16. Diets for Kidney Problems

• 1-1/3 cups (2/3 pound) ground chicken, turkey or lean heart
• 4 cups cooked white rice
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cold-pressed safflower, soy or corn oil
• 1,500 milligrams calcium
• 1/8 teaspoon iodized salt
• 1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (optional, for a saltier flavor)
• 1 teaspoon parsley, finely grated carrot or other vegetable (optional)
• 5,000 IU vitamin A
• Taurine and other cat vitamins (about 5 days' worth)
• 50 milligram level B complex (or 10 milligrams per day)
• 2,500 milligrams vitamin C (½ teaspoon sodium ascorbate)

Mix everything together in a large bowl. Serve raw if the cat will accept it.

Otherwise, mix all but the vitamins together, bake about 20 minutes in a moderate (350ºF) oven and then wait until it cools to mix in the vitamins.

Occasionally, substitute 1 to 3 teaspoons of liver for part of the meat.