Royal Canin - Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease: Nutrition & Monitoring

Feline Lower Urinary Tract disease is an umbrella term to describe multiple conditions causing disease in the lower urinary tract (bladder and urethra). Which is the most common condition affecting approximately 60% of cats?

Urolithiasis

Neurological disease

Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC)

Urinary tract infection

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for Feline Idiopathic Cystitis?

Indoor, sedentary lifestyle

Being overweight or obese

Multiple cat household

Eating a high moisture diet

Relative Supersaturation (RSS) is a way to define the likelihood of a crystal forming in the urine, where low RSS is the goal to reduce the chance of struvite and calcium oxalate forming. Diet can influence the composition of urine and can be key in helping to influence the RSS. Which of the following is NOT a way we can influence the RSS of Struvite & CaOx using diet?

Mild increases in sodium can promote drinking, and promote dilute urine

Increasing kibble size helps release endorphins and alleviates stress

Diet can specifically help modify urinary pH, mildly acidifying it to reduce crystal/stone formation

Diet can specifically help reduce mineral precursors

TRUE or FALSE: With FIC, the key nutritional strategy to help prevent recurrence in cats is increasing urine dilution, through increased water intake.

TRUE

FALSE

Select the statement that best describes the new Hematuria Detect product from Royal Canin.

The product can be used for monitoring of cats with FLUTD to detect early signs of disease, and prompt a veterinary visit

The specific granules turn blue in the presence of haemoglobin present in blood

The granules remain blue for 48 hours, to allow sufficient time for the pet owner to see the colour change in the cat’s litter

All of the above