Diet For Chronic Kidney Failure in Dogs

K9 Magazine’s blog site (MyDogMagazine.com) has recently published a short, to the point article on the topic of specialist diet requirements for dogs suffering with chronic kidney failure.

In the article (Dog diet for chronic kidney failure), they go on to say:

Kidney problems in dogs tend to manifest in older dogs and the advice generally offered by vets and animal nutrition experts tends to suggest that older dogs / dogs with kidney problems should have less total protein but a higher quality protein in their diet.

The advice on protein, specifically, adds:

Excess protein produces more nitrogenous wastes, which means more work for the kidneys. Dogs with kidney problems could be put on prescription dog food, or small amounts of high-quality protein, such as in eggs, yogurt, tofu, ricotta, farmer cheese, cottage cheese, and hard mild cheeses, together with a lot of raw, grated vegetables. Kidney problems require low protein. Heart problems require low salt. Very often the two maladies go hand in hand.

Read the article in full – Dog Diet For Chronic Kidney Failure http://bit.ly/GGpPi0