Activated Charcoal
★★★★★
https://answers.earthclinic.com/natural-remedies-for-cat-with-polycystic-kidney-disease.html
ANY ONE that has kidney disease should be taking CHARCOAL. My 15 year old kitty (after coming home from the vet) gets a half a capsule of activated charcoal once a day in a spoonful or 2 of NON grain wet cat food (blue or abound for her) with a slippery elm/water mixture in all her food) to put mucus in her bowels, and about an eighth teaspoon of wheatgrass in one of her feedings. You don't want to mix charcoal with medicines or a lot of cat food, as it will be wasted; charcoal is famous for ridding the body of poisons, and along with filtering the toxins the kidneys are unable to handle, it will also "absorb" medicines/nutrition in the cat food. It is well worth sacrificing a spoon or two of cat food to mix the charcoal with, and she doesn't notice the taste AT ALL.
A month or so later she has almost regained her weight, grazes all day long like a pony on her food, eating equal amounts of food, and water and acts like a mere 8 yr. old! Since I am new at this, I don't know if or when I will stop the charcoal. I get the kind in jello caps so I can use half a cap a day and put the cap back on for the next day. Just an opinion from someone who isn't trained in cat medicine, for what it's worth; Cats are true carnivores, who eat only protein (bugs, birds, reptiles, meat, and a little grass) and we wonder why an animal who isn't designed to deal with carbs and grain gets obese! Then were told by the vet to get another grain-gluten dry food with "more fiber".
You can now get at the grocery store ground up chicken/pork/turkey with no antibiotics and serve it raw or cooked. This is how I got her to loose weight 10 yrs. ago when the vet made fun of how fat she was, by giving her real meat, no carbs. If you think gluten and excess carbs are bad for you, what do you think it does to an animal not designed to digest carbs? Anyway with the slippery elm/water in all her food, the charcoal and wheatgrass once a day she is pooping/drinking normally and very happy. I think other remedies are good, and we have to try to see what does or doesn't work, but ANY ONE WITH KIDNEY DISEASE SHOULD BE TAKING CHARCOAL TO TAKE UP THE SLACK OF WEAK KIDNEYS, 101.
Again, I'm not a vet or close to it, but I know what it is to have a sick cat who we almost lost and desperate to find something that works, and charcoal is wonderful for fixing up digestion matters in humans. I'm a private person (no twitter or facebook for me)so I don't even like writing this, except that I think it is so important and got such good results, and I've not heard of adverse effects with small amounts of charcoal, so if other things haven't worked for you, try it.
(Usa)
11/22/2017
P.S.: Since some people are new at this, I should of mentioned that you should mention not drink tap or distilled water, but spring water for you and your beasties. Tap water has bromide/ fluoride/chloride that is largely responsible for the low thyroid epidemic in the U.S., and distilled water, since it has zero minerals, will leech them out of your body over a period of time. My city gets fined every year for poor quality water, and it is easier/cheaper to pay the fine than to fix the problem. Now that my kitty feels like a "thunder kitten"(nick name) I'm considering giving her half a capsule every other day; I haven't decided. Sometimes you have to try different dosages, depending on size of the beastie and severity of the disease. I'm done now.
Aloe Vera
★★★★★
My cat has been diagnosed with kidney disease and refuses to eat the renal diet food. We've been trying kidney drops and remedies with no success. He's been slowly getting worse. We found the reviews about George's Aloe Vera drink and read up about it. Its only the inner fillet so its safe for cats. It tastes of water and doesn't need to be refrigerated. We are in the UK and bought from the biggest online shop. Our cat has a tablespoon twice per day. The difference in a week is amazing. He is eating a lot more and he has starting chirping (squeaking) again which shows he is happy. He is still peeing a lot and drinking more than usual but its only been a week. I am hoping for more improvements as he will be having it every day from now on. I am also taking it since I've read all the amazing benefits! If your cat has kidney issues please try it but remember it must be the inner fillet only. Some aloe vera juice products include the outer bit which is toxic to cats.
(Wales Uk)
05/27/2024
You can buy it on Amazon and any health shops in public and online Abel and Cole Organic deliveries sell it to
(Louisiana)
07/30/2024
★★★★★
Would second the recommendation for George's Aloe Vera. I've been using it for over 20 years for myself and have started adding it to my dog's food to help her with age related kidney problems.
