protection • prophylactic • therapy

4360 Kcal/kg

Renal

TO MANAGE CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Low Na (0.21%) / Low P (0.49%)
EPA + DHA
Natural antioxidant mixture
L-carnitine
Prebiotics
F.H.V. / F.L.V.
Odour control

Indication

PRO-VET RENAL has been developed for adult cats with chronic renal failure and to provide sufficient nutrients to maintain body functions.
By cats, chronic renal failure (CRF) is a main cause of death. CRF occurs in 30% of the cats aged over 12 years. The progression of CRF can be diminished and thus survival of the patient be extended, but the condition cannot be healed. There is now a strong evidence that appropriate dietary management will enhance survival of cats with CRF. Phosphorus restriction leads to retardation of the loss of kidney function (Beynen, 2006). Apart from phosphorus restriction, the characteristics of a dietetic food for feline kidney patients are protein restriction, low sodium content, high potassium content, a moderately basic urinary pH and a high level of eicosapentaenoic acid (Plantinga et al., 2005). Clearly, restriction of essential nutrients may not cause a deficiency and the nutrient supply should be sufficient to allow normal body functions.

An appropriate renal diet can only delay the progression of the loss of nephrons and increase survival time. Among commercially available renal diets for cats there are great differences in efficacy (Elliot et al., 2000; Plantinga et al., 2005). The anticipated efficacy of PRO-VET RENAL, which is based on its ideal composition, may be equivalent to an average survival time after diagnosis of about 30 months. It is likely, that PRO-VET RENAL will be very effective in reducing the risk of development of CRF by healthy cats. The risk on chronic renal failure CRF has diminished by extra vitamin E (Yu and Paetau-Robinson, 2006), high EPA-level (Plantinga et al., 2005) and particular low level of phosphorus (Beynen, 2006).

Efficacy

CHARACTERISTIC	EFFECT
Low available phosphorus	Diminishing progression of kidney disease
Low protein	Reduction of uremia
Low sodium	Counteracting hypertension
High potassium	Compensating potassium loss
Low arachidonic acid	Diminishing production of pro-inflammatory eicosanoids
High eicosapentaenoic acid	Enhances production of vasodilatory and anti-inflammatory eicosanoids
Moderately basic urinary pH	Prevention of acidosis
Nutrients at optimal concentrations	Maintenance of body functions. Support of condition of skin and coat.
High digestibility of proteins, fats and carbohydrates	Good consistency of faeces
Rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega-3 family (EPA+DHA)	Stimulation of immune function. Improvement of condition of skin in atopic disease. Diminishing risk of cancer, kidney failure and osteoarthritis
Rich in natural antioxidants: vitamin E, lutein, beta-carotene, rosemary extract	Reduces risk of cancer
Rich in fibres with high viscosity (F.H.V.)	Decreases risk of diabetes mellitus and hairball formation. Stimulation of gut motility and advancement of faeces consistency
Rich in fibres with low viscosity (F.L.V.)	Stimulates gut motility and controls hairball formation
Added Yucca extract	Diminishes odour formation by faeces
Added prebiotics: mannan oligosaccharides fructo oligosaccharides	Increases beneficial bacteria in the gut

Composition

rice, animal fat sources, barley, animal protein sources, wheat, corn, fish oil (salmon), corn gluten, potato starch, dried beet pulp, potato protein, dehydrated poultry, dehydrated yeast extract (source of mannan oligosaccharides), hydrolysed chicken liver, potassium chloride, purified vegetable fiber, calcium carbonate, soya lecithine, marigold extract (source of lutein), L-lysine, dl-methionine, cichory extract (inulin, source of fructo oligosaccharides), taurine, L-carnitine, beta-carotene, Yucca Shidigera extract, rosemary extract.

*With oxidation reducing substance tocopherol-rich extract of natural originl (vitamin E) and preservatives citric acid, calcium propionate and sorbic acid, permitted by the EU.

Analyses

Analyses/kg:		Added/kg:
Moisture Crude protein Crude fat Crude ash Crude fibre Calcium (Ca) Phosphorus (P) Sodium (Na) Magnesium (Mg) Potassium Lysine Methionine Cystine Treonine Tryptophan Linoleic acid (W6) Linolenic acid (W3) Arachidonic acid (W6) EPA (W3) eicosapentaenoic acid DHA (W3) docosahexaenoic acid Carbohydrates Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Copper (Cu)* Zinc (Zn) Iodine (I) Selenium (Se)	8 % 24 % 20 % 5.0 % 3.0 % 0.55 g 0.49 g 2.1 g 0.7 g 8.8 g 14 g 7.0 g 3.0 g 8.1 g 2.0 g 20 g 3.0 g 0.7 g 7.0 g 7.g 40% 100 mg 40 mg 5.0 mg 150 mg 1.0 mg 0.20 mg	Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E* Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin K3* Biotin Cholin Folic acid Ca. pantothenate Taurine Lutein Beta-Carotene L-carnitine F.O.S. dl-Methionin L-lysin	16.500 IE 1.650 IE 450 mg 7.5 mg 5.6 mg 6 mg 30 mcg 125 mg 0.8 mg 225 mcg 750 mg 9 mg 23 mg 1.200 mg 100 mg 100 mg 100 mg 500 mg 2.5g 3.7 g

Energy 4360 Kcal/kg
pH urinary = ca 6,8

* vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
* vitamin K3 (menadione-nicotinamide-bisulfite)
* copper (Cu) (cupric sulphate II pentahydrate)

Feeding guide

Body weight	Daily portion
2 kg	30 - 40 g
3 kg	40 - 55 g
4 kg	50 - 70 g
5 kg	60 - 85 kg
>6 kg	10 - 15 g/kg

Package

3kg