Diet therapy guidelines for cats with chronic renal failure.
Dietary modification is an important component of conservative medical management of renal failure in cats. Dietary factors have been implicated or hypothesized to promote clinical signs of uremia and progressive renal injury. This article presents guidelines for selecting and formulating diets for cats with chronic renal failure.
Polzin
D J
DJ
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, USA.
Osborne
C A
CA
Lulich
J P
JP
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002415:Cats; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D016226:Phosphorus, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology; D017419:Potassium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology
D004044:Dietary Proteins; D016226:Phosphorus, Dietary; D017419:Potassium, Dietary; D012982:Sodium, Dietary