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Proven in Practice<br />
Submitted by Gabrielle Radford, Veterinary Territory Manager<br />
A February 2009 checkup confirmed what Harley’s<br />
more normal behavior suggested: no decrease in<br />
kidney function in over a year and a half.<br />
He’s maintaining very well. He still<br />
has his six-month checkups and<br />
the news is always good — no<br />
decrease in kidney function. He’s<br />
turned back into the ‘old’ Bud<br />
Kitty, my good friend.<br />
When Alex Christensen’s good friend of 16 years, a male<br />
domestic shorthair named Harley Davidson (a.k.a. Bud Kitty),<br />
started losing weight and appeared listless, Alex suspected the worst.<br />
A trip to Iron Mountain Animal Hospital for an examination and blood<br />
work confirmed that the kidney problems Harley had been diagnosed<br />
with a year earlier had worsened. Harley’s veterinarian, Pauline Schroeder,<br />
DVM, recommended Hill’s ® Prescription Diet ® k/d ® Feline.<br />
To help diagnose kidney disease in the<br />
early stages, the team at Iron Mountain<br />
recommends regular geriatric kidney<br />
screening tests. Clients with pets at risk<br />
for the disease are sent home with a Hill’s kidney disease pet owner<br />
guide and a geriatric testing pamphlet, and are recommended to log<br />
on to HillsPet.com for more information.<br />
Dr. Schroeder explained that Harley was<br />
putting out more fluid than he was taking<br />
in, so we changed his food from 100% dry<br />
to a mix of k/d ® dry and k/d ® canned to<br />
help with hydration.<br />
Dr. Schroeder and the health care team at Iron Mountain also<br />
suggested that Alex put a water dish in every room in the house<br />
to provide extra hydration and bring Harley back every six<br />
months for a checkup. According to Dr. Schroeder, since Harley<br />
has been on k/d,<br />
he has put weight back on and is much<br />
‘brighter.’ He is active and vocal, and he<br />
interacts with his humans again.<br />
Iron Mountain Animal Hospital, 315 Kent Street, Iron Mountain, MI 49801<br />
www.ironmountainanimalhospital.com<br />
Contact your Hill’s Territory Manager to find out more information about the featured product.<br />
®/ Trademarks owned by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. ©2009 Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.<br />
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