Evidence: renal disease / therapeutic kidney diet in dogs
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-07-21. Query: ("chronic kidney disease" OR renal) AND dog AND diet. The cluster returns 8822 records in Europe PMC; 6 representative studies are extracted below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.
Studies
- PMID 42056070 (2026, The veterinary quarterly) — Supplementation with <i>Enterococcus lactis</i> (SF68) and its association with biochemical parameters and inflammatory biomarkers related to renal impairment in dogs with chronic kidney disease.. To investigate the influence of probiotic supplementation on parameters of renal function, dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) received a commercial probiotic formulation containing <i>Enterococcus lactis</i> SF68 (<i
- PMID None (2026, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI) — A Holistic Decision-Making Tool for Canine Chronic Kidney Disease: Navigating Palliative Care and Euthanasia.
- PMID 41800300 (2026, Frontiers in veterinary science) — Case Report: long-term calcaemia management in a dog after thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy.. This report describes a canine case of severe hypocalcaemia following the surgical removal of a thyroid lobe and the ipsilateral parathyroid glands for thyroid carcinoma.
- PMID 42207576 (2026, Journal of veterinary internal medicine) — Association of impaired ammonia excretion with survival in dogs with stable chronic kidney disease.. <h4>Background</h4>In people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), inadequate renal ammonia excretion contributes to metabolic acidosis and is associated with worse outcomes.
- PMID 42414994 (2026, BMC veterinary research) — Off-label use of dapagliflozin in a dog with recurrent calcium oxalate urolithiasis: a case report.. <h4>Background</h4>Calcium oxalate (CaOx) urolithiasis is a common and recurrent condition in dogs, typically managed with dietary modification, thiazide diuretics, and potassium citrate.
- PMID 42180288 (2026, Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research) — Exploring the therapeutic potential of β-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) in regulating canine NT-proBNP levels.. <b>Objectives:</b> N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a key biomarker for assessing cardiac function in companion animals and plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of heart disease.
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_renal_diet_2026-07-21.txt (Europe PMC first-hand abstracts, pulled 2026-07-21).