Kidney health

From MadCat Wiki

issues of kidney-health are fairly common. often these discussions concern older animals and the issue of protein-restriction. all that stuff here...

"...we have used the myth of dietary protein restriction because it is psychologically reassuring in the face of life-threatening illness." - from Myths of High Protein

• Chronic Renal Failure - simple overview/synopsis - clear
• kidney disease in cats, CRF - care guide by Feline Outreach - awesome links
• Chronic Renal Failure(CRF) - personal CRF experience with info
• felinecrf.org - Tanya's feline CRF info-center (funky and personal)

• Orijen white paper - pages 26-27 cover protein myths quite well (pdf)
• Mythology of Protein Restriction - by Kenneth C. Bovée, DVM - explores why vets push this myth