HOME MADE RENAL DIETS
Cats need special ingredients such as taurine and occasionally potassium added to their diet. This must be added to these homemade diets to prevent heart disease. You can purchase taurine powder at a health food store and add about 100mg/day to your cats diet. Potassium supplements are available at your veterinarian. Below are some suggested diets for short term control but it is best to have a diet formulated by one of the nutrional services listed in the general discussion.


Dr. Strombeck's Chicken and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low--phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 55 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

1/4 cup cooked chicken breast
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 calcium carbonate tablet (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 297 kilocalories, 16.3 grams protein, 14.5 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 48 percent, potassium at 215 percent, sodium at 169 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Chicken and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 46.4 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

1/4 cup cooked chicken breast
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 calcium carbonate tablet (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 399 kilocalories, 18.5 grams protein, 14.7 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 43 percent, potassium at 164 percent, sodium at 124 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Egg Whites and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 53 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

Egg whites from 3 eggs, large, hard-boiled
1 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute- potassium chloride
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 312 kilocalories, 19.7 grams protein, 13.8 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 41percent, potassium at 341 percent, sodium at 603 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Egg Whites and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 46.6 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

Egg whites from 2 eggs, large, hard-boiled
1 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 399 kilocalories, 18.6 grams protein, 13.9 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 41 percent, potassium at 341 percent, sodium at 603 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Egg Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 54.2 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

2 eggs, large, hard-boiled
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
calcium carbonate tablets (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 308 kilocalories, 16.7 grams protein, 25 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 89 percent, potassium at 274 percent, sodium at 673 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Eggs and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 45.7 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

2 eggs, large, hard-boiled
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 calcium carbonate tablets (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 411 kilocalories, 18.8 grams protein, 25.2 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 69 percent, potassium at 189 percent, sodium at 440 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Chicken and Potato Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 57.4 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

1/2 cup cooked chicken breast
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup potato, boiled with skin
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 453 kilocalories, 26 grams protein, 30.6 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 52 percent, potassium at 198 percent, sodium at 201 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Chicken and Potato Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorus, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 46.2 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

1/3 cup cooked chicken breast
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup potato, boiled with skin
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 418 kilocalories, 19.3 grams protein, 29.9 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 47 percent, potassium at 198 percent, sodium at 172 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Beef and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 56.8 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

4 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
1 Tablespoon chicken fat
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 443 kilocalories, 25.2 grams protein, 26.6 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 52 percent, potassium at 123 percent, sodium at 206 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Beef and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 44.3 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

4 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 569 kilocalories, 25.2 grams protein, 40.5 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 45 percent, potassium at 105 percent, sodium at 175 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Beef Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 55.3 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

4 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
5 Tablespoon chicken fat
1 calcium carbonate tablets (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 430 kilocalories, 23.8 grams protein, 35.8 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 50 percent, potassium at 126 percent, sodium at 234 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Beef and Potato Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 46.7 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

4 ounces lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup potato, boiled with skin
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 540 kilocalories, 25.2 grams protein, 40.5 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 46 percent, potassium at 194 percent, sodium at 185 percent of a cat's daily needs.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Tuna and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 53.4 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

3 ounces tuna, canned in water
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/2 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 468 kilocalories, 25 grams protein, 30 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 50 percent, potassium at 190 percent of a cat's daily needs.  Sodium depends on using low-salt tuna.
 

Dr. Strombeck's Tuna and Rice Diet
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, normal potassium, normal sodium diet providing 44.8 grams protein/1000 kilocalories)

2 ounces tuna, canned in water
1/2 ounce clams, canned, chopped in juice
1/3 cup rice, long-grain, cooked
2 Tablespoons chicken fat
1/8 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride
1 calcium carbonate tablet (400 milligrams calcium)
1/4 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet
[author recommends a supplement prepared for humans with allergies; without vitamins A or D]
1/10 B-complex vitamin-trace mineral tablet

Provides 406 kilocalories, 18.2 grams protein, 29.6 grams fat
Provides phosphorus at 46 percent, potassium at 209 percent of a cat's daily needs.  Sodium depends on using low-salt tuna.

I
Tho not a kidney disease specific recipe, the following chicken soup for cats is very helpful when kitty doesn't want to eat.
My comments are noted in this style.
Anitra Frazier's Chicken Soup Recipe

2 to 3 lbs. chicken (I prefer thighs)
1 lb. chicken necks and backs Don't worry if you can't find backs and necks, I've made this using only thighs
Water to cover Distilled water is my preference
1/4 cup tomato juice (not V8 Juice)
I also add approximately 1 1/2 inch piece of Kombu, for added minerals

Put all chicken into a soup pot large enough so the chicken fills the pot only halfway.  Cover with water until water is one to two inches above chicken.  Cover the pot loosely (tip the lid).  Bring to a low sinner.  Simmer three to five hours, occasionally breaking up the chicken and adding more water if necessary.  During the last hour remove the lid and let the water cool down until the chicken is barely covered.  Broth is now deliciously strong.  Pour off broth, cool to room temperature, and then store in refrigerator.

While the broth is cooling, pour enough cold water over the chicken left in the pot to cover.  Then let it cool some more until it's cool enough for you to be able to touch.  With your hands, knead, squeeze, and stir the chicken around in the water to get all the good out of the meat and into the water.  The water will begin to look milky.  Finally, take handfuls of chicken meat, wring out the liquid into the pot, and throw the meat away.  (The hours of simmering have succeeded in transferring the usable nutrition from the meat into the broth.  What little nutrition is left in the meat at this point would be largely indigestible.)  Leave the bones and the broth behind in the pot.

Pour this broth off and store it with the first batch of broth.  Transfer the bones into a smaller pot.  Crack them up so they form a fairly compact mass in the bottom of the pan.  Cover the bones with water ad add the one-fourth cup tomato juice.  Simmer one-half to one hour.

Pour off this broth, again combining it with the other broth.  Throw the bones away.  Store about two cups of the broth in a jar in the refrigerator;  store the rest in the freezer in pint-sized covered freezer containers to be thawed as needed.  To thaw, stand the container in a bowl of hot water.

Chicken Super Soup

Here's how to make your homemade chicken broth even more nutritious.
        Combine the following ingredients:

1/4 cup broth
1/16 teaspoon ascorbic acid crystals (250 units of vitamin C)
1/2 teaspoon food yeast (flaked, brewer's or tarula) I omit the yeast because it is high in phosphorus
1/16 teaspoon feline digestive enzymes word of caution with this - digestive enzymes speed up the spoiling process.  If you use this, add it to the broth right at serving.