Kidney Restore for Cats and Dogs

What makes it Unique?

12 Nov 2024 | Nana

Kidney disease is a critical health concern for cats and dogs, and selecting an appropriate kidney-support supplement can play a significant role in managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Among the many renal probiotic products available, Kidney Restore for Cats and Dogs stands out for its potent formulation and targeted benefits. This article provides a scientific comparison focusing on why Kidney Restore is a superior option.

Kidney Restore is designed specifically to support kidney health in pets through a high-concentration probiotic formula enhanced with additional ingredients that address kidney health holistically. Its unique combination of probiotics and kidney-supporting compounds targets CKD symptoms, aiming to reduce uremic toxins, balance pH levels, and improve overall quality of life.

High Probiotic Count

Kidney Restore for Cats and Dogs contain 50 billion CFUs per serving, significantly higher than most other renal probiotics on the market. This high concentration ensures that enough beneficial bacteria reach the gut to outcompete pathogenic microbes and help reduce systemic toxins, making it ideal for pets with compromised kidney function. Studies show usage of 8-9 strains of probiotics, with maximum of 225 Billion CFU/10kg on dogs no adverse effects observed (Rossi et al., 2014; Shmalberg et al., 2019).

Comprehensive Probiotic Strain Mix

With seven strains of probiotics, Kidney Restore leads in diversity compared to competing products. This mixture includes strains like Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium longum, and Lactobacillus plantarum, each selected for their potential to mitigate CKD progression. Studies show that these strains can regulate the gut microbiota, reduce inflammation, and support phenylalanine metabolism, thereby reducing indoxyl sulfate—a known toxin in CKD.

Lactobaccilus bulgaricus proven to reduce Indoxyl sulfate (IS) and slows progression of CKD (Jerez-Morales et al., 2021)

Studies shown Bifidobacterium infantis attenuates renal function deterioration and renal fibrosis and lower blood pressure and reno-protective effect in CKD (Wang et al. 2021).

User-Friendly Powder Form

Kidney Restore is formulated as a mild sweet potato-flavored powder, ideal for pets who may refuse capsules or tablets. This form allows for easy mixing with food or dissolve in water and offers a palatable alternative, especially for older pets or those with poor appetites due to CKD. Although capsule form, seems like a good choice, powder form is especially beneficial for home use as it is easier to administer by pet owners thus improving medication adherence when pet owners having a hard time to administer capsules.

Encapsulated Probiotics for Stability

Unlike other products that rely on enteric capsules to protect probiotics through the gastrointestinal tract with extreme pH changes, Kidney Restore employs microencapsulated probiotics in powder form. Microencapsulation increases thermal resistance, oxygen tolerance, acidic condition and bile resistance, improve the viability of probiotics by ensuring that a higher proportion of probiotics survive the digestive process to reach the intestines.

Resistance to Thermal, Acid, and Bile Challenges

The microencapsulated probiotics in Kidney Restore exhibit enhanced thermal and acid resistance. This is especially important because digestive enzymes and stomach acids can often reduce the efficacy of probiotics in non-encapsulated forms, making Kidney Restore’s technology superior for maintaining probiotic viability through the GIT. Since most of Kidney Restore’s probiotic strains are gram-positive which is more vulnerable to bile salts rather than gram-negative bacteria. Microencapsulation protects the cells from bile salts and other damaging factors in the environment such as light, heat, moisture and high concentration of oxygen.

Enhanced Palatability

Kidney Restore’s mild sweet potato flavor improves its appeal to pets. A pleasant taste increases compliance, which is essential for any long-term kidney management strategy. This flavor is especially useful for pets that may reject plain supplements, allowing owners to deliver consistent support. No odor formulation especially for pets that are sensitive to smell. Odorless and pleasant flavor allows for easier prolonged consistent administration.

Additional Kidney-Supportive Ingredients

Kidney Restore includes niacinamide and sodium bicarbonate for added renal benefits. Niacinamide acts as a phosphate binder, by assisting in the regulation of phosphate levels, lowering them—a crucial factor in CKD management, and may help with hyperlipidemia as well. This is essential when reaching higher stages of CKD, damaged kidney could not filter out phosphate wastes leading to elevated levels of phosphate in especially life-threatening in pets with non-controlled diet.

Sodium bicarbonate helps to counter metabolic acidosis, a common issue in kidney disease, by maintaining the normal serum bicarbonate range at that will help to preserve muscle mass, prevent bone problems and improve kidney function in kidney patients, thereby further enhancing Kidney Restore’s suitability for CKD support.

Final Thoughts

When it comes to renal probiotics, Kidney Restore for Cats and Dogs excels due to its high CFU count, diversity of probiotic strains, user-friendly form, microencapsulation technology, enhanced stability and viability, added with kidney-specific ingredients like niacinamide and sodium bicarbonate to improve overall burden of CKD. In comparison with other products, Kidney Restore offers a science-backed, comprehensive approach, making it a top choice for pet owners and veterinarians aiming to improve kidney health in cats and dogs with CKD.

Brands	Kidney Restore Cats and Dogs	Brand X	Brand Y

Probiotic Count	50 billion CFUs per serving	15 billion CFUs per capsule	1 billion CFU per serving
Probiotic Strains	Lactobacillus acidophilus Bifidobacterium longum Bifidobacterium breve Bifidobacterium infantis Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lactobacillus paracasei Lactobacillus plantarum	Lactobacillus acidophilus Bifidobacterium longum Streptococcus (enterococcus) thermophilus	Lactobacillus acidophilus
Prebiotics	Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)	psyllium husk	Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
Administration Form	Powder form	Capsule form (HPMC)	Powder form
Encapsulation method	Microencapsulated	Acid-resistant/enteric capsule	N/A
Thermal, Acid, and Bile Challenges	Enhanced thermal, acid resistance and protect against bile salts	Hypromellose is heat sensitive, protect against bile salts and acid conditions	N/A
Environmental challenges (light, moisture, Concentration of Oxygen	Protect against damaging factors in environment such as light, moisture, and high concentration of oxygen	Sensitive to light, enteric capsule may protect against moisture, oxygen, and act as mechanical barrier	N/A
Palatability	Odorless, with sweet potato flavour	N/A	Contains its own characteristic odor and taste
Additional benefits	Niacinamide to maintain healthy phosphate level in blood by preventing the absorption of phosphate Sodium bicarbonate as antacid and balance pH level Camu-camu (Vitamin C) as powerful antioxidant	N/A	• Olive extract as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antihypertensive (glomerular)

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