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Originally Posted by Dr Lee
2) some of the concerns with over the counter diets....
Natura Pet Products EVO Turkey and Chicken: for kidney patients phosphorus levels should be less than 0.6% DMB (dry matter basis) to avoid further damage to the kidney. This diet's phosphorus is 1.86% DMB which is 3 times the amount. The sodium and protein levels are higher than recommended for a kidney patient as well. These are common issues with many OTC foods. I am not picking on this brand but suggesting that in the best interest of any cat with kidney disease;
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The Evo you have listed is dry food, which we all know dry food is not good for cats and most especially shouldn't be fed to kidney cats.
While the higher values are true of the
regular canned Evo Turkey & Chicken with the
purple label (dry matter 1.31% phos), the above linked
Orange label canned
95% Chicken & Turkey has a dry matter phosphorus of 0.88%
http://www.evopet.com/products/defau...nel=na&id=1662.