Cat Bladder Stone Diet Tracker
When a vet puts a cat on a dissolution diet for struvite bladder stones, the diet only works if it's the cat's sole food and the rechecks happen on time. PetHealthLog lets you log that nothing else is being eaten, note water intake and litter-box signs, and mark the recheck imaging dates - so the course is followed and your vet sees the full picture. Free, no account, works offline.
Start tracking - it's freeA dissolution diet only works if it's followed exactly
Some bladder stones in cats - struvite ones - can sometimes be dissolved with a special diet instead of surgery, but the diet has to be the cat's only food for it to work. A single treat or a bite of another cat's food can set the process back, which is hard to police in a multi-cat home or with a fussy eater.
It also takes patience and rechecks. Struvite stones often take about one to two months to dissolve, with vets re-imaging every few weeks to confirm progress, and the diet usually continued for a while after the stone is no longer visible. Calcium oxalate stones, by contrast, do not dissolve with diet and need to be removed - which is why the recheck imaging your vet schedules matters so much.
A simple log closes the gap. PetHealthLog is free, needs no account and works offline, so you can record that the diet stayed the sole food, note water intake and any straining or blood in the litter box, and keep the recheck dates in view - one timeline you and your vet can read together.
What the tracker actually does
Log diet adherence
Tick off that the prescription diet stayed the cat's only food each day - no treats, no other cat's bowl - so a slip that could stall dissolution is visible rather than forgotten.
Note water intake
Jot how much your cat is drinking and whether a wet-food portion went down, since extra water is often part of the plan, so a drop is easy to flag.
Watch litter-box signs
Record straining, frequent trips, blood-tinged urine or going outside the box - changes a vet wants to know about - so a worsening sign stands out early.
Mark the recheck imaging dates
Keep the re-imaging and recheck appointments in view, because confirming whether a stone is shrinking is what tells you and your vet if the diet is working or another route is needed.
A vet-ready PDF
Export a clean record of diet adherence, water intake, litter-box notes and recheck dates, so each visit starts from real data instead of memory.
How a dissolution course often runs
Stone-diet monitoring tends to follow these checkpoints - this is a general guide, not a schedule for your cat. Use the free tracker to record each step and share the history at your next visit.
Common supplies while a cat is on a stone diet (#ad)
If your vet has prescribed a dissolution diet, these are common supporting items at home. The diet itself is prescription and must come from your vet - these only support hydration and a clean setup, and never replace the prescribed food.
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Get started in under a minute
- Open the app - no download from a store and no sign-up required.
- Add your cat, then add the prescribed diet and the recheck dates.
- Each day, tick diet adherence, note water and litter-box signs.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this cat bladder stone diet tracker really free?
- Yes. Logging diet adherence, noting water intake and litter-box signs, marking recheck dates, and the PDF report are all free. There is no sign-up and no account, and your records stay on your own device.
- How long does it take to dissolve a cat's bladder stones with diet?
- It depends on the stone. As a general guide, struvite stones often dissolve over about one to two months on a dissolution diet - sometimes faster - with vets re-imaging every few weeks and usually continuing the diet for a while after the stone is no longer visible. Calcium oxalate stones do not dissolve with diet and need to be removed. Your veterinarian identifies the stone type, sets the plan and the recheck dates for your cat; the tracker just keeps the record across it.
- Why does the diet have to be the only food?
- Because a dissolution diet generally only works if it's the cat's sole food - a treat or a bite of another cat's food can interfere with the process. The tracker makes it easy to record that the diet stayed the only food each day, but the diet and the plan are your veterinarian's call.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. PetHealthLog is a progressive web app that works offline, so you can tick diet adherence or note a litter-box sign without a connection.
- Is this a substitute for veterinary advice?
- No. PetHealthLog is a record-keeping tool, not veterinary advice. It does not diagnose bladder stones, identify the stone type, or choose the diet. Stones must be diagnosed and managed by a licensed veterinarian - and a cat that is straining and unable to pass urine is a medical emergency, so contact your vet or an emergency clinic right away. The tracker just records diet adherence and what you observed.
Keep your cat's stone-diet course on one timeline
Free, offline, and ready the moment you open it.
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