Gary's IHC_Diet_Database.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	Feline Idiopathic Hypercalcemia (IHC) Diet Database
2	Ehrlich et al. 2024 Criteria: Ca <200 mg/100kcal \| Ca:P <1.4:1 \| No urinary acidifiers (DL-methionine, calcium sulfate)
3	Last Updated: March 04, 2026 \| Data Source: Direct manufacturer typical analysis responses
4	https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10911303/
5	Brand	Product Name	Type	Ca mg/100kcal	P mg/100kcal	Ca:P Ratio	Ca DM%	P DM%	DL-Methionine	CaSO4	Ehrlich Status	Data Source	Notes
6	Wellness	Complete Health Chicken Pate	Wet	31	196	0.16			No	No	PASS	Mfr typical analysis	Gary gags on pate texture
7	Wellness	Complete Health Turkey Pate	Wet	32	220	0.15			No	No	PASS	Mfr typical analysis	Gary gags on pate texture
8	Canidae	Pure Tuna/Chicken/Mackerel Broth	Wet	144	411	0.35			No	No	PASS	Mfr typical analysis	Shreds in broth - best wet option
9	Canidae	Pure Tuna/Chicken/Whitefish Broth	Wet	150	417	0.36			No	No	PASS	Mfr typical analysis	Shreds in broth
10	Canidae	Pure Salmon/Whitefish in Broth	Wet	183	590	0.31			No	No	PASS	Mfr typical analysis	Shreds in broth
11	Fromm	Purrsnickitty Game Bird Grandeur	Dry	289	238	1.21	1.26	1.04	Trace	No	FAIL	Mfr nutritionist 3/3/26	Lowest confirmed dry; website PDFs being corrected
12	Fromm	Purrsnickitty Salmon Splendor	Dry	348	289	1.2	1.47	1.22	Trace	No	FAIL	Mfr nutritionist 3/3/26	Website PDFs being corrected
13	RC	GI Fiber Response (dry)	Dry	300					Yes	Yes	FAIL	Estimated from GA	Normalized Gary Ca to 9.8 despite failing; has acidifiers
14	RC	Hydrolyzed Protein (dry)	Dry	300					Yes	Yes (#6)	FAIL	Estimated from GA	CaSO4 is ingredient #6
15	Tender & True	Organic Chicken & Liver (dry)	Dry	433					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis	No acidifiers but Ca too high
16	Tender & True	Chicken & Brown Rice (dry)	Dry	527					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis	No acidifiers but Ca too high
17	Wellness	CH Grain Free Chicken (dry)	Dry	303					No	No	FAIL	Estimated from GA	No acidifiers; estimate only
18	Smalls	Fresh Bird (cooked)	Fresh	265					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis	All Smalls varieties fail
19	Smalls	Fresh Other Bird (cooked)	Fresh	493					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis
20	Stella & Chewy's	Various lines	Mixed						Varies	Varies	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis	All products tested fail Ehrlich
21	Feline Natural	Chicken & Venison	Wet	330					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis
22	Feline Natural	Lamb & Salmon	Wet	780					No	No	FAIL	Mfr typical analysis	Extremely high Ca
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