PRO PLAN Veterinary Diets
PPVD NF Kidney Function Early Care™ Feline Canned Formula
A clinical diet to help support the health of adult and senior cats in the early stages of kidney disease.
Pack size 156g x 24
In recent decades, cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been managed with diets restricted in protein. However, cats are carnivores and a species with high protein requirements*1,2. A moderate protein diet may help maintain lean body mass in early stages of CKD. Therefore, a staged approach to reducing protein in renal diets in recommended. PRO PLAN Veterinary Diets Feline NF Kidney Function Early Care™ has been formulated with reduced amount of high-quality protein to minimise the production of filtered nitrogenous waste products.
The science behind Purina's therapeutic diets represents a collaboration between Purina nutritionists, researchers and veterinarians. To help manage chronic renal failure and its complications in adult and ageing cats with PURINA PRO PLAN Veterinary Diets Feline NF Kidney Function Early Care Formulas.
Indications:
- Chronic kidney disease – IRIS stages I and II
- Renal failure
- Hypertension
- Hepatic disease (assoc. with encephalopathy)
- Conditions benefitting from moderate sodium restriction
USE ONLY AS DIRECTED BY YOUR VETERINARIAN
- Zoran Buffington. Effects of nutrition choices and lifestyle on the well being of carnivore that has moved indoors (2011) J Am Vet Med Assoc, Vol 239 No 5 Sept 1, 596-606.
- Morris JG. Unique nutrient requirements of cats appear to be diet-induced evolutionary adaptions. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia. Vol 12. 2001
- Moderate amount of high quality protein to help support the unique nutritional requirements of cats with early-stage chronic kidney disease
- Restricted phosphorus to help nutritionally manage cats with chronic kidney disease
- Controlled levels of sodium
- Added B-complex vitamins to help compensate for those lost secondary to polyuria
- High in antioxidant Vitamins A and E to help support a healthy immune system and to reduce oxidative stress
- Highly digestible and with great taste to help promote optimal nutrient absorption
Water sufficient for processing, meat by-products, liver, rice, chicken by-products, powdered cellulose, salmon, potato protein, artificial and natural flavours, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, calcium gluconate, potassium citrate, inulin, fish oil, guar gum, salt, carrageenan, potassium chloride, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, taurine, magnesium sulfate, mono and dicalcium phosphate, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), zinc sulfate, niacin (Vitamin B-3), ferrous sulfate, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), manganese sulfate, riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, biotin (Vitamin B-7), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3 supplement, potassium iodide. A-2540
| Crude Protein (Min) | 6.5% |
| Crude Fat (Min) | 3.0% |
| Crude Fibre (Max) | 3.0% |
| Moisture (Max) | 77.0% |
| Ash (Max) | 2.5% |
| Calcium (Ca) (Min) | 0.14% |
| Phosphorous (P) (Min) | 0.21% |
1039 Kcal / kg
|
Body Weight (Kg) |
Cans/24h |
|
| 1kg |
2/5 |
|
| 2kg |
2/3 |
|
| 3kg |
1 1/9 |
|
| 4kg |
1 1/2 |
|
| 5kg |
1 8/9 |
|
| 6kg |
2 1/5 |
|
| 7kg |
2 3/5 |
|
| 8kg |
3 |
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| 10kg |
3 5/7 |
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