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Can I feed Friskies to my cat with urinary stones if no special diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Is purina friskies ok to give a cat with urinary stones? Cant find urinary specific food anywhere He used to eat whiskas wet food but it gave him UTI

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Answered By Jennifer Ladd, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 3rd, 2017

Purina Friskies is a low/mid grade quality food and I would not be surprised if his crystalluria returns. He really needs a prescription diet such as c/d from Hills or a similar formula from Royal Canin. Your veterinarian should have this food available, or be able to send you to a store to purchase with a prescription. I have also had good luck using Crystal Stone Formula ( a Chinese herbal), but this is a prescription herbal. I would be happy to consult with you about this. I would recommend a prescription diet for at least 6 months prior to trying to wean off of it. If you absolutely CANNOT get a prescription diet, I would focus on a high quality, high protein diet, but NONE will dissolve and prevent crystals as well.

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