My geriatric cat who started to drink and urinate more a few years ago recently had another blood workup. I was informed that she's now just entered the CRF stage and should switch to a k/d diet.
She's been eating Nature's Variety Instinct canned rabbit for about 15 years as her sole diet. About 15 years ago, I discovered she was allergic to poultry and would develop granulomas. She would als lick her hind leg bald if fed any cat food with poultry.
My vet suggested the Hills K/D canned tuna formula. I informed him that formula has chicken, chicken fat and chicken liver in the ingredients A few days later his assistant emailed a link which appears to be he only low protein and low phosphorous prescription food for allergic cats. Its called "Feline Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein dry cat food" from Royal Canin. The problem is that it also contains chicken liver and is kibble, which I can't feed my cat because of her lack of teeth (she just has her front incisors).
After I informed the vet, he indicated I should give the k/d canned diet a try and see if the allergy is still active. He said it's been over 10 years and sometimes these allergies have a way of alleviating themselves and are no longer active.
My worry, of course is that if there still is an allergy, it might take a week or two to disappear iafter I stop the food, and with her current kidney issues, I don't want her back on the prednisone or prednisolone she took over 15 years ago until I found NV Instinct canned rabbit.
Any suggestions? This is Lisa Pierson's canned food chart as of 2017 and if you sort on the phosphorous column, there's no real options other than the kd/ prescription diets. There's a Royal Canin g/d food that has turkey, but has a slightly higher phosphorous level. Once again it's still poultry, but the ingredients look better than Royal Canin's other produts and a few of the Hills offerings that contain that synthetic form of vitamin K.
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She's been eating Nature's Variety Instinct canned rabbit for about 15 years as her sole diet. About 15 years ago, I discovered she was allergic to poultry and would develop granulomas. She would als lick her hind leg bald if fed any cat food with poultry.
My vet suggested the Hills K/D canned tuna formula. I informed him that formula has chicken, chicken fat and chicken liver in the ingredients A few days later his assistant emailed a link which appears to be he only low protein and low phosphorous prescription food for allergic cats. Its called "Feline Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein dry cat food" from Royal Canin. The problem is that it also contains chicken liver and is kibble, which I can't feed my cat because of her lack of teeth (she just has her front incisors).
After I informed the vet, he indicated I should give the k/d canned diet a try and see if the allergy is still active. He said it's been over 10 years and sometimes these allergies have a way of alleviating themselves and are no longer active.
My worry, of course is that if there still is an allergy, it might take a week or two to disappear iafter I stop the food, and with her current kidney issues, I don't want her back on the prednisone or prednisolone she took over 15 years ago until I found NV Instinct canned rabbit.
Any suggestions? This is Lisa Pierson's canned food chart as of 2017 and if you sort on the phosphorous column, there's no real options other than the kd/ prescription diets. There's a Royal Canin g/d food that has turkey, but has a slightly higher phosphorous level. Once again it's still poultry, but the ingredients look better than Royal Canin's other produts and a few of the Hills offerings that contain that synthetic form of vitamin K.
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