My cat had urinary crystals. Is it safe to add dry food to his diet?

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My cat has experienced urinary crystals in the past. The symptoms have not come back since I started feeding him only wet food for the last couple years. I'm wondering now if I can begin feeding him dry food along with wet food throughout the day to make his feeding regiment more cost effective. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 5 years and 4 months old | 10 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

It is important that Ike has an increased amount of water in his diet to prevent the reformation of crystals in his urine. I can understand wanting to try to make his feeding regiment more cost effective, but if he doesn't get enough moisture in his diet, then he could develop crystals again. If you want to start adding some dry food to his diet, I would soak it the dry food in water to get more moisture into his diet. You can also try mixing a little bit of dry food in with the wet food.

My cat had urinary crystals. Is it safe to add dry food to his diet?

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