Hi Dale. My dog Ursulla is only two years old and because of Lismania she has a slight kidney problem. She refuses to eat Hill’s k/d which the doctor prescribed and she seems to be getting weaker from starvation. I must do something urgently. Can you please send me your recipe so she could start eating something.
Hi Dimitra. Thanks for stopping by with your questions. I can fully empathize with your situation. I tried replying from my phone previously but it looks like the comment never got posted. I’m a bit confused by your question, however: are you not able to see the recipe here on my post?
Hi Dale, my 15 YO poodle was just diagnosed with beginning stages of kidney failure. I was glad to see you post a recipe. I made it with grnd turkey, sweet potato,rice, pumpkin, recipe and she loved it. However, I followed your recipe and got only 24- 1/2 cup servings. she weighs 18 lbs. so I adjusted her intake to 3 -1/2 cups a day. Do you think maybe I pureed the food too much since I got less than a 10 day supply?
Hi Chris — thanks for the comment and sharing your own version. Sounds yummy. It is entirely possible that, as you say, that you pureed it more than I might have and created a more concentrated version. I certainly created versions myself which came out more mushy. In the end, as I’ve told others asking about quantity, let your poodle tell you how much she wants to eat. If it is concentrated, she may eat less, but the whole point is that she’s eating and gaining back her precious weight or sustaining her current. Hope this helps.
Hi Dale, we just found out that our 15yr old Chihuahua Brandie, has kidney disease, our Vet has us feeding her KD diet. There is only 1 flavor she will tollerate which is beef stew but even that not so much. We’ve added fresh carrot and rice and some homemade turkey broth just so she’ll eat something.
Desperate we started googleing everything we could for help and in doing so, came upon your site. Your dog is adorable by the way! I read your article but wasn’t able to view your recipe – maybe it’s my cell?? Anyway you could email it? We would be eternally grateful!
Mark n Susie Pedersen
Hi Susie & Mark — sorry for the delay in response. It was the long weekend here and I was away and couldn’t reply by phone. Perhaps that was your problem as well. If you’re still having a hard time viewing it on other devices or a computer I can copy it into an email, but I’m afraid it isn’t well formatted.
Thank you for your sweet words about Ben. He will always be adorable in my heart.
Just found your recipe last night. Our 12 year old doggie is really sick, his lab levels were off the charts and suggested to put himdown. Was Ben ever really really sick like not wanting to eat or weak, if so what did you do for him in a quick effort to stabilize him. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Oh Sandy — I’m very sorry to hear your news. I tried to reply from my phone on Friday, but it looks like the message didn’t post. My apologies.
Ben had a wonderful vet who prepared me for what we might have seen as the ‘worst’ as the disease progressed. I knew that when it got to that point, the options were going to by IV fluids (to flush out the kidneys) or accepting the worst, that we would have exhausted Ben’s runway. In the end, it wasn’t starvation that took Ben from me, but when that ‘day’ came, I knew it was ‘the’ day. If you haven’t had IV fluids suggested to you, I’d ask about that … other than that, the only other treatment plan that Ben was on for the last month was a small dose of Mirtazapine which helped with the nausea and stimulated his appetite. Unfortunately, those are my only suggestions to you. I hope you find one that words for you. Wishing you success. ~ Dale
Thank you so much for sharing your research. Parsley is a diuretic, so I wouldn’t feed it to my advanced stage CRF baby. Can you post the phosphorous amount of this diet per 1/2 cup serving? What made you decide to cook the beef rather than serve it raw? I’m just interested so that I can use every bit of info I can find and compare. Thanks again.
Hi there. You’re right, parsley is a diuretic and so wouldn’t necessarily be appropriate with all forms of kidney disease. There are, however, other health benefits that come with the fact that promotes the removal toxins through the process. It can also reduce blood pressure. Ultimately, though, I’m using it in this recipe is a relatively small quantity which adds flavour and rounds out some of the nutrients. I’d omit it in some batches and add it in others, but it really depends on your needs as you say.
With respect to the values, I’m sorry, I haven’t calculated them. There are many online tools you could input this into to assess, but that wasn’t my goal. It would be a good exercise, though, yes.
I’m not believer in the raw-food diet for animals and believe the risk of food-borne illness, especially with an older dog suffering from chronic/terminal conditions like renal disease, is not worth the risk. However, I know there are different opinions on this — I just don’t share it. Wolves may eat raw meat in the wild — but, as I’ve read, our domesticated companions are far removed from the wild and their guts are as well.
