Canine Kidney Disease Nutrition Consult

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A Bowl Built From Your Dog’s Bloodwork

The kidney disease nutrition consult

You have read the guides. You know phosphorus is the first lever and calories are the one nobody counts. What you want now is somebody to do the math for your actual dog, against your actual labs, without contradicting what your vet just told you. That is what this is.

Book a consult, $190

What you get

The CKD package

Two recipesComplete and balanced, formulated to your dog’s stage, labs, and what your dog will actually eat. Two so you have rotation, not a single meal your dog gets tired of in a month.

Full labwork reviewEvery value read, not just the kidney panel, so the diet is in nutritional alignment with the medical plan your vet, and your nephrologist if you have one, has already set.

Herbal recommendationsWhere they are appropriate for your dog, drawn from Traditional Chinese Medicine and chosen for the pattern your dog is presenting.

Three months of email supportRelative to the plan presented. The questions that arrive in week three are the ones that actually decide whether a plan works, and you should not have to rebook to ask them.

The concern I hear most

This runs alongside your vet, never instead

The worry that stops most people from calling a nutritionist is that they will end up caught between two sets of instructions. That is a fair worry, and the answer is structural rather than reassuring: your veterinarian holds the medical lane, the diagnosis, the medications, the binders, the fluids, the monitoring schedule. I hold the bowl. The labwork review exists precisely so the food supports the medical plan instead of pulling against it.

If your dog is on a phosphorus binder, the recipe is built knowing that. If your vet has set a protein direction, the formulation works within it, and if I think the numbers argue for something different, you get the reasoning to take back to your vet rather than a quiet contradiction in your dog’s bowl.

The labs are the safety boundaries. Your dog is the compass.

How it works

What actually happens

You book and send your paperworkBloodwork, urinalysis if you have it, current diet and amounts, medications and supplements, and your dog’s weight history

We talk on a video callI read the labs with you, ask about how your dog is actually living, appetite, energy, stool, thirst, warmth, and we decide the direction together

I formulateTwo recipes built to NRC or AAFCO standards, with phosphorus, protein, and calories set on purpose and the food energetics chosen for your dog’s pattern

You cook, and I stay reachableThree months of email support for the questions that come up once the plan meets real life

Timing

Sooner is genuinely better

Most of my clients come to me two to three months after diagnosis, when they realize the one-size-fits-all approach is not working. I wish they had come sooner. Not because I want the business, but because the first few months after diagnosis are when diet changes make the biggest impact, and we lose that window while a dog eats something they are refusing anyway.

That said, there is no wrong time. Dogs at every stage benefit from a bowl that is actually built for them, and plenty of the dogs I work with started this conversation late.

Before you book

Questions people ask first

What does the CKD consult cost?

$190. That covers the video call, the full labwork review, two complete and balanced recipes formulated for your dog, herbal recommendations where appropriate, and three months of email support relative to the plan.

Do I need my vet’s permission?

No, but keep your vet in the loop. I provide nutritional support, not medical treatment, and the whole point of the labwork review is to keep the food aligned with the medical plan your vet has set. Most owners share the recipes with their vet, and I encourage it.

What if my dog will not eat what you formulate?

Then we adjust, and that is what the three months of email support is for. Appetite is part of the clinical picture in kidney disease, not a side issue, and a recipe your dog refuses is not a good recipe no matter how the numbers look.

What do I need to have ready?

Your dog’s most recent bloodwork, ideally with any earlier panels so I can see the trend, a urinalysis if you have one, a list of medications and supplements with doses, and an honest account of what your dog is eating now and how much.

Ready

Bring the labs. We will build it together.

If you are still reading, you have probably been carrying this alone for a while. You do not have to. Book the call, send the paperwork, and let us turn the numbers into two meals your dog will actually eat.

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I provide nutritional support, not medical treatment. Always consult your veterinarian for diagnosis and medical care for your dog.