Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Canine NF Renal Function

If you notice that your dog is drinking and urinating more frequently, or is lethargic, with loss of appetite and weight, and has an unusual breath odour it might be suffering from CKD and the kidneys are unable to produce concentrated urine. It is important that chronic kidney disease is diagnosed by a vet, and your dog might benefit from a diet specifically targeted at managing CKD. The wrong food can irritate the disease and cause further pain.

Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Canine NF Renal Function is a therapeutic dry food provides dogs with CKD with a balanced diet and all the nutrients they need. Canine NF Renal Function kibble helps to slow down the progression of disease and reduce the severity of the symptoms. The low phosphorus content helps to support kidney function and the restricted protein content helps to reduce the build-up of toxins. Essential fatty acids help to reduce high blood pressure in the kidneys. They also help support the natural anti-inflammatory process.

Indications:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Renal insufficiency
• Kidney failure
• Liver disease with encephalopathy
• Early stages of cardiac insufficiency
• Hypertension

• Not suitable for dogs requiring a high protein or phosphorus content
• Not suitable for growing or pregnant dogs

Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Canine NF Renal Function at a glance:

• Complete dry food for adult and senior dogs
• Suitable as a complete food for those with chronic renal insufficiency: helps to slow down the development of the disease
• Restricted levels of high quality protein: to help reduce the build-up of toxins and minimise the loss of lean body mass.
• Restricted phosphorus content: protects kidney function and slows down the progression of CKD.
• Omega 3 fatty acids: high levels of long chain omega-3 fatty acids help to reduce high blood pressure in the kidneys and also supports the natural anti-inflammatory process.
• Very palatable: Dogs with CKD often have a reduced appetite. Canine NF Renal Function is very tasty and well accepted.

Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets are based on the latest nutritional findings and can help your dog to achieve a good quality of life.

Ingredients Maize*, rice*, dried egg*, dried whey*, animal fat, sugar, digest*, dried beet pulp*, minerals, soya oil, fish oil.
* Protein sources. Urine alkalising substance: calcium carbonate

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 30000 IU, vitamin D3 1000 IU, vitamin E 350 IU, ferrous sulphate monohydrate 315mg, calcium iodate anhydrous 4mg, cupric sulphate pentahydrate 60mg, manganous sulphate monohydrate 130mg, zinc sulphate monohydrate 530mg, sodium selenite 0.37mg.
With antioxidants

Analytical constituents:
Protein 13.0%, fat content 14.5%, crude ash 4.5%, crude fibres 2.0%, calcium 0.75 %, phosphorus 0.4 %, sodium 0.2 %, potassium 0.8 %, omega 3 fatty acids 0.4 %, omega 6 fatty acids 2.5 %, EPA and DHA 0.22%, total sulphur amino acids 0.67 %, chlorides: 0.66%, sulphur 0.21%, purines 0.06%

Analytical constituents

Feeding Guide:
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Canine NF Renal Function is a complete dry food for adult dogs.

The recommended feeding amounts are only guidelines and should be adapted to suit the individual needs of your pet to ensure that it maintains an ideal body weight.
Use only as directed by your vet.

Please make sure that your pet always has fresh drinking water available. Dogs with CKD can easily become dehydrated so you should encourage your dog to drink.

After consultation with your vet you should mix an increasing amount of new food with a decreasing amount of the old food over a period of 7 days until you are feeding your pet only with the new food.
Divide the recommended daily amount into small portions and offer them to your pet throughout the day.
You do not need to add any further nutrients and doing so may reduce the effectiveness of this pet food.

Feeding recommendation for dry food in g/day (adult maintenance):
 

For each additional 5kg of body weight, feed an additional 30g of dry food.