Feline lower urinary tract disease is a serious condition. Your cat’s veterinarian can recommend food to manage it best.

By Karen Commings

If your cat suffers from feline lower urinary tract disease (sometimes abbreviated FLUTD), altering your cat’s diet can help manage the condition. Lower urinary tract disease occurs frequently in cats, but to varying degrees. “It’s really a collection of signs associated with the lower urinary tract (the bladder and urethra) rather than a single disease,” says Richard Goldstein, DVM, assistant professor of small animal medicine at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dry food is more convenient, but cats that eat an exclusively dry diet are more likely to suffer from FLUTD.

Obstructive lower urinary tract disease is a life-threatening condition that generally occurs in male cats, and is a true medical emergency. The urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside) can be blocked by mucus…

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