Should my healthy cat eat kidney or urinary diet food?

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I was given a bag of kidney care cat food. I give my healthy 7 y o male cat urinary dry cat food on recommendation of my vet. What is the difference between the 2 and can I give this to my cat? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 7 years and 8 months old | 13 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

The biggest difference between kidney diets and lower urinary diets is usually that kidneys have difficulty with extra protein, and so these diets are usually lower in protein, as well as a few other changes. Lower urinary diets will sometimes alter the urine pH to avoid formation of certain stones. I would recommend that you stick with the food that was recommended by your vet. If you repost a new questions with the exact brand and names of both of the foods, we may be able to compare more information, if you need it.

Should my healthy cat eat kidney or urinary diet food?

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