You can buy straight taurine as a powder off iHerb. I used to use it along with other supplements in a home cooked medical diet from a vet nutritionist (but Melbcat decided the meals weren’t yummy 😔)
Other options are feeding him heart which is rich in taurine. You can buy beef heart and cut it in strips but 2-3 chicken hearts a day could be very affordable and snack sized. Don’t give too much. I’m not sure whether to serve them whole or cut, cooked or raw, there’s different advice and I always either gave a supplement or fed nutritionally complete food.
Another thing I can’t help with is dosage, because the medical recipes are really specific in how they’re formulated and idk how much the urinary food has. Though the internet says 500mg a day?
If you have any doubts ask your vet about it or just check if the local shelter might accept the food. There might be a kitty there who needs it and the Smitten brand from Woolies says it meets AAFCO guidelines.
I have no idea if it’s really amazing as it claims to be but it’s solid, very cheap, and the American certification is much better than the slack Aussie regulations.
You can buy straight taurine as a powder off iHerb. I used to use it along with other supplements in a home cooked medical diet from a vet nutritionist (but Melbcat decided the meals weren’t yummy 😔)
Other options are feeding him heart which is rich in taurine. You can buy beef heart and cut it in strips but 2-3 chicken hearts a day could be very affordable and snack sized. Don’t give too much. I’m not sure whether to serve them whole or cut, cooked or raw, there’s different advice and I always either gave a supplement or fed nutritionally complete food.
Another thing I can’t help with is dosage, because the medical recipes are really specific in how they’re formulated and idk how much the urinary food has. Though the internet says 500mg a day?
If you have any doubts ask your vet about it or just check if the local shelter might accept the food. There might be a kitty there who needs it and the Smitten brand from Woolies says it meets AAFCO guidelines.
I have no idea if it’s really amazing as it claims to be but it’s solid, very cheap, and the American certification is much better than the slack Aussie regulations.