Kidney disease

KIDNEY DISEASE
  • Chronic dehydration associated with dry diets may also be a contributing factor in the development of kidney disease and chronic renal failure in older cats.
  • Cats have a low thirst drive; in the wild they would get most of their water from their prey.
  • Cats eating dry food do not drink enough water to make up for the lack of moisture in the food.
  • Cats on dry food diets drink more water, but the total water intake of a cat eating canned food is twice as great.
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