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What's the ideal diet and food for my dog with kidney disease?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Havanese | Male | neutered | 4 years and 2 months old | 15.432358353 lbs

Kindly, What is the correct nutrition for my dog ​​who has kidney problems?

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 27th, 2019

If Sooky has chronic kidney disease a prescription kidney diet might be recommended by your vet. These diets can help slow the progression of kidney disease and usually have different ratios of essential fatty acids. They also help keep electrolytes balanced and phosphorous low. They are not ideal for animals that have normal kidney function so you should check with your vet and see what diet is recommended for Sooky in particular.

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