title: Treatment and prevention of feline struvite urolithiasis.
abstract: A diet providing less than 20 mg of magnesium per 100 kcal that maintains urine pH near 6.0 3 to 5 hours after eating, or a diet providing this amount fo magnesium (see Table 2) with 1 gm of ammonium chloride or 1.5 gm of dl-methionine added daily, should be fed for 1 to 3 months to dissolve struvite uroliths (see Fig. 1). The low-magnesium diet should be fed indefinitely to prevent recurrence, because struvite urolithiasis and all of its effects (hematuria, pollakiuria, and/or complete to partial obstruction to urinary excretion) recurs repeatedly in cats that have previously experienced the condition if they are returned to regular cat food. In contrast, if a diet low in magnesium is fed, recurrence is uncommon. For cats that have never been affected, feeding a low-magnesium ration is unnecessary. For all cats, the following measures are recommended: encourage exercise, allow frequent urination, prevent obesity, decrease confinement, keep the litter box clean, and always have palatable water readily available.
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008715:Methionine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010710:Phosphates; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069877:Struvite; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008715:Methionine; D000069877:Struvite; D008274:Magnesium