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My cat has kidney disease and won't eat. Can he eat chicken liver?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | 7 years and 7 months old | 8.8184904874 lbs

Hello, my cat suffers from a problem in urea What is the food that I give him non-eating medical dry Is chicken liver useful to him? thanks.

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Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 9th, 2019

Hello, thank you for your question about Ammosh. Ideally Ammosh should be eating a diet that is designed to help with the management of renal disease. Renal diets are generally low in protein which is helpful in management of progression of kidney disease. Kidney disease, however, can also make pet's nauseous, which could be contributing to Ammosh's symptoms. If Ammosh does not like this renal food (they are known to not be very palatable diets) you could try offering him other diets or forms of food as the ultimate goal is for him to continue eating. Liver has not been shown to be beneficial in renal disease, but you could try other things such as boiled chicken or hamburger. Hope this helps, good luck!

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