I’m glad you respect me, pitlove, but you left out a very important part of Dr. Pierson’s recommendations. She states that she would consider using Hill’s s/d for a short period until there is evidence of stone dissolution because it is the most acidifying food on the market. She also states that it could be a few days or 2-3 months. But does note that it should not be fed long term. She does say that the c/d could be fed long term, but does not recommend due to cost and unhealthy ingredients. I never recommended staying on it for life. I simply was very concerned about getting rid of those stones.
I couldn’t be any happier that it sounds like that is exactly what is going to happen. But, then, obviously there needs to be some changes made to ensure it doesn’t happen again. I have been reading SEVERAL vet’s points of view for the last 7 months to make the necessary changes to avoid this from happening again. Recurrences are very common. A holistic vet, Jane Bicks, personally recommended to me by email to stay on an Rx diet for six months and slowly transition off of it. And she actually has formulated and sells OTC cat food that I was inquiring about. She actually suggested staying on Rx for a bit over selling me her food, Instinctive Choice. My cat was already on a mostly canned diet when this occurred. There are a lot of other factors that contribute to stones as well.
I just think that we need to be careful when making recommendations on health conditions that are potentially life threatening.
