Food & NutritionHi, I have a female Yorkshire terrier (3.5kg, 11 years) recently diagnosis with CKD early stage 1. My question is: I changed his kibble to Acana Wild Prairie when she was 8 years old until 6 months algo that I changed it to another one from my veter
I'm sorry to hear that Kira was recently diagnosed with CKD. While the high protein in the Acana diet would not have caused specific damage to Kira's kidneys, it's possible that it sped up the disease process. One of the biggest challenges with kidney disease in general is that we don't see changes on blood work until 2/3 of the kidney function has been compromised. As a result, it's hard to know exactly how long this issue has been present and how slowly it may have been progressing. I don't have any specific information regarding the Acana lawsuit, but I did see that the suit was dismissed in 2020. Chronic kidney disease is a very common degenerative disease in older dogs. Again, I don't think this diet caused the onset of her kidney issues, but it may have contributed to the speed at which it progressed. I hope that everything goes well for Kira!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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