Kidney Disease is si common in cats. This veterinarian gives such a great explanation of the function of the kidneys, the disease condition, and most importantly, how to manage the disease.Every cat parent needs to watch this one!
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@carltonblackburn27463 күн бұрын
More cat videos please!
@maureengilligo196018 күн бұрын
Great informative video.
@Isabella_TimarieArabianHorses18 күн бұрын
Your videos are very helpful and informative! Though I’m stuck and a little confused on finding the best food for my kitten? What are the best brands for dry food? My kitten has a pretty sensitive stomach and most wet foods so far upset her a lot. I really want the best food for her. Do you have any suggestions?
@edschulhof630318 күн бұрын
Fancy Feast kitten wet food made one of my cats throw up. I just kept switching foods until I found one they both could eat. Then the other one got sick. Even Hill's sensitive stomach dry food made her sick. I now feed them homemade, which is not popular around here. But they are both healthy and no more throwing up. All cats are different. Have you taken your kitten to a vet? There are foods with limited ingredients and others with unique proteins. Good luck.
@Isabella_TimarieArabianHorses18 күн бұрын
@@edschulhof6303 thank you, she’s going to the vet soon as we can get her there
@edschulhof630317 күн бұрын
@@Isabella_TimarieArabianHorses Do you ride or train Arabians? Cal Poly Pomona has an equestrian program. Famous for their Arabian Horse Center.
@Isabella_TimarieArabianHorses17 күн бұрын
@@edschulhof6303 yes I ride, breed and in the process of learning how to train/back Arabians. I have never heard of that program definitely will take a look!
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy17 күн бұрын
Kitten food is probably the easiest to deal with since there’s so many good ones. I would stick with the more popular brands. I’ve really not seen bad nutrient levels I. Kitten foods. Once Adult, then it becomes more critical.
@ZaryaTheLaika18 күн бұрын
18:55 - Royal Canin has it. "Early Renal Support".
@ZaryaTheLaika18 күн бұрын
"Senior Aging 12+" - 30% protein "Early Renal" - 28% protein "Renal Special" - 26% protein "Renal" - 23% protein
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy18 күн бұрын
@@ZaryaTheLaikaholy cow! As typical for food companies now, that might be a bit overkill, but the point is more moderate protein for cats is optimal.
@ZaryaTheLaika18 күн бұрын
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy Yeah, what Uri Burstyn said about maintaining muscle mass reminds me of Danielle Conway on All-Star Veterinary Clinic's Roundtable podcast explaining why she prefers Royal Canin's research setting upper limit of 60% protein over Hill's research setting upper limit at 45%. Then ah, everything clicked in after looking at the protein content of each of the renal support products.
@ZaryaTheLaika18 күн бұрын
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy I would also post the protein levels of their 7+, but it's all over the place depending on lifestyle, breed, type etc
@edschulhof630316 күн бұрын
@@ZaryaTheLaika In the USA, three of those four contain carrageenan. Carrageenan is a known carcinogen and a genotoxin. So to fight kidney disease, we are going to give our cats cancer and cause seizures. Got it. Carrageenan is banned in the EU and Australia.
@edschulhof630318 күн бұрын
This video is two years old. I guess that does not matter? Dr. Burstyn advocates that older cats be fed wet food only. Cats that are boarded with Dr. Rea are fed wet food. Baby steps.
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy18 күн бұрын
Ed, yes, I saw it was older but info still accurate.
@edschulhof630312 күн бұрын
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy This vet posted a "short" about how happy he is for getting his Pfizer covid vaccine. Comments are disabled.
@TJ-kz1ul18 күн бұрын
At what age should a cat have an sdma?
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy18 күн бұрын
@tj, based on my experience and what the doc said, statistically your cat is at higher risk of age related disease like renal disease at age 7 or 8. So that would be a great time.
@TJ-kz1ul18 күн бұрын
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy great, thanks for the info.
@AnimalDocRea17 күн бұрын
All my labs contain SDMA now and any running idexx is probably the same so there is a good chance if you consent to yearly wellness labs your getting an SDMA . It’s pretty standard now, I even do it on my in clinic labs starting about a month ago.
@PetFoodPuzzleGuy17 күн бұрын
@@AnimalDocRea that’s awesome! When I retired there were still many clinics not using it. Hopefully that’s changed in two years.