Losing Doodles; low protein diets
I sense the beginning of the slow goodbye has started. My 8 yr old neuro/post Odontoma girl is beginning all the signs of early kidney failure.
I haven’t run blood tests ; I don’t want to put her through the stress. And wouldn’t likely change the outcome . I may run a U/A just to see if there are any findings . But she’s hosting more, losing weight, and losing her appetite . There could be other rule outs. But is suspect renal.
This has opened my awareness for a need for more discussion about this topic regarding our aging NR’s. For a rat, there are some guidelines on different protein recommendations/restrictions as their pet ages.
And of course, I’m aware of the Hills and Purina diets we have for our other furry friends.
But what about our NR’s??
We don’t have a Henry’s Senior Diet. Or a Food Pyramid for geriatrics (forgive me if there is one… that I haven’t seen).
Since there are no prescription diets available for aging kidneys , what do others here do? And at what ages do you start dietary changes/protein restrictions?
I read that the HT diets (2014) has the lowest protein (14% think). But as I’ve been studying today , I’ve read there are recommendations for even lower protein; some authors even suggest 4-7%.
I haven’t been here much (TSB) lately due to family commitments. But as I watch my oldest NR going down , I wonder if there are threads that discuss this topic ? If not, can we start one now?
Doodles and my gang say hello and thanks!
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