It is meant to be low protein.
Low protein dog food recipes kidney disease.
It even causes overload on the already strained kidneys.
Homemade food for your dog with low levels of high quality protein and phosphorous provides for a low cost feeding regime for dogs with kidney disease.
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Making basic low protein food for a dog with early stage kidney disease.
Dogs with kidney failure require a diet low in phosphorus sodium and often protein.
This protein cannot be utilized by the dog s body.
Renal failure means they won t be able to process phosphorus properly in the kidneys.
I found your website after my dog responded very little to eating k d or any other renal rx diets for dogs in kidney failure.
Low phosphorus reduces mineral deposits in the dog s kidneys and with low protein diets dogs suffer fewer problems from nitrogenous wastes.
The kidneys would then have to work overtime to filter this nitrogen.
High quality proteins give low nitrogen remnants.
However many commercial dog foods already contain a very poor quality of protein.
Typically dogs with kidney disease do well on low protein diets.
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Low protein homemade dog food diets are often recommended for dogs with kidney failure or renal disease and i ve done a recipe on the best homemade dog food for kidney problems here if that s.
A dog diagnosed with canine kidney failure should have a different diet from healthy dogs.
This recipe was given to me by my vet to feed to my dog that has kidney failure.
Lean meat is a good option always in moderate quantities.
X research source it is important to restrict protein in your dog s diet when kidney disease is present.
Just a note i am not a vet.
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A low phosphorous diet is also imperative when feeding a dog with kidney disease.
Homemade dog food recipes for senior dogs and those with medical issues aren t as difficult to make as i thought they would be.