Read about the role of nutrition in the management of canine and feline chronic kidney disease, and about factors that impact food intake and renal diet acceptance in cats.

Nutritional interventions tailored to the individual cat with CKD can play a key role in slowing disease progression, reducing signs of uremia, addressing homeostatic changes resulting from CKD, and improving quality of life as well as life span.

Nutritional management plays a key role in caring for dogs with chronic kidney disease.

Nutritional management is a cornerstone of health care for cats with chronic kidney disease.

Management of protein-losing nephropathy relies on nutritional modifications.

Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in cats.

Nutrition plays an important role in managing struvite urolithiasis and reducing the risk of recurrence in cats.

Nutrition plays an important role in managing idiopathic cystitis and reducing the risk of recurrence.

Jessica Quimby, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, explains the dangers of dehydration in cats with chronic kidney disease and provides strategies to help owners assess and address cat hydration status.