Darwin’s Intelligent Design™ Kidney Support Formula

This post is sponsored by Darwin’s Natural Pet Food and contains affiliate links*

If you’ve followed us for a while, you already know that we’re big fans of Darwin’s raw food. It’s Allegra’s favorite, and we like everything about this food. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a unique offering in the raw food market: Darwin’s Intelligent Design™, a raw diet for cats with kidney disease.

The right diet for cats with kidney disease

There is a lot of controversy and misinformation about feeding cats with kidney disease. Conventional vets tend to recommend a prescription diet for cats who show even a slight deviation of normal kidney values. That’s because there are some research trials – not coincidentally, sponsored by the very companies that sell these diets – that have shown that restricted protein diets can prolong renal function.

However, feeding a cat with kidney disease is not as simple as restricting protein. In fact, restricting protein for an obligate carnivore may do more harm than good. Since protein restriction impacts healthy body condition, a good diet for these cats should contain high quality protein. When protein is inadequate, cats start to loose muscle mass.

There is no single diet that is right for all cats with kidney disease

Multiple factors are important when it comes to diet for cats with kidney disease. An appropriate diet for these cats should contain additional potassium, reduced sodium and phosphorus levels, and increased omega-3 fatty acid levels. The most critical element for a diet for cats with kidney disease is moisture, which makes dry food the worst possible choice for these cats.

Darwin’s Intelligent Design™ Kidney Support Formula

Darwin’s offers a specialized formula designed to provide extra support to cats facing kidney disease. These highly palatable and nutritious meals use only hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and pesticide-free meats, with no grains, added fillers or chemical preservatives. Key benefits of this diet include

• Appropriate protein levels
• Restricted Phosphorus
• Included natural Phosphorus binder Chitosan
• Increased calcium levels (minimize P absorption)
• Enhanced long chain Omega 3 Fatty Acids for glomerular health
• Increased Vitamin B levels to replace those lost in the urine
• Added Botanicals and Extracts

Darwin’s Intelligent Design™ Kidney Support Formula requires a prescription from your veterinarian.

Special offer: get 10 pounds for $14.95

Darwin’s has an introductory offer that can’t be beat so you can try this for your own cats: For $14.95, you get 10 pounds of raw food. You can customize the proteins depending on your cat’s taste preferences.

Use code PURRSOFWISDOM to take advantage of this special offer.

Please note that the special offer only applies to Darwin’s regular formulas. However, if you’d like to purchase one or two packs of the Intelligent Design formula rather than the minimum order of 10 pounds , you can do so at a reduced price in combination with the special offer. Please contact Darwin’s customer service for details.

For more information and to order, please visit DarwinsPet.com.

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