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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  For people who feed prey - any concern about so much protein being hard on the kidneys? |
ok, i found some info. on this for you:
• While high protein diets were once
believed to be associated with kidney
disorders, clinical studies have time and
again demonstrated that no association
exists between high protein diets and
kidney disease.
• The myth that high protein diets are
harmful to kidneys probably started
because, in the past, patients with
kidney disease were commonly placed
on low protein (and thus low nitrogen)
diets.
• Science has since shown that for
patients with kidney disease the concern
is rather protein quality, not protein
quantity.
• The ability of excess dietary protein to
induce kidney failure has been studied
in both dogs already with chronic kidney
failure, dogs with only one kidney, and
older dogs. All studies conclude that
high protein does not adversely affect
the kidneys.
• Dietary protein consumed in excess of
daily requirements is not stored, but is
deaminated10 followed by oxidation of
the carbon skeleton through pathways
of glucose or fat metabolism. The
nitrogen waste generated is excreted in
the urine as either urea or ammonia.
• There is also no direct link between high
protein and skeletal development of
puppies and growing dogs of any size or
breed. It is calorie intake and mineral
intake - NOT PROTEIN INTAKE - that
directly correlates with orthopedic
problems in growing dogs.
• Protein restriction for healthy older dogs
is not only unnecessary, it can be
detrimental. Protein requirements
actually increase by about 50% in older