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Originally Posted by crzy4dogsxx21  Does anyone have any suggestions for a homemade diet for my female. She was diagnosed with early early kidney disease. She will be 13 in Oct this year. I currently feed her wet canned food with a little added water for more moisture. I was just looking into what other options are out there for her. thanks |
The diet that your dog will thrive on is dependent on the stage of her kidney disease. "Early kidney disease" is really not enough information to make any recommendations, because some vets will consider a creatinine of 1.8 early kidney disease, and others will consider a creatinine of 2.8 kidney disease. But between those numbers is a jump from stage 1 to stage 2 or early stage 3 kidney failure. Hopefully your vet did a complete chemistry panel along with a urinalysis before making a diagnosis. It is also important to know whether your dog has protein leaking in the urine before deciding on a diet.
I am all for home cooking, but in the interim while you're working on the diet and making decisions, feeding one of the RX kidney diets is a good choice. Royal Canin makes one, as well as Hills and several other companies. You can purchase a few cans from your vet to get you started, and your vet can also write a prescription for the food and you can purchase from Chewy.com or other online companies at a better price.
Hope this helps.
Diana