A good day!
So my oldest cat Sputnik is going to be seventeen next month. About a year and a half ago I ran blood and urine on her. Her kidneys were a little weak and her potassium low, so I put her on a supple...
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CatandJim wrote:
Interesting... I buy non prescription items from Entirely Pets.com all the time but I never attempted to buy something like Renal formula food from them since it is readily available within a few miles and I have a prescription. The price on the website is a little less than what I pay but sometimes shipping charges eat up any savings. I might combine some of the food with a few other items next time I need something and get free shipping.
With that said, I would strongly suggest that anyone wanting to change to this diet to consult with their vet and have their cat examined BEFORE making the change even if you don't need a prescription on some websites.
Agreed on the consult. These are specialized diets for specific medical problems and you need to know what your pet is dealing with before you choose one. There are a few things that can affect an older cat (or dog) and a lower protein/higher carb diet would help in some instances but could do actual harm if, for instance, it's a problem with diabetes instead of kidneys. It's very pricey food anyway.... if someone's going to go to the expense, they should spend the very reasonable sum to find out what the cat's problem is.
Once you know, for a fulltimer this may be a good option in lieu of, say, the Hills diets, since you'd be able to get it shipped to wherever and not be worrying about different rules and different vets in various places.
I sort of wish I'd switched her after a blood test, to get a better idea of the effect. But I figured that since she's so picky, it was going to create a lot of uncertainty in terms of formulating a plan that would include a renal diet.
Tonight she ate her dinner.... quite a bit of it, I might add... one kibble at a time on her bed, purring like the little queen she is. She has a tendency to mouth bits of kibble and then put them down and not want to eat them, so feeding her a piece at a time is a cost saving and she seems to like the attention.
If only she were so cooperative about the sub-q fluids. But that's another worry for another day, she really shouldn't be needing that regularly for a while. I hope. :E Meantime I'm in the market for a cat sack...
