Some years ago, our cat developed painful bladder and urinary stones from the magnesium in the food we had been feeding him. After the surgery we switched him to Science Diet of which he refused to eat. It took three days of dumping his refused food and replenishing it before he finally accepted defeat and started eating again. I don’t know why the cheaper brands added magnesium to their recipes back then, but I think it has been pretty much eliminated from pet foods these days.
artchick530 about 4 hours ago
Yes, been there, bought it, still have it on the shelf (waiting to be rotated on the menu again)!
NRHAWK Premium Member about 3 hours ago
Some years ago, our cat developed painful bladder and urinary stones from the magnesium in the food we had been feeding him. After the surgery we switched him to Science Diet of which he refused to eat. It took three days of dumping his refused food and replenishing it before he finally accepted defeat and started eating again. I don’t know why the cheaper brands added magnesium to their recipes back then, but I think it has been pretty much eliminated from pet foods these days.