Is your food suitable/beneficial for pets with kidney issues?

Pets with kidney disease require high quality, highly digestible protein, with increased water content and bioavailable nutrition. The entire Big Dog range is beneficial for kidney health due to the presence of raw, high quality real meat as the protein source in addition to a high moisture content.

For dogs with more serious kidney issues our Wellbeing diet is the most suitable product in our range. Wellbeing is slightly lower in protein and phosphorus than other products in the Big Dog range which provides excellent nutrition while lowering the burden on the kidneys. In addition to this it is higher in moisture and contains a mixture of traditional healing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and health-promoting herbs, including nettle. Nettle is a herb traditionally used for kidney health as a natural detoxifier, blood purifier and diuretic.

A quality omega supplement such as Big Dog’s Front Runner, can be added to the Wellbeing diet to increase levels of Omega-3 fatty acids. This will help to decrease inflammation and reduce kidney pressure. Learn more about Big Dog Front Runner – here.

Be sure to work with your vet to understand the signs of acute renal failure to ensure you take appropriate action if you see any warning signs.

Some helpful links to explore further include:

https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2016/06/22/dog-kidney-failure.aspx

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/kidney-disease-why-natural-treatments-are-best/

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/canine-diets-for-kidney-failure/

A quality omega supplement such as Big Dog’s Front Runner can be added to the Wellbeing diet to increase levels of Omega-3 fatty acids. This will help to decrease inflammation around the joints.

In conjunction with our raw food diets, consider Big Dog’s Revive supplement. This is an all-natural ingredient combination for joint health. It offers easily digestible and bioavailable forms of vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, enzymes, prebiotics and phytonutrients to help reduce inflammation. Key ingredients include, glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane which directly assist in decreasing inflammation and improving the body’s ability to repair and strengthen joint tissues.

Learn more about our supplements – click here.