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Hello,
My name is Kimber & I'm on a quest to start my cat Charlie on raw food but due to his health condition, it has to be a strick mix. Charlie was diagnosed Dec. 2018 with hyperthyroidism his T4 level was 10. 0 but with meds he is now down to 4.1
I took Charlie to a specialist to have further test done to see if he was a candidate for the I-131 shot but once we ran test we found out if he was a candidate we found out Charlie only has one Kidney & that the other kidney died & not sure why. He also has a heart murmur & high blood pressure but we hope this will correct itself once the T4 is normal. Charlie is in early CKD & his numbers are showing we have to do everything we can to protect his only kidney and to keep it as healthy as possible.
With everything, I have been learning and researching I agree with the new research stating a raw diet with as little as possible of Phosphorus would be best.
The mix I'm looking to achieve is 40% protein & 60% fat, next to Zero carbs, and as low as I possibly can find phosphorus levels, adding in Omega 3, fish oil, vitamin E & C. I also know I need to keep the bone in his food as small as powder if possible all of this is due to his kidney.
I'm sure I can figure out the vitamins to add to his feed but the real challenge has been figuring out how to achieve a 40%protein 60% fat and low Phosphorus mix. would any of you know how to mix this? how to Find this raw mix?
Are any of you going through this as well?
Thank you
-Kimber
My name is Kimber & I'm on a quest to start my cat Charlie on raw food but due to his health condition, it has to be a strick mix. Charlie was diagnosed Dec. 2018 with hyperthyroidism his T4 level was 10. 0 but with meds he is now down to 4.1
I took Charlie to a specialist to have further test done to see if he was a candidate for the I-131 shot but once we ran test we found out if he was a candidate we found out Charlie only has one Kidney & that the other kidney died & not sure why. He also has a heart murmur & high blood pressure but we hope this will correct itself once the T4 is normal. Charlie is in early CKD & his numbers are showing we have to do everything we can to protect his only kidney and to keep it as healthy as possible.
With everything, I have been learning and researching I agree with the new research stating a raw diet with as little as possible of Phosphorus would be best.
The mix I'm looking to achieve is 40% protein & 60% fat, next to Zero carbs, and as low as I possibly can find phosphorus levels, adding in Omega 3, fish oil, vitamin E & C. I also know I need to keep the bone in his food as small as powder if possible all of this is due to his kidney.
I'm sure I can figure out the vitamins to add to his feed but the real challenge has been figuring out how to achieve a 40%protein 60% fat and low Phosphorus mix. would any of you know how to mix this? how to Find this raw mix?
Are any of you going through this as well?
Thank you
-Kimber