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04-04-2008, 09:57 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois
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| any ideas for low protein meals? i'm pretty sure i can give my baby better, fresher food than special dog food right? he has elevated kidney value soooo.. i'm considering making his food rather than buy the dog food... plus lots of water.. can anyone give me ideas on what i should be feeding him other than his regular dog food? i know he likes rice.. does that count? wait nevermind.. he likes EVERYTHING.. so i'm sure he'll gobble up whatever i make for him.. but i still want advice on what would be good for him at a time like this.. i'm so lost.. |
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04-04-2008, 10:01 AM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Yes, you can definately provide better food than prescription diets. If you want to do it long-term, I recommend talking to a nutritionist. If you do it for more than a couple weeks, you will need to supplement. I can't really help you with the recipe because Ellie's is 24% protein. Also, kidney diets have low phosphorus. When you start getting into all of that, it is best to talk to a nutritionist. If it was me (and this is just my opinion), I would feed a prescription diet (not necessarily K/D) until you retest. If it retests normal, then they will probably tell you to go back to his regular food. If it retests abnormal and this will be a long-term thing, then I would consult the nutritionist. I wouldn't want to see you spend $100-$200 and find out you didn't need the recipe in a couple of weeks.
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04-04-2008, 10:05 AM | #3 | |
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i think it's mostly because my mom avoids giving him a lot of water so he won't pee everywhere.. i always have to sneak him water.. sigh.. it's okay.. this weekend he'l be with me.. and he'll be able to drink water regularly.. and eat well too.. i mean when we usually feed him.. it's white rice.. mixed with his dry dog food.. or it's just his dry food and water.. and he loves it.. so i don't understand where the high protein came from.. could it be his treats? they're all meat. like pig ears.. or cow skin chews.. or hunks of beef and liver (yeah they actually have treats that are dried beef and beef liver) | |
04-04-2008, 10:36 AM | #4 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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It doesn't sound like high protein is making it go up then. Is there anyway to get your mom to stop taking water away? Water is very important to clean out the kidneys and dehydration happens easily in small dogs. I would allow access to water all of the time (except maybe at night but now you will have to let him even then...).
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04-04-2008, 10:52 AM | #5 | |
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