Animal Kidney

Beef kidney is high in both vitamin A and purines, so regular or generous servings can build vitamin A up to toxic levels and add a uric acid load; cats with kidney disease or a urate-related history should avoid it, and raw kidney carries pathogens.

Poor appetite, lethargy, stiffness or an unusual gait can point to vitamin A accumulation; vomiting and diarrhoea suggest infection from raw meat or gut upset; changes in drinking and urination suggest kidney involvement.

Contact a vet immediately if these signs appear or long-term overfeeding is suspected, and describe what was fed; do not induce vomiting or give medication at home.

At most a rare, very small piece of fully cooked kidney with no salt or oil; do not feed it to cats with kidney or urate-related disease, and it cannot replace complete cat food.

Beef kidney is an organ meat rich in vitamin A and purines, so frequent or large servings can accumulate vitamin A to toxic levels; dogs with kidney disease or a urate-related history should get none, and raw kidney may carry pathogens.

Vitamin A accumulation may show as poor appetite, lethargy, bone and joint pain, stiffness or an odd gait; gut upset or infection from raw kidney shows as vomiting and diarrhoea; kidney involvement changes drinking and urination.

Contact a vet immediately if long-term overfeeding is suspected or these signs appear, and report how often and how much was fed so they can assess it; never induce vomiting or give any medication at home.

At most a rare, very small treat: simmer until fully cooked with no salt or oil and cut it small; skip it entirely for dogs with kidney or urate-related disease, and organ meat cannot replace a complete diet.