Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Urinary Care Chicken, Vegetable & Rice Stew Wet Cat Food (2.8 oz x 24 pouches) - US 6157

Urinary Care Stew Wet Cat Food With Chicken, Vegetables and Rice

Product Description

Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Urinary support wet food with Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Stew is a balanced wet food made for adult cats with urinary health concerns. It features real chicken with vegetables and rice in a flavorful gravy. This diet helps lower the chances of recurring urinary problems, supports proper urine balance, and can help dissolve certain types of bladder stones.

Benefits

• Clinically Proven Reduction: Clinically tested nutrition shown to lower the return of common urinary issues by 89% in cats with FLUTD.
• Struvite Stone Control: Helps dissolve struvite stones in as little as 7 days, with an average time of about 27 days.
• Dual Crystal Protection: Helps maintain a urine environment that lowers the chances of both struvite and calcium oxalate crystals forming.
• Balanced Mineral Levels: Contains controlled magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus to limit the formation of bladder stones and crystals.
• High Moisture Support: Wet stew provides more moisture than dry food, helping dilute urine and reduce crystal buildup in the bladder.
• Supports Urine Balance: Includes potassium citrate to help maintain healthy urine pH and lower long-term crystal formation risk.
• Chicken Vegetable Stew: Made with real chicken, carrots, spinach, and rice in a tasty stew that supports consistent long-term feeding.
• Suitable Long-Term Diet: Complete and balanced formula safe for daily, long-term feeding in adult cats needing continuous urinary support.

Ingredients

Water, Pork Liver, Chicken, Carrots, Wheat Gluten, Rice, Corn Starch, Spinach, Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat, Potassium Alginate, Fish Oil, Soybean Oil, Calcium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Beta-Carotene, Calcium Carbonate.

How to Use

Feeding Instructions

• Prescription Needed: A licensed veterinarian's prescription is required to buy this food.
• For Adult Cats Only: Made for adult cats' everyday diet; ask your vet before giving it to pregnant or nursing cats.
• Exclusive Diet Feeding: Use only the approved dry and wet food, and do not include any unapproved treats or foods.
• Seven-Day Transition: Transition slowly to the new food over several days to avoid digestive upset.
• Refrigerate After Opening: Seal and store any unused portion in the fridge, and finish it within a few days to keep it safe.
• Fresh Water Always: Make sure clean, fresh water is available during meals to maintain hydration and healthy urine balance.
• Vet-Guided Portions: Follow the feeding chart initially, then adjust the quantity with your veterinarian to help keep your cat at the right weight.
• Regular Health Monitoring: Arrange routine visits to the vet to keep an eye on urinary health, body shape, and weight while feeding this diet.

Additional Information

Precautions

• Not for Pregnancy or Nursing: This food isn't meant for pregnant or nursing cats; ask your vet for a better option.
• Diagnosis Needed First: Feed only after a confirmed diagnosis of feline urinary disease; never use without proper veterinary guidance.
• Check Other Health Issues: This diet should be used only under vet advice for cats with kidney, heart, or blood pressure conditions.
• Needs Change Over Time: A cat's diet needs may change with age; consult your veterinarian regularly to ensure this food still fits.

Storage Information

• Store Unopened Pouches at Room Temperature: Keep unopened pouches in a cool, dry location away from direct sunlight until ready to use.
• Refrigerate After Opening: Cover and refrigerate any unused portion immediately after opening and use within a few days.
• Keep Packaging Away from Pets and Children: Store pouches and opened portions securely out of reach of pets and children at all times.

Shipping & Return

We offer ground, express, and priority delivery; see our shipping policy for details.

For return instructions or product concerns, please refer to our detailed refund policy.

Prescription items are NON-RETURNABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What conditions does Hill's c/d Multicare Urinary Care Chicken, Vegetable & Rice Stew wet food address?

Ans: Hill's c/d Multicare Urinary Care wet food is specially made to help manage urinary tract problems in adult cats, including FIC and certain types of bladder stones. It is the standard c/d Multicare formula focused only on urinary care. It comes as a chicken, vegetable, and rice stew and does not include ingredients for stress support, making it suitable for cats without stress related issues.

Q2: How does this pouch differ from the c/d Multicare Stress Chicken, Vegetable & Rice Stew pouch?

Ans: Both pouches share the same chicken and vegetable stew base with identical core urinary benefits — S+OXSHIELD protection, controlled minerals, potassium citrate, and an 89% reduction in urinary sign recurrence. The Stress version adds L-Tryptophan and Dried Hydrolyzed Casein to help reduce stress-triggered urinary flares, while this standard version does not include those ingredients. If stress is not a confirmed factor in your cat's FLUTD, this urinary-only pouch is the appropriate choice.

Q3: How quickly does this wet food dissolve struvite stones in cats?

Ans: Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Chicken, Vegetable & Rice Stew is formulated to dissolve struvite stones in as little as 7 days, with an average dissolution time of 27 days. Individual results vary depending on stone size and the cat's response. Your veterinarian will typically monitor progress with periodic urinalysis and imaging to confirm dissolution and adjust the management plan as needed.

Q4: Can this wet food be combined with c/d Multicare dry food for a mixed feeding approach?

Ans: It is common to combine the wet stew pouch with c/d Multicare dry food for FLUTD in cats. Wet food helps increase water intake and diet variety, and dry food supports consistent nutrition and oral health. Both forms include S+OXSHIELD and work well together in daily feeding.

Q5: Can this food be used long-term, or only during acute urinary episodes?

Ans: Made for adult cats with urinary conditions, Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Chicken, Vegetable & Rice Stew supports lifelong feeding. It is a complete daily diet that promotes urinary health using S+OXSHIELD and urine pH control, while helping prevent crystals and stones from returning. Your veterinarian may also recommend pairing it with a dry c/d Multicare formula.

Q6: Can this food be fed to all cats in a multi-cat household?

Ans: Many veterinarians consider c/d Multicare appropriate for all healthy adult cats in a multi-cat household where one cat requires the diet, as it is nutritionally complete and balanced for adult maintenance. It is not recommended for cats with conflicting conditions such as kidney disease or hypertension, and it should not be fed to pregnant or lactating cats. Always confirm with your veterinarian before feeding this therapeutic diet to cats for whom it was not specifically prescribed.

Clinical Research

Struvite Stones in Cats – VCA Hospitals

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) – Cornell Feline Health Center

Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Cats – PetMD