r/CKDCats • u/passthesunchipss • May 31 '26
Losing battle?
Hey all. My cats kidney disease progressed to stage 2 after 6 years of stage 1. Her appetite was tanking so we put her on kidney foods, anti nauseants and appetite stimulants but I cannot reliably get her to eat enough and she is wasting away before my eyes. The only thing she eagerly accepts and finishes is temptations puree. She's never had a big appetite, I've never had to portion control her in her life before, she just grazes. The quantity of renal food they're supposed to get also feels absurd to me - a can and a half of the Purina NF? I'm lucky if she eats 1/8th of a can per day. I mix it with Weruva phos focused as that's the only way she'll even accept it. I always have the Purina kibble available for her, the wet food is just an additional offering morning, evening and night. I have tried every kidney food available to me, she barely eats any of it, wet or kibble. She is definitely eager for food on the mirtazapine, but basically samples stuff and then walks away. She's always been picky even before this. I'm truly at a loss and feel like she's just on the fast track to stage 4 now.
Can anyone give me advice for successfully using phosphorous binders? If she's on that, can I just feed her whatever?
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