Renal Friendly Diet

[TheresaW]

Ellie was due to have a dental today. Because of her age, we had bloods run last week which showed a very slight issue with her kidneys. Apparently, anything over 20 is bad, hers what at 16. I got a urine sample Saturday, and got the results yesterday. No sign of infection, good concentration, but slightly too much protein. Vet has recommended switching her to a renal friendly diet, as whatever is going on has been caught early. We feed Millie’s Wolfheart, and I have called them this morning. Sadly they cannot help.

Anyone on here can help? Ellie is a 12yo Border Collie, very active for her age. In an ideal world would want to feed the other two the same if possible, 7yo Border Collie, and 5yo Husky.

Thank you

 

[lozzles]

It wouldn't work for the other two but our dog who was born with severe kidney issues far outlived her initial very short life expectancy and thrived for several years on the hills kd diet. We used to mix some of their canned food in for palatability

 

[pistolpete]

Nutriment now do special diets and is raw if that’s your preferred food.

 

[ihatework]

There are various kidney kibbles from the mainstream manufacturers. I think I fed Royal Canin (but might have got that wrong) to my elderly lab in the early stages of kidney failure.
He was on Millie’s before that, and the kidney ingredients may make you wince, but he switched over no issue and I certainly noticed improvement in symptoms with no huge difference in his bowels

 

[TheresaW]

Thank you. We have fed Wolf of the Wilderness before, and they seem to have a kidney friendly one. Will speak to the vet again. She is not a fussy eater, but I think if she’s fed something different to the other two, someone will feel like they are being left out.

Luna, the husky, doesn’t seem to do very well on raw, which we find weird, so that wouldn’t be an option.

 

[Highmileagecob]

You need to feed an easily digested form of protein - fish or chicken for preference, red meat is harder for kidneys to break down. Do you have a local butcher who will put chicken carcasses and the chicken offal through the grinder for you? I fed this to my old cat after he was diagnosed with failing kidneys, and he eventually died in his sleep aged 20. I used to put out a portion, pour boiling water over it, drain after three or four minutes, cool and feed.