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My 18-year-old cat has chronic kidney disease and is supposed to be on a prescription diet but he hates all his prescription foods so I'm trying to get by with regular foods that claim to be lower in phosphorus. He won't eat enough and is losing weight. With the few wet foods he likes, he licks up the gelatinous goo but leaves the chunks. The vet says his teeth look fine so I don't think it's a problem with chewing.
I need suggestions for how to boost his calories but NOT his protein or phosphorus. I've tried mixing various fats into his wet food but he has hated them all: fish oil, flax oil, unsalted butter, an canola. I might try buying plain chicken fat at a grocery store, but the gelatinous goo he likes in his food is made with a lot of additives I wouldn't know how to replicate like gelatin, guar gum, wheat flour, plasma (whatever that is), and others.
He likes corn and peas, but again, I want to give him as many calories as possible, so a fat is needed.
Any ideas are super duper appreciated! Thank you!!
I need suggestions for how to boost his calories but NOT his protein or phosphorus. I've tried mixing various fats into his wet food but he has hated them all: fish oil, flax oil, unsalted butter, an canola. I might try buying plain chicken fat at a grocery store, but the gelatinous goo he likes in his food is made with a lot of additives I wouldn't know how to replicate like gelatin, guar gum, wheat flour, plasma (whatever that is), and others.
He likes corn and peas, but again, I want to give him as many calories as possible, so a fat is needed.
Any ideas are super duper appreciated! Thank you!!