Dechra Canine SPECIFIC™ Heart and Kidney Support is a complete dietetic pet food for adult dogs with chronic kidney, heart and/or liver insufficiency.
KEY BENEFITS:
- Kidney function support: CKW Heart & Kidney Support has uniquely high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA derived from fish oil. In dogs with cardiac disease, EPA can help support maintenance of lean body mass and appetite, normal cardiac rhythm, blood pressure and aggregation. In dogs with kidney failure, omega-3 fatty acids can help to support the kidney function
- Heart & kidney support: In congestive heart failure, sodium excretion is reduced as part of the compensatory response to the reduced cardiac output and consequently sodium and water retention occurs. The reduced sodium level helps to break the vicious circle of water retention. This is essential for both kidney, liver and heart patients
- Kidney support: A restricted content of phosphorus is essential to support maintenance of normal blood levels of phosphorus and renal function in kidney patients
- Liver & kidney support: The reduced content of protein in combination with protein of high biological value help maintain physiological blood levels of urea in dogs with renal failure. In dogs with liver failure, dietary protein restriction helps to maintain normal ammonia levels in the blood. The high biological value of the proteins supplies a sufficient amount of essential amino acids to the dog
- Healthy urinary tract support: The restricted protein level reduces the urinary concentrations of oxalate, cystine and urate. Together with the alkaline urine pH, this discourages precipitation of urinary calcium oxalate, cystine and urate crystals and supports a healthy urinary tract. Added potassium citrate helps keep calcium oxalate in solution.
Recommended for: Support of heart function in case of chronic cardiac insufficiency. Support of renal function in case of chronic and temporarily renal insufficiency. Support of liver function in case of chronic liver insufficiency. Urate, oxalate or cystine urolithiasis.
Not recommended for: Puppies and pregnant or lactating bitches. Dogs with a relatively high protein requirement. Patients with cholestasis: a diet with a reduced fat content is more suitable (such as SPECIFIC™ Weight Reduction or Senior diets). Dogs with struvite urolithiasis. Dogs with hyperlipidaemia or pancreatitis.
Contents: 6 x 300g trays
Advisory
Fresh, clean drinking water should always be available.
Rice, pork, maize, fish oil, egg powder, vitamins and trace elements (including chelated trace elements), minerals (including tripotassium citrate), cellulose powder, sunflower oil, psyllium husk, dextrose, taurine, L-carnitine, methionine, tryptophan, threonine. Contains no added artificial colours or flavourings.