![]() Previous research on phosphorus in pet food and cat kidneysĮarlier work had shown that high phosphorus intake exacerbates the course of chronic kidney disease in cats. ![]() The results of the new study suggest that excess phosphate has a deleterious effect on indicators of kidney function in cats, and could contribute to the high incidence of chronic kidney diseases in elderly cats. “For hitherto unknown reasons, some 35 percent of older cats suffer from chronic kidney disease,” said Ellen Kienzle, PhD, LMU professor who led the study along with Britta Dobenecker, PhD, in a press release. The study was published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by scientists from Ludwig-Maximillian University in Munich, Germany. ![]() Researchers found evidence that phosphate concentrations in cat food that exceed the daily intake required for health maintenance by more than fivefold can damage kidney function in healthy cats.
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