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  • April 4, 2014 at 4:55 pm in reply to: Dog food for impending old age kidney disease #37742 Report Abuse
    Cathy W
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    Sarah,
    I found Shawna’s posts to be most helpful. I am going to stay away from dry food. From everything I have learned so far, no matter how good the protein is when they start, the processing for dry food really takes away from the quality and quality protein is what we are looking for. I am going to use a dehydrated dog food; The Honest Kitchen. Another advantage is the moisture they get once you rehydrate the food. My two dogs absolutely love this food. They were hungry on the first formula I tried and now I have switched to the Embark formula, I add a couple of green beans to it and they seemed satisfied and happy. ( I had started with Force. Would like to use Love formula, but it is more expensive). I can’t say about any changes in BUN yet, but originally three weeks on Force and Sprite’s BUN dropped 3 points.

    March 31, 2014 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Dog food for impending old age kidney disease #37428 Report Abuse
    Cathy W
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    Your explanation is really helpful Now I understand why kibble isn’t good. Thank you. Now I am going to get reading. You have really been helpful. I will keep you posted. Thank you again,
    Cathy & Sprite

    March 31, 2014 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Dog food for impending old age kidney disease #37391 Report Abuse
    Cathy W
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    Shawna, Bless you. Your information is so helpful. I am going to try the HK Love and your other suggestions. You are right. At first my Vet suggested low protein and even Hills KD. He realized that I would not feed kd and then as we talked more he did say that it wasn’t the % of protein but the quality of the protein. Sprite’s BUN did drop 2 points in three weeks on the HK Force. I am going to look for the Standard Process Canine Renal Support. I have been using Herbsmith probiotics. Again, I really appreciate the information you have given me. I will also check out the web sites.
    Cathy and Sprite

    March 30, 2014 at 6:47 pm in reply to: Dog food for impending old age kidney disease #37263 Report Abuse
    Cathy W
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    Thanks Shawna, I am anxious to figure out the best food for Sprite.
    Cathy

    March 29, 2014 at 11:56 am in reply to: Dog food for impending old age kidney disease #37084 Report Abuse
    Cathy W
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    Thank you for your advice. I am trying Honest Kitchen Force (dehydrated fresh food) which she loves. However she doesn’t seem satisfied on it. She is trying to get into garbage etc and didn’t do that before on Annamaet Grain Free Kibble. My Vet, however said I should reduce protein from the Annamaet 30%. I’m in a quandary about what to do.
    Cathy

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