My cat won't eat Royal Canin wet urinary food. Is dry safe for both?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | 3 years and 6 months old | 11.4 lbs
I have two cats, one of my cats has been prescribed Royal Canin Urinary S/O by vets to treat struvite crystals however he hates the wet food he won't eat it what so ever, will buying the dried food of Royal Canin S/O be safe to use for him? Also will my other cat be allowed to eat this also?
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Published on March 15th, 2019
Jerry will still get the benefits of the diet from the dry kibble so it is fine to use this. If he won’t eat the canned food, give him a water fountain as this may encourage him to drink more water. There are other diets that are indexed for crystals and he may like one of the canned varieties. I recommend to ask your veterinarian about which one is best. It is fine for the other cat to eat the diet as well. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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Published on December 2nd, 2018
Yes she can even though the wet food would be better to increase the amount of water intake. I would recommend to have always plenty of water available for her (ad libitum). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.
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