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42 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 A Godsend Apr 25, 2006
By Cindy
Thanks to a combination of Hi-Tor Neo Diet and Vita Gravy (and the sub-q fluids prescribed by the vet) my cat, who was given a diagnosis of advanced kidney failure and a certain impending death sentence two months ago, has amazed my vet and everyone in the vet's office. As a previous poster has already said, many renal failure cats are presribed the Hill's k/d or a/d diets and they absolutely hate it and won't eat it. My cat would not touch the stuff -- wouldn't even smell it -- I had to force feed him for weeks. I finally found the Hi-Tor Neo Diet, which is almost as low protein/phosphorous as the Hill's prescription diets. My cat loves it and is finally gaining back some weight. The vet had also prescribed some vitamin drops, which he also hates. Then I found "Vita-Gravy", which is also available at Pet Food Direct. He loves the taste of the Chicken Vita-Gravy mixed with the Hi-Tor Neo. Now he's getting the extra nutrition he needs to balance his blood levels, while really enjoying the taste! If your cat has renal failure and is refusing to eat, you might want to try this combo. Good luck! I hope your kitty fares as well as mine has so far.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Inappetant cat gobbled it up! Aug 08, 2005
By E. Feldman
My cat has had a poor appetite for months, which was explained recently by a diagnosis of chronic renal failure. I dreaded the prospect of trying to switch him to an even less appetizing food than what he was currently refusing to eat. Sure enough, like many other CRF cats before him, he wouldn't touch the Hill's canned k/d or Royal Canin pouch renal diet. I searched online for an alternative and found Neo Diet. On the advice of one "5 paw" customer review, I gave it a shot. He gobbled it up with such gusto that I could hear the chomping and lip smacking from across the room! I can't remember the last time he's eaten that enthusiastically. What the heck is in this stuff???
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 OK, not the wonder food I was hoping for Feb 22, 2007
By Janet Scott
My cat has renal disease and has been on Hill's k/d dry and canned food for over a year. Recently she was getting picky about eating and not wanting the either type of the canned k/d. Based on the Amazon reviews, I ordered the Hi-Tor Neo Diet hoping that she would love it. At first she did love it (something new/different I think), but now she is very ambivalent towards it and lately has preferred the k/d. Perhaps it is due simply to her personality or perhaps it is due to her stage of renal disease, but I have not seen any difference between k/d and the Hi-Tor Neo. Other than the renal disease, she doesn't have any health issues and is still pretty frisky for being 16 years old.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Magic Food Jan 01, 2007
By Snow Cap-tain
"John"
I read the other reviews which lead me to try this product. Our 17 year old cat (Angel) was diagnosed with renal failure and the vet put her on food that she would not eat. That forced us to mix the vet food with other cat food and Angel still lost weight. Angel is a very small cat and has weighed approximately 6-7 pounds her entire life. When her weight dropped to 5 pounds we thought she was on her way out. We purchased this food and she LOVES it! Angel has been on it for about 6 months now and she is back to her normal weight. She begs for it. What an awesome product!
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
So far, no go Jul 30, 2008
By a consumer
My cat is in the early stages of renal failure and I bought this as part of my efforts to find an appropriate food he would eat. Unfortunately I've offered this product twice and it was tried for a mouthful and later ignored. Interestingly, I also have a young cat (formal feral) and even this former dumpster-diver sniffed and walked. I will continue to offer this and hope it catches on eventually.
There are other products for the condition but this one seemed to be the most palatable from reviews. There also seems to be some controversy over whether a cat in early stages of kidney failure should be fed a low protein or low phosphorus diet. Further, there seems to be an issue in later stages with cats losing weight and not wanting to eat, and I am not sure if a food like this would encourage eating. One day at a time.
So here I am with the smallest amount one could buy (24 cans). If this food doesn't get a decent reception soon, I will probably donate it to my vet's office for other sick cats to try. If you've got an ill kitty, and you've been told to try a low protein/phosphorus food, it can't hurt to do lots of reading and try this, but no miracles in my household just yet!
Update March 2010 - It's been 1 and 1/2 years since I wrote the above review. Your vet advice and results may vary, but my cat has done very well on a normal diet since then. After doing much reading and talking with our vet, special foods are not yet called for for my cat. Have your cat's blood levels checked to see if they are doing ok with phosphorous and you and your vet can decide from there if food like this is advisable. It may be better to discuss if your cat can stay on regular food and use a phosphorous blocker.
More and more I am reading that weight loss is a problem for cats in kidney failure so keeping the food desirable to them could be a big deal. My cat is having more issues with the accompanying hyperthyroidism than with the kidney disease currently, and while he has indeed lost some weight, his blood tests are showing he's doing pretty well.
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