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Nine cats (11.0\u2009\u00b1\u20092.0 y) with naturally-occurring IRIS Stage I or II CKD were fed a senior wellness food for 28-days, then randomized into two groups and fed either a food providing 1.8 g\/Mcal Ca, 1.3 g\/Mcal P, and Ca:P ratio of 1.4:1 (MOD-Ca:P), or a food providing 2.4 g\/Mcal Ca, 1.3 g\/Mcal P, and Ca:P ratio of 1.8:1 (HIGH-Ca:P) for 56 days. After a 28-day washout period, cats were crossed over to the other test food. Blood and urine samples were collected at the end of the prefeed\/washout and on days 28 and 56 of each study period. Data were analyzed using a linear mixed model with fixed effects of Diet, Day, Period and associated interactions. At baseline, mean ionized calcium (iCa; 1.26\u2009\u00b1\u20090.03 mmol\/L) was within the normal reference interval (1.10\u20131.40 mmol\/L). Serum total Ca, phosphorus, calcitriol, and fractional excretion of calcium were not affected by diet and diet by day interaction (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&gt;\u20090.050). There was a trend for increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.058) and serum iCa (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.067) in cats fed HIGH-Ca:P compared with MOD-Ca:P food, although iCa remained within the normal reference interval. Parathyroid hormone was reduced when cats were fed HIGH-Ca:P compared with cats fed MOD-Ca:P (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.020), although concentrations were within the normal reference interval throughout the study. Fractional excretion of phosphorus was reduced when cats were fed HIGH-Ca:P compared with MOD-Ca:P (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.050). Serum Cr and SDMA were higher on days 28 and 56 compared with baseline (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.002). Higher dietary Ca and a higher Ca:P ratio may not be the sole drivers of hypercalcemia in cats with progressive CKD. 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