Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors?

Does anyone know where I can find a table/ summary with the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors? I checked Purina's website and they don't seem to have it. My cat (Sparky) was diagnosed with kidney disease last week. I've been trying to…

    Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors?

    Does anyone know where I can find a table/ summary with the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors? I checked Purina's website and they don't seem to have it. My cat (Sparky) was diagnosed with kidney disease last week. I've been trying to…...
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    • Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors?

      Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors? General Dog Discussions
      Does anyone know where I can find a table/ summary with the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors? I checked Purina's website and they don't seem to have it. My cat (Sparky) was diagnosed with kidney disease last week. I've been trying to get him to eat the Royal Canin diet with no success. My 16 year old companion wants his regular canned food. Also, oddly enough, he now has interest in Friskies Dental Diet (dry food) - go figure... Is dry food okay for a cat with his condition? Many thanks in advance to all cat lovers that will reply. It is so overwhelming to deal with all the newness of the situation and how helpless we feel. I really want to help Sparky.

      Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors?

      Does anyone know where I can find a table summary w/ the phosphorus level on all Friskies canned food flavors? General Dog Discussions
    • food charts with phosphorous levels in the middle Please read and research the links and info I am giving you. Fiskeis won't do it regardless of levels. You need real cat foodTreatment of Chronic Renal FailureIf your cat is not in final stages, this is not want you want to do. You do not want to put your cat on theVets low protein diet. There are simply so many better options out there than to hand the poor cat a low amount of poor quality protein - which often results in a poor appetite and muscle wasting since the body is now robbing its own muscle mass to feed itself a decent quality and amount of protein.. There are new thoughts on this and the thinking is it is not the amount of protein but the quality of protein that matters.The Merck veterinary manual [www.merckvetmanual.com] says that cats need "4 g of protein of high biologic value per kg body wt/day". That's about 7 calories from protein per pound body weight per day. If a cat isn't a good eater and consumes, say, 20 calories per pound per day, then 7/20 = 35% of calories can safely be from protein. It must be high quality protein, which means meat, fish, milk, and eggs, and not grain or soy. I am under the assumption that you have been feeding mostly dry foods. Many use a vegetable based protein instead of animal and that is part of the problem.. Your cat needs protein as it is a carnivore and cutting down on it will lead to other health issues and may cause faster degeneration.You want to cut down on phosphorous (no fish allowed now) The best way to do this is with a raw diet which you can make yourself or buy. (Making yourself is better) link provided at the bottomIf you are unwilling to do that then something like the non fish flavors of Wellness or Merrick with NO grains are good alternatives. Wysong is also a good canned choice. This list gives a breakdown. Remember you want low phosphorous http://www.geocities.com/jmpeerson/CanFoodOld.html You should be giving sub-Q fluids as needed.You also will want to look into phosphorous binders. Something like aluminum hydroxideAsk your vet or look into calcitrolYou may want to talk to the vet about having injectable Pepcid AC on hand or you can buy it in pill form (ac not plain pepcid) and give 1/4 tab for stomach upset which happens a lot in crf cats due to acid in the stomach.I hope this stuff helps, here are many links for youMaking cat foodhttp://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.htmother links. Read, read, read!!!!http://www.felineoutreach.org/EducationDetail.asp?cat=KidneyDiseasehttp://www.marvistavet.com/html/kidney_failure_where_to_begin.htmlhttp://www.felinecrf.org/http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineCRF/?v=1&t=search&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=3http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Phosphorus-Management/?v=1&t=search&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=5About that vets diet. This report is for dogs but applies to catshttp://mousabilities.com/nutrition/crf/bovee_protein_RD.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/21...

    • Here's a table I found of the phosphorous levels in dry cat foods:http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/dry.htmIt looks a tiny bit outdated (2005), but it may serve as a useful guideline. There's also links to canned food.Getting plenty of water is important for cats with kidney disease. You might consider feeding a bit of canned food a day and mixing extra water into it.