VETRISCIENCEUT Health Chews, UT Strength Cranberry and D-Mannose Bladder & Urinary Tract Supplement for Cats, With Bromelain and Probiotics, Chicken, 60 Count

This product has been a lifesaver for my two year old male cat. He suffered with bladder problems and UTIs and I was searching for a natural, safe preventative treatment. At least for him, this has worked perfectly and he has been on it for about four months. He takes these "treats" twice a day and I also give him Tinkle Time (sold on Amazon as well with rave reviews) twice per day mixed in his wet food. I have had multiple cats over the years and this is the first time I have experiences this agonizing problem with a pet. I think the ingredient in these tabs that is truly effective is the D-Mannose. It is a sugar found in cranberries (but it does not raise blood sugar in animals or humans) it goes through the urinary tract. Any foreign bacteria will release from being attached to the body wall and then attach to the D-Mannose molecules (keeping the urinary tract sterile and healthy), and is then flushed out of the animal's system when they urinate. It is commonly used by women and young childern who get UTIs as well, is natural and completely safe. It is important for any cat with this condition to be kept on a wet food diet because dry food is foreign to cats (their natural prey is not dry) and they are genetically not into drinking enough water to keep their bladder and kidneys flushed out. There are multiple products our there with similar formulas, but for my cat these tabs have been the perfect solution to his problem!

I have a male cat with urinary problems. My vet recommended this product to help. It arrived and I opened the package to begin giving it to him. The chews, and I use that term only because the manufacturer lists it as being so, are very hard and large for a cat. I broke it in half to give it to him. He sniffed it and walked away.Several of my other cats came when they heard me open the package thing it was a treat so I offered a piece to them. All except one female sniffed & walked away. The female licked it and tried to bite it then immediately spit it out. Our new kitten who will eat anything gave it a sniff and walked away.6 cats and no takers. Kinda a worthless treat if it's so unpalatable that all my cats refuse to eat it.I figured I'd wait until later when my sick boy was hungrier to make another try. I broke it into very small bits, did I mention it was very hard, which was a challenge. I then mixed it with his wet dinner good. He took a few licks and again walked away.Needless to say this product is worthless if I can't get my cat to eat it. Even more so when all 6 cats refuse to eat it.

Neither of my cats understand what to do with these, refuse to eat them, and eat around them when mixed into foods. They seem like fine quality treats but they are hard and crumbly chews, not soft. The packaging is sturdy and resealable.UPDATE: It took some clever thinking on my end, but I am able to trick one cat into eating the treat and got the other cat to realize she actually likes them.For the tricked cat, these treats were meant for his FIC and I was initially stumped as to what to do with the treat because it was listed as a soft treat. It didn't cross my mind to try crushing the treat at first, but I learned it does crumble with a spoon into a fine powder that I can mix into his dinner wetfood. He has been eating it just fine that way.For the other cat, she had no idea what was going on with this treat at first. She's never taken to any fruits or vegetables so I didn't think she'd take to this at all. It turns out that cutting these into smaller pieces was what she wanted. She still isn't thrilled about them by themselves so I cut them up and put them on top of her regular kibble and she doesn't seem deterred.I'm happy they can get some benefits from it!! I had some learning curve but, with cats, there always seems to be some work put into new foods :)

I read the mixed reviews and wasn't sure if my picky eaters would take these, and amazingly BOTH DID!!!One of my cats is near the very end of her life. She's stopped taking most food and is barely drinking because of her urinary problems. The prognosis doesn't look good, and the care is extremely expensive.I took a look shot with this, just hoping to ease maybe some of her discomfort. I had it shipped overnight and was just hoping that at least one of my cats with urinary problems would take them.They wanted more after giving them the recommended amount (I didn't oblige, they weren't that happy about that part).She ate the whole thing after I broke it into crumbles!! I really don't know that this will be enough for her, but I had to try something, anything!So far, extremely pleased. I will update if anything changes (but it probably won't be the fault of the product).Update: both of them LOVE these treats still and I think it's bringing my baby back to us! I can't say that it's the treats alone, I'm sure they are correcting something though that was causing her major issues. She's eating and drinking quite a bit better after a few days of these!Second update: Our precious girl passed on. Our other cat still craves the treats, actually has a habit of never letting us forget to feed him one. He seems to have no issues with UTI problems. We're definitely pleased with the product and purchase it regularly now.

These treats are very hard and nearly impossible for my cat to chew. It looked like a choking hazard when she tried to eat it whole. I cut eat treat into 3 pieces, and that helped. I plan to pulverize the treats in the food processor to sprinkle on her food, instead. My cat likes the flavor, and the ingredients list looks good. I just wish these treats were much softer.