Does anybody have information on this?  Transitioning a 16 or 18-year-old cat with slightly elevated kidney values to raw.  Would it be good or bad to do?  From what research I've found, I'm following the assumption that there should not be a problem with high protein if the cat's kidney values aren't high. 

This is something I've been thinking about since both these cats really like meat/poultry.  I give them cooked tidbits.  Even my 18-year-old who had his 4 canines removed loves meat. 

Would the raw upset their system?  Should I just stick with cooked food with supplements?  I'm just at the thinking stage right now.    

Petslave,

Thanks.  Lots to "chew on".   

I do feel more comfortable with a cooked diet.

That's a good point about compromise due to poor diet.  These poor guys were on dry most of their lives. 

  Personal experience here...

Kandie was nearly 15 and was at stage two crf at diagnosis ... The vet gave the usual SD stuff well Kandie would not eat so I researched .... found dry and wet that the vet confirmed were fine for her ... well 18 months later it was no longer working at keeping her 100% stable ... at about this time I got a new vet who does raw ... In the interim I tried homemade she hated all my recipes( about 6 months ) ... I asked the vet and for the next two yrs  she ate 90% raw to 50% raw depending on if my Mom was feeding her with canned ... Her numbers went DOWN she was at stage one but then crashed as animal s on natural regimes do just shy of 19 ....
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I now turn to raw first for chronic ailments and have seen two more animals come back to health when conventional medicine says oh no NOT no grain and raw / homemade

Here is a list of raw-experienced holistic vets.  They are all out west, but there are 3 at the bottom of the page that do phone consults.

http://www.rawadvantagepetfood.com/Default.aspx?tabid=17465