>I'm concerned about the high level of protein in Evo with the older
>cat. I've read that older cats can be at risk for kidney problems if
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>quality of the Evo ingredients negate any potential problems from the
>higher levels?
The only way to tell if your 13 year old cat has kidney disease is to get it
tested. 13 is old enough to get senior testing done. Then you can go from
there. She needs a senior food, not an "all stages" food which Evo is - that
means it's made for kittens and they suggest adults can eat it too. That's
one of the reasons it's so high in minerals - cause it's for kittens (adults
and especially seniors shouldn't eat "all stages" food). It's high in phos.
cause they didn't put any grains in it. More meat equals more phosphorus -
they go hand in hand. On the website, Evo is 2.17 calcium, 1.47 phosphorus, .
10 magnesium and .55 sodium - holy crap!
Doesn't matter what the quality is - excessive minerals are excessive
minerals!
Kelcey
LMR - 09 Feb 2006 03:58 GMT
>It's high in phos. cause they didn't put any grains in it. More meat equals more phosphorus -
>they go hand in hand.
Or it could be so high in phosphorus because they use cheaper meats that have
a lot of ground-up bone in them - bones are high in phosphorus.
LMR