Sister is a diabetic, fully regulated (off insulin since 2021) using low carb food (Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein) which contains 59% animal protein.
So her wellness exams last week (BW, urine, xrays) indicated protein in the urine. Vet suggested special urine tests which we just did. Result: Protein a little high. Now we must do 2 more special urine tests within 2 weeks to confirm the "diagnosis" whatever that is. I do understand we are ruling out any other issues. And vet said there is a treatment for "high protein" in urine. Medication or nutritional changes. I won't budge on switching the food. It took us a year to find a food that regulated her diabetes and did not give her diarrhea. (Forget wet food. She doesn't even get excited about fresh chicken, turkey or tuna like my others. She just licks it.).
Here is my question: Can Sister's protein in the urine be caused by the low carb, high protein Dr. Elsey's? Because if it is, we'd possibly be medicating and then causing the issue by continuing the Dr. Elsey's. Awaiting your ideas. Thanks. (I would attach the test results, but the vet office emailed me results for an Australian Shepherd named Sister Ragsdale from 2018!!)
So her wellness exams last week (BW, urine, xrays) indicated protein in the urine. Vet suggested special urine tests which we just did. Result: Protein a little high. Now we must do 2 more special urine tests within 2 weeks to confirm the "diagnosis" whatever that is. I do understand we are ruling out any other issues. And vet said there is a treatment for "high protein" in urine. Medication or nutritional changes. I won't budge on switching the food. It took us a year to find a food that regulated her diabetes and did not give her diarrhea. (Forget wet food. She doesn't even get excited about fresh chicken, turkey or tuna like my others. She just licks it.).
Here is my question: Can Sister's protein in the urine be caused by the low carb, high protein Dr. Elsey's? Because if it is, we'd possibly be medicating and then causing the issue by continuing the Dr. Elsey's. Awaiting your ideas. Thanks. (I would attach the test results, but the vet office emailed me results for an Australian Shepherd named Sister Ragsdale from 2018!!)