Are all therapeutic diets the same?
Are therapeutic diets for chronic kidney disease equivalent? Winn Feline Foundation recently released a study to determine whether two different therapeutic kidney diets were appropriate for cats with chronic kidney disease. Royal Canin Renal Support A Feline dry was the control diet and Hill’s Prescription diet k/d Feline with chicken dry was the test diet. The study found that therapeutic renal foods with good palatability, increased caloric density and enhanced concentrations of essential amino acids and L-carnitine may help maintain body weight and lean body mass. Learn more
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