The only symptom she has is a high ammonia smell in the litter box. Her urine never smelled so potent before. She hasn't been tinkling in the house or exhibited any unusual behaviors. But then I noticed she was going outside (in her pen) so just wanted peace of mind that she was healthy and not peeing too frequently. Other than that, the Health Meter cat litter turned green, too (should stay yellow). The package doesn't say what green means... I can't believe the first vet gave me all of that incorrect information and was trying to put my cat through dietary changes that weren't in her best interest. I don't believe her second opinion vet thinks she's going to have problems. The only thing that stood out for him was the USG levels. He said that there was an at-home treatment for hydrating a cat but didn't even feel it was necessary at this point. He said she was okay to stay on the Prairie food (I don't really have any easy options) but canned would get more fluids in her system. That is all that we are doing right now. I was going to fill up her pool this weekend to see if she'll play in it and drink some extra water, too. I would like to do some more research on food and see if she can eat something even better than the Prairie. The foods cause immediate diarrhea so I need to wait on that. Right now she appears to be battling the darn herpes virus again from the stress of going to the vets. So, I'm really trying to get as much canned in her as possible because that's how I can get the Lysine into her. It took me months to get her respiratory problems resolved, I thought she was home free.

Thank you so much to both of you! I figured there would be something else. It's interesting I didn't see those Hills treats when I went to their website looking. I really appreciate the suggestions. Ours are on the Royal Canin select Protein dry food as well. I think we will start with the Hills ones to test as they seem the most similar to what we were using and since he finally has his full coat back I don't want him to have a set back as it took a long time for it to grow back in, but they want their treats.

I did absolutely develop an allergy to shellfish when I was in my late 30's . I never ate it often but it was always a treat for eating out and I loved it. One time we went out with the family and every one shared dishes. That night I was very itchy but thought there might be a mosquito lurking (even though it was December that's what it felt like). The next day I could barely tolerate having clothign on my skin it was so itchy all over. It continued with no other symptoms but this insane itching and hives all over. I finally went to the doctor who said it was not chickenpox and asked what I had eaten. We assumed it was the shell fish ( the only seemingly allergic kind of food I had eaten). I then was tested and they said I was absolutely allergic to shellfish. (also dogs but I live with it). As an aside, every year when i get my bloodwork done the eosiniphols (spelling??) are through the roof off the charts. Since I have no other symptoms, I haven't pursued it but I suspect having a dog might contribute. :) I have never knowingly eaten it since, and I have never had any other reactions. Thankfully it was nothing internal. I do wonder about the dairy allergy. My older daughter who loves cheese and cream as much as I do, has self diagnosed this and avoids it. She said when she does have some, she does get the drippy throat thing and feels very bloated.

Yeah, I should ask this on a medical forum, but I thought I'd try here. A relative has "oral allergy syndrome", where, when eating most kinds of fresh fruit, they start getting tingling, itching, and swelling of their face, tongue and throat. This is a common condition. Cooked fruit is fine. No problems. My question is if anyone knows if dried fruit is OK. I see random posts on the internet that suggest that maybe dried fruit does NOT set off this allergic reaction, but I'm kinda stumped how merely warm temperatures used in drying can change the proteins that cause this allergy. Or is it actually just the drying that does the job? Oh, I mean HOME dried fruit with no added sulfates.