Dry cat food chronic renal failure link?I know that their are many different sources that say that a long term diet of only dry food kibble can cause renal failure in cats.
I was wondering if there was an actual study that backed up these findings, because the websites that I've seen only think that there is a link between the two.
Thanks
Posted by Graham R
i'm sure there is and i'm sure you will find that it is a very rare case that a cat is already predisposed to....
ok so it seems common but still hard to say if its just bad food or predisposition
Posted by KHAYOS
Huh, I'll star. I'd be very interested in reading it.
Posted by Rapid Fire
My vet had a copy of a study. Can't remember who did the study although it was a University with a veterinary program. At the time I was more concerned for my cat than I was in reading a study on his problem. The cat eventually had to be put down. I have owned very few male cats since.
Posted by Catzy Karatina
I haven't heard anything about it recently, but to be safe, I'd balance kibbles and wet cat food evenly, or even table scraps. My mom has had a ton of cats and she always fills their bowls with dry and then adds a few spoonfuls of wet cat food on top.
I can imagine it would cause dehydration more than renal failure. I mean, you're basically feeding them nothing but dried up sponges. Seriously, try putting a bite in water, they practically blow up! lol, I'd just mix the two and keep plenty of water for kitty until the study comes back. I'm guessing since we havent' heard anything, it's not done.
Posted by Unicornrider
You can check a book called Home-Prepared Dog and Cat Diets: the Healthful Alternative by Donald R. Strombeck, DVM. (Iowa State University Press. ISBN 0813821495). I assume the study was done at ISU.
THere is also http://www.hdw-inc.com/healthcrf.htm, where various universities were cited as reference, so there has to have been some kind of studies done.
Aaaah, here we go! Check this page:http://www.felinecrf.com/links0.htm#33
I think that dry food causes dehydration has been taken for a granted fact on most, you would need to dig deeper for studies on that, but that worsening UTI and renal failure into a chronic condition, makes sense.
Hope this helps?
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