Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survival times for cats with kidney failure on different diets
By Plantinga, E A et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2005·Department of Nutrition, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective study of the survival of cats with acquired chronic renal insufficiency offered different commercial diets.
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats with chronic kidney disease (also known as chronic renal insufficiency) was studied to see how different commercial diets affected their survival. Cats on special diets lived longer, with an average survival of 16 months, compared to just 7 months for those on regular diets. The best diet, which had a high level of eicosapentaenoic acid, helped some cats survive for an impressive 23 months. This suggests that the right diet can significantly improve the quality and length of life for cats with kidney issues.
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Abstract
A retrospective study was carried out on the efficacy of seven commercial diets designed to be fed to cats with chronic renal failure. The median survival time of 175 cats that received conventional diets was seven months, whereas the median survival time of 146 cats given one of the seven diets was 16 months. The cats on the most effective of the diets had a median survival time of 23 months and those on the least effective diet had a median survival time of 12 months. The composition of the seven diets was comparable, except that the most effective diet had a particularly high content of eicosapentaenoic acid.
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