They have only one ingredient dehydrated sweet potato.
Low protein diet for dogs with kidney problems.
This is because early research on rats was assumed to be true for dogs and excess protein causes problems for rats.
Easy homemade treats for dogs with kidney problems 2 cups rice flour or bleached flour as both these are low in phosphorus and that is ideal for k d tsp garlic powder 6 tbsp low sodium low fat chicken broth cup cold water 1 cup mashed cooked vegetables like sweet potato and zucchini which.
6 7 the amount of protein restriction needed to mitigate renal damage secondary to proteinuria in dogs is unclear.
Protein restricted diets have been shown to reduce glomerular damage and urinary protein concentrations in dogs with hereditary nephritis.
For example when dogs with nephritis ate diets containing 72 or 33 g of protein per 1000 kcal mean urine protein creatinine ratios were 4 7 and 1 8 respectively.
As soon as they diagnose kidney disease most american veterinarians prescribe a low protein diet.
Prescription kidney diets are formulated with 13 18 protein on a dry matter basis for dogs and 25 32 protein on a dry matter basis for cats.
Vegetarian grain free low in calories low in phosphorus and low in protein only 4 2 these are perfect for dogs with kidney problems.