Farmina Vet Life Renal

Description

Farmina Vet Life Renal Canine Dog Food is a prescription diet designed to support your dog’s renal health. It’s primarily designed for dogs with renal insufficiency or failure, but it may also help to support dogs with cardiac disease or Hepatic Encephalopathy. It may help to decrease the mean values of your dog’s blood parameters, as well as the urine protein to creatinine ratio. You can feed it to support your dog with acute kidney disease or chronic renal insufficiency.

 

Summary 

• Formulated to support dogs with renal insufficiency or renal failure.
• May help to support dogs with cardiac disease or Hepatic Encephalopathy.
• May help to decrease mean values of blood parameters, as well as the urine protein to creatinine ratio.
• Can be fed for 2 to 4 weeks for acute kidney disease.
• Can be fed for a dog’s lifetime for chronic renal insufficiency.

 

Ingredients

Sweet Potatoes, Rice, Chicken Fat, Dried Whole Eggs, Calcium Carbonate, Flaxseed, Herring Oil, Hydrolyzed Fish, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Beta-Carotene, Zinc Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Chelate, Manganese Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Chelate, Ferrous Glycine, Copper Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Chelate, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate, L-Lysine, Dlmethionine, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols (A Preservative).

Caloric Content

3781 kcal/kg

Feeding Instructions 

Weight | Daily Feeding (Cup) | Grams (Day)
4 lbs |.25 - .50 | 25-40g
6 lbs | .33 - .50 | 28-45g
9 lbs | .33 - .75 | 40-70g
11 lbs | .33 - .75 | 42-75g
12 lbs | .5 - .75 | 45-80g
13 lbs | .5 - 1 | 50-82g
14 lbs | .5-1 | 52-85g

Transition Instructions

Unless your Veterinarian has told you otherwise, when switching your pet to a Farmina diet from a different food, we suggest making the transition over 10 Days. From days 1 to 3 we recommend feeding 75% of the old food and 25% of the new food. From days 4 to 6 feed 50% old and 50% new. From days 7 to 9 feed 25% old and 75% new. Finally, on day 10 you can start exclusively feeding the new food.

Mineral Additives 

Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 4500IU; Vitamin D3 270IU; Vitamin E 180mg; zinc chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 290mg; manganese chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 120mg; ferrous chelate of glycine hydrate 56mg; copper chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 8mg; selenized yeast inactivated 21mg; calcium iodate anhydrous 0.7mg; taurine 1000mg. Urine alkalizing additives: potassium citrate 2000mg.

Instructions For Use

It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use. Recommended length of time: initially up to 6 months, in case of chronic renal insufficiency; two to four weeks in case of temporary renal insufficiency. Serve the product as it is, at room temperature, following the daily quantity indicated in the table. The daily quantity can change according to breed, environment, physical exercise, temperament and the seriousness of the illness. The ration can be divided into two daily meals or more. It is recommended to mix initially this product with the previously used diet. Water should be available at all times.

Components 

Crude protein (min) 6.50%; crude fats (min) 7.50%; crude Fiber (max) 1.00%; crude Ash (max) 2.50%; Moisture (max) 77.00%; calcium 0.20%; phosphorus 0.09%; sodium 0.09%; potassium 0.15%; Omega-3 fatty acids 0.15%; Omega-6 fatty acids 1.00%; EPA 0.05%; DHA 0.06%.