Just A Wee Little Bit, Vincent…

Vincent wanted to eat and it was almost 11pm.

He came into the kitchen on his own.

Eating his usual raw meat and organs.
Now, without organs, he will not eat the raw muscle meat.

Then, I took a risk…

I know bone is missing from Vincent’s diet and he has refused to eat chicken neck.  I have this Bone Meal which I use for making our home-cooked catfood. It has calcium, it just doesn’t have bone marrow, but it’s better than having no calcium at all.

So first, I added the probiotics (which Vincent doesn’t totally hate) and just a tiny bit of Bone Meal for the next batch which I shall offer him.

He was devouring the first batch like a dinosaur.

By the time he finished devouring the first batch, I introduced the second batch (laced with probiotics and a tiny bit of Bone Meal). Guess what…he detected the smell of the new thing, and refused to eat.

Tsk….

Wasted!

But never mind.

Heidi ate up part or the second batch while Indy devoured the remaining bit.

I read this: https://consciouscat.net/2016/02/15/the-right-diet-for-cats-with-kidney-disease/

The author acknowledges that CKD cats would have little appetite, so she says:

There is no single diet that is right for all cats with kidney disease.

The far more important question to ask may not be how much protein, but how good the protein is.

We must live by the golden cat rule: “it is more important that she eats than what she eats.” Attempting to impose our ideas about good food can imperil them should they not agree. Choose the best canned food your cat will enthusiastically consume.

Water consumption is one key to preserving as much functioning kidney tissue as possible and thereby preserving quality of life. Though cats with kidney disease consume lots of water, it is in large part because their kidneys cannot retain it as efficiently as they used to. So the universal truth is “the more moisture the better” – that means no or as little dry food as possible,

I have since checked several charts for the amount of phosphorus in different types of meat. Comparatively, chicken contains less phosphorus than other meats like beef, pork and even fish. So, we are okay with chicken.

All meat contains phosphorus and CKD cats need high quality protein, so we cannot run away from meat.

I think the next thing to explore is a phosphorus binder. I will ask the vet about this.

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2018/09/21/just-a-wee-little-bit-vi..

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