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Treats for cat with renal insufficiency

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b_whittle@hotmail.com - 02 Aug 2007 21:35 GMT
Hi

Our cat has renal insufficiency and it is quite advanced. We need to
keep
her eating and drinking as much as she can, but she does have to stick
to a
renal diet to limit the damage to her kidneys.

Does anyone have any ideas for kidney-friendly treats that we can
spoil our
puss with?

thanks
Ben
cindys - 02 Aug 2007 21:56 GMT
> Hi
>
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> to a
> renal diet to limit the damage to her kidneys.
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Just a word of advice from someone who's gone through this in the past and
is going through it now:  If it gets to the point where your kitty is really
disinterested in food and has lost a lot of weight, if you can find
something she likes (even if it's not so kidney friendly), try to go for it.
Since you say the renal disease is very advanced, you may eventually find
that you need to focus on keeping your kitty from losing more weight rather
than worrying about additional damage to her kidneys.  For the last year of
Molly's life, she lost a lot of weight, and the only thing she would eat was
human tuna, which is not the least bit kidney-friendly and lacks taurine and
other nutrients required by cats. I supplemented her with feline vitamins.
She lived for nearly a year on this regimen. At the very end, she was
willing to eat small amounts of shredded steak and nothing else, so I
provided that for her. Good luck. My heart goes out to you.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

> Does anyone have any ideas for kidney-friendly treats that we can
> spoil our
> puss with?
>
> thanks
> Ben
Ben - 03 Aug 2007 22:41 GMT
thanks Cindy. Will keep that in mind

Ben

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