There have been a number of hits this week where people were looking for information on canine renal failure or chronic canine kidney failure. Seems like, like us, these owners are looking for info on how to get their pets to eat with this condition, which apparently affects the appetite once the kidneys go to reduced functionality. It is a very frustrating situation, since the dog could literally starve itself to death, at least that is how I understand it...here's the latest diet that we have been successful with.
For the last couple of weeks, Gracie has been dining on ground turkey. It must be pressed into patties and grilled to perfection outside on the gas grill. No other cooking method is satisfactory.
Gracie gets three meals a day now, a mix of ground turkey patty, brown rice, hard boiled egg yolk (for fat - the turkey is lean), and a little bread. To incentivize, sometimes we grind a cookie or treat up and spread it through the food, or put a couple tablespoons of weak broth in there (back when she was getting boiled chicken breast), or a little chicken or turkey baby food. Last night I microwaved a small bit, maybe 1/4 teaspoon, of the baby food in about a half cup of water, stirred that up, and mixed it in with the food.
Gracie will usually leave behind a little bit of rice, but she eats everything else there. And she seems to have put back on a few pounds, so this diet coupled with the sub-Q fluids and meds seems to have us in a good place for now.
Check with your vet for advice on this - we are pretty careful about ingredients and amounts, and Gracie is a 40-pound border collie, so you may have to scale up or down these amounts and treatments. And, as with our vet, who was skeptical that sub-q treatments could work for a dog her size, some of these may not be part of your regimen.
We understand what you ar egoing through. Good luck.
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