My dog eats healthier and fresher foods than I do. Well for him, it's a must.
Kidneys extract wastes from the body, that's excess minerals and toxins alike. This organ is pretty smart and crucial in the balancing act of minerals. When one's kidneys are functioning poorly, it would be inefficient to excrete toxins from the body. This would result to various complications that would lead to death if not medicated immediately. Someone who is suffering from acute renal failure will feel nauseous, weak and very dehydrated. Someone who is recovering from Acute Renal Failure has to have enough support and care as far as diet and activities are concerned.
According to medical experts, kidneys do not immediately regenerate like other organs. If it gets damaged, it stays damaged for quite some time if proper care and support are not met. It's not like a normal wound that would just heal itself in a couple of days. Prognosis are usually unfortunate for badly damaged kidneys receiving poor maintenance or care. Since toxins and excess minerals come from the food we eat, proper diet should be applied if the patient wants to live long.
Sharing with you what I know based from what I read. But for those who want an access to thorough medical information, you may view medical sites and talk to your veterinarian.
Everybody knows that protein is essential to everyone's diet including dogs. They need this to build muscles and aid resistance to infections. Protein is good from the sounds of it. But if the dog has acute renal failure most or a huge chunk of their kidneys are damaged abruptly. Change in diet should be done immediately.
Protein is found in lean and high grade meats, dairy products, egg and chicken. Basically you can ask your obsessive gym buddy or athlete friend what they eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Kidney Failure: According to http://www.mcw.edu/Nephrology/ClinicalServices/, if one is recovering from acute or chronic kidney failure, that person would not want to stress out the remaining functioning parts of the kidneys. Once protein is digested, the by-products sent to the kidneys intended to be excreted from the body are toxic. Logically, too much protein intake means the kidneys will work double time to excrete these toxins. And for damaged and stressed kidneys, they might not be able to do the job efficiently, in fact they will be extra stressed and so toxins will build up. This is seen through BUN results (Blood Urea Nitrogen), which measures the by-products (toxins) present in the bloodstream. Normal rate is 20 - 30. When Bruce was diagnosed, his BUN rate was 65.
Low Protein: The trick is to give them just enough protein they need daily cause you cannot totally eliminate this from their diet especially for dogs. Instead of getting high quality and lean protein, you can opt to buy protein with enough fats. Get the regular ground beef or pork. Instead of white chicken meat, get the darker one like thigh parts. And the amount is just as important. If before you give organ meats (liver, kidneys) to your dogs every other day, which is very healthy yet high in protein, you could probably just give organ meats to them twice or thrice a week. Eggs are high in protein, but have high biological value, so a large egg a day (egg whites only) is optimal nutrition for your dog.
Protein is a must, it's a matter of giving just the right amount, a little bit less than usual.
Potassium is important in making the muscles work especially the ever-pumping heart. I remember watching Guga Kuerten, a retired tennis player, eating banana in between tennis matches because it keeps muscles from cramping under strenuous activities.
Bananas are primary source of potassium along with Oranges, potatoes, tomatoes
Kidney Failure: Kidneys make sure that you just have enough potassium in your diet. The rest they would have to excrete. If the kidneys are damaged, they might not excrete extra potassium from your system, which might lead to irregular beating of the heart or worse case, a stroke.
Low Potassium: Just like protein, we need potassium in our body and all food has potassium content, we cannot really avoid it. The idea is avoiding giving high-potassium foods as often. Now, I only tend to give Bruce regular sized (Latundan size) bananas thrice a week for snack. Mashed potatoes are included in his diet, only for 4 meals a week.
Sodium is needed in the system to balance fluid and control blood pressure.
These are generally your ol' good salty foods found in canned goods, cheese, cold cuts and processed food.
Kidney Failure: Like Potassium, well-functioning kidneys determine just the right amount of sodium you need in the body. If the kidneys are not working at its best, sodium build up may occur and may result to swelling of organs (eyes, hands, anklets)
Low Sodium: Instead of putting salt or using processed foods, cook foods with their natural flavor and avoid adding salt. Use herbs/spices instead to create flavor. Use unsalted butter if a must and AVOID canned foods. Before, I give Bruce repeated cheese snacks in a day which results to consuming 1 regular bar for 5 days, but now I've cut it down to 1 bar for 1 1/2 weeks, spread out in snacks and meals.
It's a mineral that works with calcium that keeps bones healthy. Aside from keeping bones healthy, it's also needed to keep nervous systems working.
High protein foods also produce high phosphorous content like organ meats, dairy products, sardines and chicken
Kidney Failure: Kidneys create a delicate balance of Phosphorous and calcium. If Kidneys are down, kidneys will have a hard time excreting too much phosphorous. Phosphorous will build up and Calcium will not be properly absorbed by the body. In this case, bones will become weak and brittle and there will be undesired calcium build ups in the system.
Low Phosphorous: Minimal organ meats, high grade protein and cheese. Sometimes, we need the so-called BINDERS to include in the diet. These binders help kidneys in such a way that it "binds" phosphate to the food that your dog eats so that excess phosphate will not be absorbed by the body. I would limit Bruce's organ meats, cheese and would often give him crushed egg-shells as a natural phosphate binder.
Bruce's exact diet plan that will currently works in the succeeding post.
