[roche]

My dog is 14. She has had her bun/creat levels raising slightly over the years. I have been feeding her Innova Señor for a few years. Now I read it's the phospherous content rather than the protein that should be lowered. I find it too confusing trying to figure out percentages and grams and am totally confused. Should I find a pet nutritionalist {?? } Should I start homemade recipes? Where can I find out what to feed my dog so that her remaining years are comfortable and her kidneys will not continue to increase.
Thanks for any imput
Roche

[labman]

I would try to work with your vet. Perhaps Hill's Science Diet has a formula that would work for your dog. Lacking an analytical lab in our kitchen, it is difficult for most of us to be sure any homemade diet is what we think it is. Ingredients vary so in their composition.

If you can't find a low phosphorus formula, I would make sure any diet includes at least some commercial food along things such as boiled chicken, rice, potato, etc. Try to find things with a range of nutrients, but low in phosphorus.

[blkbrd1116]

I actually wouldn't recommend science diet ONLY if it is the general science diet line of food. They make a few different lines of it, and the general food you find in most pet shops isn't really all that great. Nutro Natural Choice is an excellent food. I'm not too sure offhand if they make anything with the specs. Your looking for, but they have a large variety of foods that are extremely healthy and don't have all those by-products that a lot of other foods out there have. (ex. Science diet, purina, iams). Good luck

[ladyandjan]

Either try Canidae or Wysong both have canned & dry. They are free from all the poisons that are in 99.9% of all other food. I feed my dog who just turned 13 (lab/samoyed female) the above plus I cook whole foods and she also eats what I eat in addition to the healthy dog food. I haven't stopped the aging process but I have retarded it to such an extent that she seems to have re-claimed a lot of the youthfulness and is always happy. Try the holistic approach and see if you dog is better. I noticed a difference after about 2 months from making the switch from commercial dog foods to the heathier lifestyle for both of us. She has been on this new way of eating for 1 year now starting Nov. 10th.

[jrr9348]

Science Diet has a supermarket/pet store product and a Vet sold prescription food. The product prescribed by a Vet is specific to a problem, i.e. liver, kidney, intestenal, etc. You should discuss any health or eating problems with your Vet and get advice for feeding. Check out the foods at www.hillspet.com

[ladyandjan]

Science Diet has a supermarket/pet store product and a Vet sold prescription food. The product prescribed by a Vet is specific to a problem, i.e. liver, kidney, intestenal, etc. You should discuss any health or eating problems with your Vet and get advice for feeding. Check out the foods at www.hillspet.com

http://www.belfield.com (article Food Not Fit for a Pet) and http://www.api4animals.org (article What's Really in Pet Food) After reading the information from both these sites please reply and let me know what you think about the majority of dog food now.