My 13 year old cat had some bloodwork done yesterday and everything turned up pretty good.. But they said (I don't remember what it was called), but the levels for the kidney were in the higher end of normal range, and want to put him on K/D food to make sure it doesn't get worse?
She said he needs to be on a lower protein food.. Which I don't know anything about kidney health to be honest, but it seems kind of odd to me since all the "good" foods have a lot of protein. The food he's on now currently has 32% protein and the one they want me to put him on has 24% protein. Max is a VERY finicky cat when it comes to food so any switch is going to be very difficult. I'd honestly rather not change his diet, but I guess I will if that's what is best for him.. But does he really need a prescription diet when his levels are still considered normal (even if they are on the high end of normal).
He's free fed right now, and he doesn't seem to eat all that much. Is there any sort of supplement or something I could give him that would improve his kidney levels without changing his food?
I'll do some more research, I'm just a bit thrown at the moment.
She said he needs to be on a lower protein food.. Which I don't know anything about kidney health to be honest, but it seems kind of odd to me since all the "good" foods have a lot of protein. The food he's on now currently has 32% protein and the one they want me to put him on has 24% protein. Max is a VERY finicky cat when it comes to food so any switch is going to be very difficult. I'd honestly rather not change his diet, but I guess I will if that's what is best for him.. But does he really need a prescription diet when his levels are still considered normal (even if they are on the high end of normal).
He's free fed right now, and he doesn't seem to eat all that much. Is there any sort of supplement or something I could give him that would improve his kidney levels without changing his food?
I'll do some more research, I'm just a bit thrown at the moment.