Potassium
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🟢 NOW Potassium Gluconate Pure Powder
😺 Luna Says
CKD kitties like me struggle to keep their potassium up. So oral supplementation is often needed. Be sure to check with your vet whether potassium gluconate or potassium citrate is best for you! And it’s very important to monitor blood potassium to make sure you don’t go too high.
🟢 Vetoquinol Renal K+ (Powder)
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😺 Luna Says
Before Dad knew what he was doing (as if he does now!), we once had to go to the ER for hypokalemia. That was not much fun. This got my potassium up fast. I take it every day now. Definitely get the powder, not the gel. I don’t notice the powder when added to my food.
Potassium references and resources
- Cook A, Heinz J. Evaluation and Management of the Hypokalemic Patient. Today’s Veterinary Practice. 2022. https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/internal-medicine/evaluation-and-management-of-the-hypokalemic-patient/
- Deguchi E, Akuzawa M. Renal clearance of endogenous creatinine, urea, sodium, and potassium in normal cats and cats with chronic renal failure. J Vet Med Sci. 1997 Jul;59(7):509-12. doi:10.1292/jvms.59.509
- De Morais HA. Potassium Disorders in Cats: Myths and Facts. World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings, 2009. https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=4252634
- DiBartola SP, De Morais HA. Chapter 5 - Disorders of Potassium: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice (Fourth Edition). W.B. Saunders, 2012, Pages 92-119. ISBN 9781437706543. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-0654-3.00012-3
- Hoehne SN. Management of Potassium Disorders in the Emergency Room. European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Congress 2019. https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=9257727
- Kogika MM, de Morais HA. A Quick Reference on Hypokalemia. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2017 Mar;47(2):229-234. doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.10.010
- Sieberg LG, Quimby JM. Retrospective study of the efficacy of oral potassium supplementation in cats with kidney disease. J Feline Med Surg. 2020 Jun;22(6):539-543. doi:10.1177/1098612X19862084