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    Lower Phosphorus freeze dried foods?

    Labeling applies to everything governed by FDA rules. AFAIK that's all Human, Dog, and Cat food labels. Minimum's and Maximim's on the label are just that. For example instinct original kibble adds up to <80%. Consumer databases assume the missing 20-ish% is carbs it may or may not be...
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    Lower Phosphorus freeze dried foods?

    I have to feed her 6x a day. Her apetite is low she's 9.2lb but will only 1oz of hills wetfood+ nulo /meal. Nulo comes in little cubes, doing the math she eats just about 4 cubes; roughly 4.5-5 kcal nulo with 20-23 cal wet food per meal She not getting enough calories, and 20% is from freeze...
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    Lower Phosphorus freeze dried foods?

    1) Thank you 2) I've been scouring the web for VE's mineral analysis they don't post it. Was what they sent you say "guaranteed" or "certificate of analysis" anywhere on it? I got Nulo's phosphate # by reaching out. They just said 0.96% I doubt the do any Quality Control analysis for...
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    Lower Phosphorus freeze dried foods?

    Sprinkling freeze dried is the only way to get my cat to eat her RX kidney food. Stella and Chewy's has about 3% phosphorus (dry matter basis). Instinct Raw has 1.10% and Nulo allegedly has 0.96%. Does anyone know of any Freeze Dried food that's lower than Nulo?
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    Wet foods for cats with a food allergy?

    I had one cat who developed a sensitivity to chicken (feeding a cat mostly a single animal protein source for a long time will do that). I thought another cat was developing a chicken sensitivity too. After years of buying expensive novel foods, It turned out to be carrageenan, one of the gum's...
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    Cat with kidney disease and history of AKI eating less and less wet food!

    I've had 5 cats and learned different tricks for each of their dietary needs. But this is a 2mo old post, so before I type a long essay, do you still need help?
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    Options RX kidney foods?

    Her T4 is fine. She was getting physicals w/blood panel every 3 years. And then every 8 or 9 months since she turned 10. Ostensibly, the vet would've caught something like that. Out of all my cat's this one gets hungry the most often, starts wailing in my ear and tapping me on the face 4-5...
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    Options RX kidney foods?

    Thanks for writing all this, good info. This cat's renal #'s were borderline 8mos ago, now creat:2.2, BUN:39, SDMA 17.7 She also lost 20% of her body weight in the last 2½ years, I initially chalked it up to cutting out all dry food in 2019. All cats lost a little weight which was good but this...
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    Options RX kidney foods?

    Seems like you're right. I can go through my vet who can order whatever/whenever but costs more and can't return. Or pick one food, order from chewy, be able to return it if the cat hates it (which is more likely than not), but then have to get vet to write a different RX... then I either get...
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    Options RX kidney foods?

    In the United States. I need an RX to order Kidney/renal cat food on Chewy. Do I need a separate RX for each brand (Proplan NF, Hills KD, Royal Canine Renal, Blue KM) or does one RX cover all?
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    Options RX kidney foods?

    Edited: was wondering if the RX brands were medicated, they aren't. Now I just need figure out where to start, there are way more options than I realized.
  12. syzygycat

    Options RX kidney foods?

    My 13y/o now needs kidney prescription food. She only eats wet food and I've never had any luck with Hills Science Diets. Besides Hills, what other (easily available) brands of Prescription Renal wet foods are there? AND do I need a different RX for each brand ?
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    Scratching around food bowl

    My cats do that when they don't like the food, they do a lap, look at me forlornly, accept better food isn't coming then eat it.
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    Acclimating kitten 6mo (update)

    6 Months ago we brought home a new female kitten, our 5th cat. Did the usual acclimation/introductions procedures, went well with 3 of the cats the next youngest cat, 3y/o female, kept chasing and bitting/swatting the new kitten. We set up a litter box and water dish in our smallest bedroom...
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    kittens won't let each other use the litterbox??

    One more bit I forgot to mention... whatever litter you chose, make sure it's the multi-cat version, that's the one that doesn't fall apart after it dries. That faux lavender smell that's in every cheap air freshener, potpouri, hand soap, "calming" cat sprays makes my nose drip non-stop. (It's...
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    kittens won't let each other use the litterbox??

    The chance of long term health issues from clay litter is very low. If they develop a cough, tearing up, UTI's, avoiding the litter box, over grooming... then stop using that litter box then step using that type of litter but in general issues from any type of litter over hyped. That being...
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    Advice, adult cat chasing new kitten?

    Disaster, what I thought was a fungus or some other skin condition on her throat was a deep infected bite. It's healing up fine with antibiotic cream, but the kitten's fear response makes a lot more sense now. I bought the brand name pheromone collars and sprays, keeping the 3y/o separated...
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    Advice, adult cat chasing new kitten?

    The 3y/o has figured out hearing a stern "No!' means a time-out is coming, she'll sit or leave the room. I dont think shes figured out i only say no when shes about to pounce on the kitten. The kitten is still too scared to come out on her own. The shelf she hides in is 4" tall, 18" deep...
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    Advice, adult cat chasing new kitten?

    He's a very calm but jealous cat.
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    Advice, adult cat chasing new kitten?

    worth a shot. I think earlier posts are correct, The kitten needs to build up confidence and not see Jennifer as a threat. (which she really isn't, i've litterally never hear her hiss, ever) One new development which is kind of good. Our oldest male, Luke, has no interest in the other cats. I'd...
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