Resources: http://www.mcw.edu/Nephrology/ClinicalServices/DietforRenalPatient.htm
http://www.2ndchance.info/kidney.htm
http://dogcathomeprepareddiet.com/diet_and_chronic_renal_disease.html
Kidneys extract wastes from the body, that's excess minerals and toxins alike. This organ is pretty smart and crucial in the balancing act of minerals. When one's kidneys are functioning poorly, it would be inefficient to excrete toxins from the body. This would result to various complications that would lead to death if not medicated immediately. Someone who is suffering from acute renal failure will feel nauseous, weak and very dehydrated. Someone who is recovering from Acute Renal Failure has to have enough support and care as far as diet and activities are concerned.
According to medical experts, kidneys do not immediately regenerate like other organs. If it gets damaged, it stays damaged for quite some time if proper care and support are not met. It's not like a normal wound that would just heal itself in a couple of days. Prognosis are usually unfortunate for badly damaged kidneys receiving poor maintenance or care. Since toxins and excess minerals come from the food we eat, proper diet should be applied if the patient wants to live long.
Sharing with you what I know based from what I read. But for those who want an access to thorough medical information, you may view medical sites and talk to your veterinarian.
Protein -
Everybody knows that protein is essential to everyone's diet including dogs. They need this to build muscles and aid resistance to infections. Protein is good from the sounds of it. But if the dog has acute renal failure most or a huge chunk of their kidneys are damaged abruptly. Change in diet should be done immediately.
Protein is found in lean and high grade meats, dairy products, egg and chicken. Basically you can ask your obsessive gym buddy or athlete friend what they eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Kidney Failure: According to http://www.mcw.edu/Nephrology/ClinicalServices/, if one is recovering from acute or chronic kidney failure, that person would not want to stress out the remaining functioning parts of the kidneys. Once protein is digested, the by-products sent to the kidneys intended to be excreted from the body are toxic. Logically, too much protein intake means the kidneys will work double time to excrete these toxins. And for damaged and stressed kidneys, they might not be able to do the job efficiently, in fact they will be extra stressed and so toxins will build up. This is seen through BUN results (Blood Urea Nitrogen), which measures the by-products (toxins) present in the bloodstream. Normal rate is 20 - 30. When Bruce was diagnosed, his BUN rate was 65.
Low Protein: The trick is to give them just enough protein they need daily cause you cannot totally eliminate this from their diet especially for dogs. Instead of getting high quality and lean protein, you can opt to buy protein with enough fats. Get the regular ground beef or pork. Instead of white chicken meat, get the darker one like thigh parts. And the amount is just as important. If before you give organ meats (liver, kidneys) to your dogs every other day, which is very healthy yet high in protein, you could probably just give organ meats to them twice or thrice a week. Eggs are high in protein, but have high biological value, so a large egg a day (egg whites only) is optimal nutrition for your dog.
Protein is a must, it's a matter of giving just the right amount, a little bit less than usual.
Potassium
Potassium is important in making the muscles work especially the ever-pumping heart. I remember watching Guga Kuerten, a retired tennis player, eating banana in between tennis matches because it keeps muscles from cramping under strenuous activities.
Bananas are primary source of potassium along with Oranges, potatoes, tomatoes
Kidney Failure: Kidneys make sure that you just have enough potassium in your diet. The rest they would have to excrete. If the kidneys are damaged, they might not excrete extra potassium from your system, which might lead to irregular beating of the heart or worse case, a stroke.
Low Potassium: Just like protein, we need potassium in our body and all food has potassium content, we cannot really avoid it. The idea is avoiding giving high-potassium foods as often. Now, I only tend to give Bruce regular sized (Latundan size) bananas thrice a week for snack. Mashed potatoes are included in his diet, only for 4 meals a week.
Sodium
Sodium is needed in the system to balance fluid and control blood pressure.
These are generally your ol' good salty foods found in canned goods, cheese, cold cuts and processed food.
Kidney Failure: Like Potassium, well-functioning kidneys determine just the right amount of sodium you need in the body. If the kidneys are not working at its best, sodium build up may occur and may result to swelling of organs (eyes, hands, anklets)
Low Sodium: Instead of putting salt or using processed foods, cook foods with their natural flavor and avoid adding salt. Use herbs/spices instead to create flavor. Use unsalted butter if a must and AVOID canned foods. Before, I give Bruce repeated cheese snacks in a day which results to consuming 1 regular bar for 5 days, but now I've cut it down to 1 bar for 1 1/2 weeks, spread out in snacks and meals.
Phosphorus
It's a mineral that works with calcium that keeps bones healthy. Aside from keeping bones healthy, it's also needed to keep nervous systems working.
High protein foods also produce high phosphorous content like organ meats, dairy products, sardines and chicken
Kidney Failure: Kidneys create a delicate balance of Phosphorous and calcium. If Kidneys are down, kidneys will have a hard time excreting too much phosphorous. Phosphorous will build up and Calcium will not be properly absorbed by the body. In this case, bones will become weak and brittle and there will be undesired calcium build ups in the system.
Low Phosphorous: Minimal organ meats, high grade protein and cheese. Sometimes, we need the so-called BINDERS to include in the diet. These binders help kidneys in such a way that it "binds" phosphate to the food that your dog eats so that excess phosphate will not be absorbed by the body. I would limit Bruce's organ meats, cheese and would often give him crushed egg-shells as a natural phosphate binder.
Bruce's exact diet plan that will currently works in the succeeding post.
Resources: http://www.mcw.edu/Nephrology/ClinicalServices/DietforRenalPatient.htm
http://www.2ndchance.info/kidney.htm
http://dogcathomeprepareddiet.com/diet_and_chronic_renal_disease.html
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