A urinary blockage or crystal episode is a medical emergency that no pet owner wants to repeat. Once your vet has treated the acute crisis, Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Urinary SO becomes the daily tool for preventing recurrence — addressing the urinary environment itself to make crystal and stone formation as difficult as possible.
The multi-target urinary strategy:
- High moisture encouragement — promotes increased water intake and urine volume, diluting the mineral concentrations that lead to crystal formation
- S/O Index® — formulated to create a urine pH and ion concentration unfavorable to both struvite AND calcium oxalate crystals — the two most common types in dogs and cats
- Struvite dissolution capability — nutritionally dissolves struvite stones, potentially avoiding or following surgical intervention
- Controlled calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium — reduces the raw materials available for crystal formation
The comprehensive Urinary SO range includes specialized variants for:
- Urinary SO + Calm — for cats whose urinary flares are stress-triggered (idiopathic cystitis)
- Urinary SO + Satiety — for overweight pets where weight is a concurrent risk factor
- Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein — for pets with concurrent food sensitivities
- Urinary SO Moderate Calorie — for weight-prone patients
- Urinary SO Aging 7+ — for senior pets with age-related urinary changes
- Urinary UC — for dogs with urate, cystine, or xanthine uroliths
- Urinary Small Breed — for small dogs with size-specific urinary needs
Available in dry, wet loaf, morsels in gravy, and thin slices formats. Wet food is especially valuable for urinary patients — increased moisture content directly supports urine dilution.
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet — the most comprehensive urinary therapeutic range, exclusively through your veterinarian.