Since discovering my baby is likely in the early stages of kidney disease (pet my vet), I have done much research and plan to switch her to the following foods:
I had been originally feeding Fancy Feast 3 oz for breakfast and dinner, along with 1-2 tbsp Wellness Core dry food. Plus a Hill's dental kibble (1-2) as a treat twice a day for her dental health (recommended by my vet).
NOW here is my plan:
No more fancy feast. I will give Weruva (a select few varieties I researched that look better for kidney issues) or Tiki Cat (all under "1" for phosphorus, with Tiki Cat being highest at "1" so that will be more limited), 3 oz for breakfast and dinner.
I really hate to take away all of the crunchy foods she loves, but I know it needs to be much more limited. So I found the lowest phosphorus non-prescription dry food from Tanya's website (Halo Spot Stew Grain Free hearty chicken recipe dry cat food) and will give only 5 pieces in the morning and 5 at night, for "treats".
I will not be giving the hill's dental kibble any more. And no more Wellness Core dry food.
I also continue to use a larger water bowl, refilling it with fresh water daily.
POTENTIAL PROBLEM:
The calories in Weruva vs Fancy Feast are overall lower...sometimes only 1/2 to 3/4 that of fancy feast. Weruva is ALSO much more expensive. Please, what do you recommend since the calories are lower, but I'm already spending much more just by replacing the breakfast and dinner meals with Weruva? Is there some kind of other caloric supplement I could give?
THANK YOU FRIENDS!!!
I had been originally feeding Fancy Feast 3 oz for breakfast and dinner, along with 1-2 tbsp Wellness Core dry food. Plus a Hill's dental kibble (1-2) as a treat twice a day for her dental health (recommended by my vet).
NOW here is my plan:
No more fancy feast. I will give Weruva (a select few varieties I researched that look better for kidney issues) or Tiki Cat (all under "1" for phosphorus, with Tiki Cat being highest at "1" so that will be more limited), 3 oz for breakfast and dinner.
I really hate to take away all of the crunchy foods she loves, but I know it needs to be much more limited. So I found the lowest phosphorus non-prescription dry food from Tanya's website (Halo Spot Stew Grain Free hearty chicken recipe dry cat food) and will give only 5 pieces in the morning and 5 at night, for "treats".
I will not be giving the hill's dental kibble any more. And no more Wellness Core dry food.
I also continue to use a larger water bowl, refilling it with fresh water daily.
POTENTIAL PROBLEM:
The calories in Weruva vs Fancy Feast are overall lower...sometimes only 1/2 to 3/4 that of fancy feast. Weruva is ALSO much more expensive. Please, what do you recommend since the calories are lower, but I'm already spending much more just by replacing the breakfast and dinner meals with Weruva? Is there some kind of other caloric supplement I could give?
THANK YOU FRIENDS!!!