Hi Dale. My dog Ursulla is only two years old and because of Lismania she has a slight kidney problem. She refuses to eat Hill’s k/d which the doctor prescribed and she seems to be getting weaker from starvation. I must do something urgently. Can you please send me your recipe so she could start eating something.
Hi Dimitra. Thanks for stopping by with your questions. I can fully empathize with your situation. I tried replying from my phone previously but it looks like the comment never got posted. I’m a bit confused by your question, however: are you not able to see the recipe here on my post?
Hi Dale, my 15 YO poodle was just diagnosed with beginning stages of kidney failure. I was glad to see you post a recipe. I made it with grnd turkey, sweet potato,rice, pumpkin, recipe and she loved it. However, I followed your recipe and got only 24- 1/2 cup servings. she weighs 18 lbs. so I adjusted her intake to 3 -1/2 cups a day. Do you think maybe I pureed the food too much since I got less than a 10 day supply?
Hi Chris — thanks for the comment and sharing your own version. Sounds yummy. It is entirely possible that, as you say, that you pureed it more than I might have and created a more concentrated version. I certainly created versions myself which came out more mushy. In the end, as I’ve told others asking about quantity, let your poodle tell you how much she wants to eat. If it is concentrated, she may eat less, but the whole point is that she’s eating and gaining back her precious weight or sustaining her current. Hope this helps.
Hi Dale, we just found out that our 15yr old Chihuahua Brandie, has kidney disease, our Vet has us feeding her KD diet. There is only 1 flavor she will tollerate which is beef stew but even that not so much. We’ve added fresh carrot and rice and some homemade turkey broth just so she’ll eat something.
Desperate we started googleing everything we could for help and in doing so, came upon your site. Your dog is adorable by the way! I read your article but wasn’t able to view your recipe – maybe it’s my cell?? Anyway you could email it? We would be eternally grateful!
Mark n Susie Pedersen
Hi Susie & Mark — sorry for the delay in response. It was the long weekend here and I was away and couldn’t reply by phone. Perhaps that was your problem as well. If you’re still having a hard time viewing it on other devices or a computer I can copy it into an email, but I’m afraid it isn’t well formatted.
Thank you for your sweet words about Ben. He will always be adorable in my heart.
Just found your recipe last night. Our 12 year old doggie is really sick, his lab levels were off the charts and suggested to put himdown. Was Ben ever really really sick like not wanting to eat or weak, if so what did you do for him in a quick effort to stabilize him. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Oh Sandy — I’m very sorry to hear your news. I tried to reply from my phone on Friday, but it looks like the message didn’t post. My apologies.
Ben had a wonderful vet who prepared me for what we might have seen as the ‘worst’ as the disease progressed. I knew that when it got to that point, the options were going to by IV fluids (to flush out the kidneys) or accepting the worst, that we would have exhausted Ben’s runway. In the end, it wasn’t starvation that took Ben from me, but when that ‘day’ came, I knew it was ‘the’ day. If you haven’t had IV fluids suggested to you, I’d ask about that … other than that, the only other treatment plan that Ben was on for the last month was a small dose of Mirtazapine which helped with the nausea and stimulated his appetite. Unfortunately, those are my only suggestions to you. I hope you find one that words for you. Wishing you success. ~ Dale
Thank you so much for sharing your research. Parsley is a diuretic, so I wouldn’t feed it to my advanced stage CRF baby. Can you post the phosphorous amount of this diet per 1/2 cup serving? What made you decide to cook the beef rather than serve it raw? I’m just interested so that I can use every bit of info I can find and compare. Thanks again.
Hi there. You’re right, parsley is a diuretic and so wouldn’t necessarily be appropriate with all forms of kidney disease. There are, however, other health benefits that come with the fact that promotes the removal toxins through the process. It can also reduce blood pressure. Ultimately, though, I’m using it in this recipe is a relatively small quantity which adds flavour and rounds out some of the nutrients. I’d omit it in some batches and add it in others, but it really depends on your needs as you say.
With respect to the values, I’m sorry, I haven’t calculated them. There are many online tools you could input this into to assess, but that wasn’t my goal. It would be a good exercise, though, yes.
I’m not believer in the raw-food diet for animals and believe the risk of food-borne illness, especially with an older dog suffering from chronic/terminal conditions like renal disease, is not worth the risk. However, I know there are different opinions on this — I just don’t share it. Wolves may eat raw meat in the wild — but, as I’ve read, our domesticated companions are far removed from the wild and their guts are as well.
Hope this helps a bit.