-6.5. Food pH is only one of many factors that can affect urine pH. Stress, for example, can contribute to a cat's urine pH being too alkaline (too high) or too acidic (too low), as well as chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and thyroid problems. In urine that's too acidic or too alkaline, urine stones can appear. A pH level below 7 is acidic, 7 itself is neutral, and anything 7+ is alkaline. All of the pH levels in our food fall between 5.3- 6.4, categorizing them as slightly more acidic - though still very close to the ideal natural urine pH of cats. As such, we do not believe that feeding our food would be the sole cause a urinary blockage in a cat. We're sorry to hear that you've been seeing higher incidents of blockages in cats eating our food. We'd love to chat more with you to get further information from your vet's office, and to work together with our feline-focused vet on identifying what might actually be causing this amongst the cats you're working with. Will you email us at [email protected] ?



