Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diet changes to help cats with chronic kidney disease
By Ross, Sheri J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2006·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Clinical evaluation of dietary modification for treatment of spontaneous chronic kidney disease in cats.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 45 cats with stage 2 or 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) were studied to see if a special renal diet could help reduce serious health issues compared to a regular cat food. The cats on the renal diet had significantly fewer episodes of uremia (a condition caused by kidney failure) and lower rates of kidney-related deaths. Over two years, none of the cats on the renal diet experienced uremic episodes, while 26% of those on the regular diet did. This suggests that feeding cats with CKD a renal diet can be more beneficial for their health.
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Abstract
Objective-To determine whether a renal diet modified in protein, phosphorus, sodium, and lipid content was superior to an adult maintenance diet in minimizing uremic episodes and mortality rate in cats with stage 2 or 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Design-Double-masked, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Animals-45 client-owned cats with spontaneous stage 2 or 3 CKD. Procedures-Cats were randomly assigned to an adult maintenance diet (n = 23 cats) or a renal diet (22) and evaluated trimonthly for up to 24 months. Efficacy of the renal diet, compared with the maintenance diet, in minimizing uremia, renal-related deaths, and all causes of death was evaluated. Results-Serum urea nitrogen concentrations were significantly lower and blood bicarbonate concentrations were significantly higher in the renal diet group at baseline and during the 12- and 24-month intervals. Significant differences were not detected in body weight; Hct; urine protein-to-creatinine ratio; and serum creatinine, potassium, calcium, and parathyroid hormone concentrations. A significantly greater percentage of cats fed the maintenance diet had uremic episodes (26%), compared with cats fed the renal diet (0%). A significant reduction in renal-related deaths but not all causes of death was detected in cats fed the renal diet. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-The renal diet evaluated in this study was superior to an adult maintenance diet in minimizing uremic episodes and renalrelated deaths in cats with spontaneous stage 2 or 3 CKD.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16978113/