Originally Posted by Catty1
Low protien, low potassium. Beau is supposed to eat Medi-Cal reduced protien. My vet said any of three kidney support diets would be fine--Medi-Cal, Royal Canin Renal Support or Hills k/d. Beau likes the canned formula of all them. Turns his nose up at the kibble--he won't eat much kibble of any kind. My other cats eat Royal Canin Urinary S/O formula kibble and my vet said for the small amount of kibble Beau eats he should be fine with that.
Beau's health is quite fragile right now so until he's back on his paws, I'm letting him eat whatever he wants--currently he prefers Fancy Feast Tuna and Whitefish! Not on his low protien diet, but right now it's more important that he just eat!
Ask your vet about giving a quarter tablet of Pecid AC daily. Kidney trouble make some kitties nauseaus. The Pecid may help with that. Sub-q fluids are easy to do yourself and make a huge difference for some cats. Beau seems to perk up after he gets them. I have a dog who often goes days without eating, but is ravenous after she gets fluids.
There is some debate right now about the value of kidney diets. Keeping an obligate carnivore(can't survive without meat protien) on a low-protien diet long term doesn't really make much sense. However, since most kitties with kidney failure are older, it may not make difference for senior kitties.
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