One approach might be to slowly change
the cat renal diet vs. doing it in one step.
Not exact matches
The new work shows the appearance of glucosuria and albuminuria — both indicators of
renal damage — in
cats eating high phosphorus
diets.
we have three
cats who are 14/15 now, one just beginning to show signs of kidney disease (now on
Renal diet which she appears to enjoy — as does the other
cat who does NOT have any kidney disease so far as I'm aware!)
Many veterinarians recommend a low - protein «prescription
diet» for
cats in
renal failure, but there is some controversy regarding protein restriction, especially in the early stages of the disease.
Your
cat must now go on a
diet especially formulated for
cats with
renal failure.
32 hours of continuing education including: The hyperthyroid
cat with
renal failure, feline hepatic lipidosis prevention and treatment, Atkins
diet for dogs and
cats, cancer and non-steroidal drugs, ear flushing and medical treatment of otitis externa, dealing with the allergic dog, urinary obstruction and incontinence, managing the neonate, aggression in
cats, and canine atopic dermatitis.
He is fairly finicky and will not eat a canned
diet so
Renal Support A dry
cat food is a perfect match for Henry.
Renal Support A dry is a high energy and highly digestible
diet for
cats that has been formulated with low protein and low phosphorus levels and is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only.
Therapeutic Kidney
Diets Can Extend Your
Cats Life: Chronic kidney (renal) disease is very common in older c
Cats Life: Chronic kidney (
renal) disease is very common in older
catscats.
PURINA VETERINARY
DIETS NF is a delicious clinical eating regimen, formulated to supply full vitamin for
cats bothered with
renal failure.
Change the
Diet — A
renal diet and food therapy are beneficial to
cats suffering from chronic kidney disease.
It can help with various digestive issues as well as
renal issues — just be sure to consult your veterinarian before making sudden changes to your
cat's
diet.
In fact, pet food companies make millions of dollars selling special
cat renal failure
diets.
This in particular works well for
cats with kidney disease to encourage them to eat a
renal diet.
While not all experts agree on the details, research has shown that a low waste, limited protein
diet can help prolong
renal function — which is critical when kidney failure is so common in aging
cats.
Getting these
renal cats onto a high moisture content raw
diet can be a real turning point for them.
There was a trend in Burmese
cats for diabetes to be associated with treatment for
renal disease, which typically includes a restricted - protein, high - carbohydrate
diet.
I was able to switch the
cat with the
renal disease only to a
renal diet and saw great improvement.
«
Renal»
diets restrict protein to the point that many
cats — those that are not consuming enough of the
diet to provide their daily protein calorie needs — will catabolize (use for fuel) their own muscle mass which results in muscle wasting and weight loss.
Studies have shown that animals with chronic
renal failure can live 3 times longer if fed the proper
diet compared to staying on regular dog or
cat food.
For more information on
diets for
cats in
renal failure, this article may help, too: http://consciouscat.net/2011/10/17/kidney-failure-and-diet-in-
cats/
I'm looking forward to learning more about a raw
diet for my
renal cat, and I appreciate you giving me a healthy head start.
For a
cat in
renal failure, I'd work with a holistic veterinarian to formulate a raw
diet.
What fresh or frozen
diet foods could I give my 15 yr old
cat with
renal failure.
I can't recommend any raw recipes specifically for
cats in
renal failure, Michelle, but I believe Dr. Lisa Pierson can do a remote consult and help you formulate the right
diet for your
cat.
Diets that require a prescription that are made for
cats with kidney problems include Eukeanuba MultiStage
Renal, Purina Veterinary NF, Hill's Prescription Diet k / d and Royal Canin Modified Formula or
Renal LP 21.
Frequently, the first advice guardians of a
cat who was just diagnosed with kidney disease hear from the veterinarian is that the
cat should eat a
renal «prescription
diet».
An ideal
diet for a
cat with
renal failure is a
diet low in phosphate and lower in protein compared to maintenance
cat diets.
Renal Support T canned
cat food - Thin Slices in Gravy This
diet contains 962 kilocalories of metabolizable energy (ME) per kilogram (calculated).
Renal Support F dry
cat food This
diet contains 3811 kilocalories of metabolizable energy (ME) per kilogram or 373 kilocalories ME per cup on an as fed basis (calculated).
Although the makers of these foods say that in multi-pet households, all the pets can consume the same
renal diet, we really do not know what the long - term feeding of these
diets to healthy dogs and
cats might do.
Diets formulated for chronic
renal insufficiency have been successfully used to palliate HE in both dogs and
cats.
Research also shows that even very high protein
diets do not make
renal failure worse in
cats (although high protein does worsen the disease in dogs and humans).
Many
cats won't eat a
renal diet, and will do much better on a regular canned food.
Protein restriction for the feline patient with HE should not exceed minimum values determined for
cats with chronic
renal insufficiency (3.3 — 3.5 g / kg body weight of high biologic value protein in a
diet providing 70 — 80 kcal / (kg ⋅ d)[293 — 335 × 103 J (kg ⋅ d)-RSB-.