It is meant to be low protein.
Low protein dog food recipes kidney disease.
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.
Homemade dog food recipes for senior dogs and those with medical issues aren t as difficult to make as i thought they would be.
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.
However many commercial dog foods already contain a very poor quality of protein.
The sweetest and most gentle dog i ve ever known.
High quality proteins give low nitrogen remnants.
Typically dogs with kidney disease do well on low protein diets.
Making basic low protein food for a dog with early stage kidney disease.
This protein cannot be utilized by the dog s body.
If you use my tips it doesn t even take that much time.
A low phosphorous diet is also imperative when feeding a dog with kidney disease.
When the dog digests proteins nitrogen is normally left in the body.
15 year old pitbull mix we adopted when she was 10.
A dog diagnosed with canine kidney failure should have a different diet from healthy dogs.
Low phosphorus reduces mineral deposits in the dog s kidneys and with low protein diets dogs suffer fewer problems from nitrogenous wastes.
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.
I want you to know this blog and recipes are still helping people years after you wrote it.
Therefore when designing a diet for your dog having kidney disease.
Just a note i am not a vet.
The kidneys would then have to work overtime to filter this nitrogen.
Renal failure means they won t be able to process phosphorus properly in the kidneys.
Dogs with kidney failure require a diet low in phosphorus sodium and often protein.