Best cat food to prevent bladder stones recurrence after surgery?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | spayed | 3 years and 9 months old | 6.6 lbs
My cat was diagnosed with calcium oxalate crystals and stones in her bladder. She will undergo surgery today. What is the best food/ type of food should I feed her after the surgery to avoid having this condition again?
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Published on October 5th, 2017
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I am sorry you and Sanjee are going through this. First I think it important to wait until the stone analysis is back before deciding 100% what to do diet wise. Even though she has calcium oxalate crystals doesn't mean the stone will be that exactly, though it is likely. Calcium oxalate stones are the hardest to prevent recurrence. I recommend Veterinary Prescription diets like Royal Canin SO, Hill's c/d or Purina UR. I also recommend monitoring urine pH and concentration. Calcium oxalate crystals form in more acidic (lower pH) urine. If the diet alone won't control the pH and keep it more neutral sometimes we have to add potassium citrate. I think periodic X-rays to check for recurrence are also important. There are many small white dogs that have had many cystotomies to remove calcium oxalate stones. I hope this helps and I wish Sanjee the best today for her surgery and a speedy recovery!
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Published on September 1st, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I disagree with what you were told. There are options: 1) you can be prescribed a prescription urinary diet like Royal Canin SO or Hill's c/d which have been shown to be ABLE to dissolve bladder stones. IF they are a certain kind call struvite stones. 2) Be sure a urine was tested for a urinary tract infection and to see if there are any crystals in the urine that could help identify the stone type. Also struvite stones tend to FORM in the face of an infection. 3) you can give the diet 4-8 weeks to see if dissolve the stones before going to surgery. As long as she isn't too uncomfortable. 4) if the stones do not dissolve, I WOULD recommend the surgery to get the stones out and send some stones to the lab to identify the type. To say that they will come back with out knowing what kind they are is presumptive. Chloe will likely have to be on a prescription urinary diet and possibly other medications to manipulate her urine pH but they may not come back. Obviously no one has a crystal ball but there is a lot we can do to keep them away as best as we can. But of course nothing is 100%, but to leave those painful stones there and doing nothing seems unfair. Chloe is still a young cat and I think you have a lot of options. I hope this helps and I wish you both the best!
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