Korky has always been a 'good' eater and since diagnosed with CRF over 2 years ago he has had Royal Canin wet pouches, supplemented by occasional small treats of good 'human' protein like chicken or lean beef but avoiding things high in phosphate like shellfish or sardines. Although his creatinine levels have worsened over this period his phosphate, potassium and electrolytes in general are still well within normal ranges so I think this food has achieved its objectives. Recently, however, he seems to be getting more picky. He still has a good appetite and he will eat the RC but not with his usual gusto and the amount of begging he does for treats is increasing so I think its time I started looking around for alternatives. I did try the Hills renal when he was first diagnosed but he didn't like it so I think it will need to be 'ordinary ' food, possibly in conjunction with a phophate binder.
I've been reading the other thread thats running at the moment about feeding and, as the poster says, there is a bewildering array of choice. Obviously it comes down to what he will eat and I realise that may change as his condition progresses but where do I start? I've checked out the food tables on the felinecrf site (obviously I'm still concerned about phosphate) but they seem to be a bit out of date now with brands. Are most of the brands mentioned on the other thread available in the shops? I don't want to buy more than a couple of tins at a time of any new brand in case he doesn't like it and since he's been on the same food for ages I don't want to introduce lots of different things all at once so its going to be a slow process. He doesn't like smooth pate-style foods and prefers red meat to chicken or fish (unless its 'human' chicken or tuna).
