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This chapter contains information on the following:
Nutritional Requirements of CKD Cats
Cats have unique physiological needs. This page explains
more about the nutritional requirements of CKD cats. It discusses the main
components of food, such as protein, phosphorus, fibre, essential fatty
acids, amino acids and vitamins, and includes a discussion of when to feed reduced protein food.
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The B Vitamins
B vitamins can help CKD cats with appetite and other
issues. Since they are water soluble, supplements are usually safe. This
page explains more about the B vitamins, especially vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin).
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What to Feed (and What to Avoid)
Choosing a food can be difficult and many people
worry about which food to feed. This page explains the benefits of
therapeutic kidney diets and what to do if your cat refuses to eat them. It
discusses homemade foods and foods for cats with other health issues such as
food allergies or IBD. It
also covers other nutritional issues, such as raw food, feeding frequency and dry food
versus wet food, and discusses which foods to avoid, such as garlic.
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Persuading Your Cat to Eat
CKD cats often have a poor appetite, so I explain
ways to encourage your CKD cat to eat. This page also has information on how
to get additional nourishment into your cat.
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Food Data
Tables
Since phosphorus control is an important part of managing
CKD, I have created tables of many commercial cat foods available in the
USA in order of phosphorus content. Please read this page before
using the tables, it explains why I have created them, how to use them,
and why the data in my tables differ from that provided on the
brands' websites or on the cans of food themselves.
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USA
Canned Food Data
This page contains the data for many US commercial canned
foods. It provides the data in Dry Matter Analysis (DMA) format for
phosphorus, protein, sodium, carbohydrates and fat, plus calorie content.
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Dry Food Data
This page contains the data for many US
commercial dry foods. It provides the data in Dry Matter Analysis (DMA)
format for phosphorus, protein, sodium, carbohydrates and fat, plus
calorie content.
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Cat Food Brands: Helpfulness Ratings
Some cat food brands are very helpful and responsive to
enquiries, others less so. This page rates the various brands according to
how helpful they have been to me regarding the food data tables.
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USA
Cat Food Brands: Contact Details
Contact details for the various cat food brands in
the USA, including website addresses and phone numbers. You can use the
links to their websites to check the ingredients of the food you are thinking of feeding, and
contact the brands in case you have any further details.
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2007 Food Recall USA
Some cats in the USA developed CKD during the
contaminated pet food scandal of 2007. I still hear from people ten
years later whose cats were affected, and I'm pleased to say that some of
them are still going strong. This page includes information
about which foods were affected and the ensuing court case.
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This page last updated: 19 June 2020
Links on this page last checked: 19 June 2020
