Nam, I agree with JustMe, they dont need all the food you have especially if they are same lots/batch numbers....I think they would really only need one packet but I might be mistaken, its worth asking them if they really need it all before you hand it over. 

My cats are eating a prescription diet because they have to, but I also supplement a couple of them with Wellness wet and some kibble. When the medical issues are gone they are all going on Wellness!!!

Good luck finding just what you need. Lots of folks here have had a lot of experience finding food so I'm sure you'll get some good advice.

Glad you're here ~
catmom5

The main thing right now is getting your cat well.  

I don't blame you for not wanting to feed wet now.   I don't feed dry anymore, but there are people here who do.  Maybe they can give you some ideas.  Unfortunately, the foods will probably cost a little more, but you normally don't have to feed as much food with the better quality foods, so it really doesn't end up costing you a lot more in the long run.

They gave me 4 bags of Authority dry for free when I adopted 4 cats from the Humane Society at Petsmart.  Neither the adopted cats or my other cats would eat it.  This was 6 years ago.  I would try to find something without corn or corn gluten or artificial flavors/colorings that meets your requirements.  Mine were occasionally spitting up yellow liquid and having intermittent diarrhea and/or bloody stools when they were on dry food with corn.

I could be wrong but I think you are able to keep half of the food in the packets if you feel uncomfortable giving it all to them (I would)...I really don't think giving them all the food is wise but that is because of my experience (not with Nutro though)..
I think Don Earl told me that you are legally able to keep half the food---he told me that back when I thought the FDA was going to come take my food...
Don---are you here???

Very good news about your kitty, its a good sign to see some curiosity in their surroundings.....perhaps once she is home and has a chance to calm down, her appetite might start to come back.  The Ag person sounded helpful so it sounds like it should work out alright.  So did she say if it will really take 3 months for the testing?  Hang in there Nam, maybe you will get your kitty back today and things will start turning the corner for the better.  Let us know when your kitty gets home. 

Nam I hope your kitty gets to come home today, showing interest in things is a good sign.

I was thinking there is also clostridium and campylobacter that are bacterias found in food too.  I think its hard for us to know whether its food or not food-related but if her vet is concerned enough to want to help arrange for the food to be tested, Im all ears as to what they find out.  Another consideration is its always possible that bacteria in the urine is from a pre-existing condition and maybe made worse by the dehydration from not eating and drinking which is being caused by something different.  I know they always have some levels of certain bacteria in their stool which is considered normal, I dont know about urine.   I thought I remember, maybe Im wrong, but  many of the cases of the recalled food in 2007 had pets with fevers.  So a fever is not necessarily a direct-result of whats in the food but the damage the food has inflicted.   

My only concern if we try to diagnose and assume its not food in advance, it does remind me of when DH and I felt something was wrong with KiKi's food in the fall of 2006.  We contacted 5 or more universities for help in getting the food tested and they all discouraged us.  While I hope her kitties illness isnt food-related, I think its important if someone feels strongly that it could be, to listen and help them down the road they want to try.  I know Nam needs to be aware in advance even if it is food-related, that the tests may not reveal anything as is what happened in our case (at least the test from the PFC showed nothing or at least thats what they said and then the food was officially recalled) but I want her to know she has a place to come to where we will listen and help as much as we can.   That said, I know we cant blame food for everything that happens to our pets but in this day and age, but sometimes one has a gut instinct that cant be ignored.