Well guys, after taking our 17 1/2 year old girl to the vet for a dental, what I though was sure to be an extraction, turned into a conversation about her kidneys, as her BUN was at about 55.
My vet knows that we feed a raw diet, so she did take the creatin number into account, as well as urine concentration.
Verdict is that we need to lower Belle's phosphorous intake.
So, looks like I'll be needing to re-balance her meals a bit.
So... I was given some Aluminum Hydroxide (phosphorus binder) to mix in with her food. Starting dosage is 1/8 tsp per meal.
I'm also aware that I can sub egg whites for the protein side, and eggshell for the calcium side of things...
My two-fold question would be; how much of each would I sub, and would that affect how much binder I should use?
If it would be better to have this conversation on the side, feel free to PM me.
(hint hint... math makes my head spin!)
PS
No extraction...
Though she had some teeth already well re-sorbed.
But her remaining 3 teeth are sound!
My vet knows that we feed a raw diet, so she did take the creatin number into account, as well as urine concentration.
Verdict is that we need to lower Belle's phosphorous intake.
So, looks like I'll be needing to re-balance her meals a bit.
So... I was given some Aluminum Hydroxide (phosphorus binder) to mix in with her food. Starting dosage is 1/8 tsp per meal.
I'm also aware that I can sub egg whites for the protein side, and eggshell for the calcium side of things...
My two-fold question would be; how much of each would I sub, and would that affect how much binder I should use?
If it would be better to have this conversation on the side, feel free to PM me.
(hint hint... math makes my head spin!)
PS
No extraction...
Though she had some teeth already well re-sorbed.
But her remaining 3 teeth are sound!
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