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06-30-2010, 03:33 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey by way of Bama, USA
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| Diet advice for liver disease/cancer Hi everyone.... I am seeking advice for a fellow-forum member from a yahoo group. When I read her story my heart broke, this is how we lost our 10 yr Sassy last year. Here is her story...... Hello all, In 2008 I posted about Miss Puddin' who underwent surgery for removal of a large cancerous tumor on her liver. A part of the left lobe of the liver was removed along with the tumor. Forward to this April -- her tummy felt very solid again to me though she showed no other symptoms of concern to me, so I took her in to the vet for a check up and he found her liver enzyme ALT was very high. As of 6-09-10 the ALT was 1673 ( the normal reference range for this lab is 10-100). On 6-15-10 she had an abdominal ultrasound and the vet said it showed extensive liver disease in both the middle section and in the left lobe. He suggests we do not attempt surgery again as these tumors are filled with many blood vessels and they bleed very easily (she stopped breathing during her last surgery and also required an artificial blood supplement as she lost so much blood). The vet called her his little miracle dog that she even survived. This time, as a result of the ultrasound on 6/15, he said he'd be surprised if she makes it another year. It doesn't look like that will happen with this diarrhea starting as when I asked how I would know that her condition was getting worse he said there would be vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and possibly a bleed into the abdomen. For the past 3 mornings, I have found a watery diarrhea on the papers in the bathroom. I was not sure which dog it was from since no one presented themselves as not feeling well but I suspected it was Puddin'. At 5am this morning I found a very watery diarrhea that looked somewhat pink tinged to me and checked Puddin'. A sniff test told me yes, it was from her. She is not acting sick. I called the vet to see what I should be giving her for this diarrhea and my dh is on the way to pick up some medicine (I forgot the name, begins with an "m' I think). I had started her on a homemade diet that was supposed to be approved by Dr. Dodd. It consisted of cod, white potato, sweet potato,zucchini, and green beans along with Vit E, Vit B compound, Ester-C, zinc gluconate, di-calcium phosphate (which I can't find anywhere), a multimineral complex, eggshells and canola old. Then I read (somewhere) that carbohydrates (which would be the potatoes) feed cancer. (is this true or has anyone else heard of this?) So I went back to tuna fish and Innova Evo chicken kibble for her. My question is, are there any special supplements I should be giving her? Is there a special diet I should be following for Puddin' specifically for liver cancer? I want to be sure I am not feeding her anything that is feeding the cancer. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Carol in Mid-Mich, and Miss Puddin' May suggestion, I am may be entirely wrong....feed Dr. Dodd's diet eliminating the potatoes. Would that hurt anything? Other diet suggestions? Unfortunately we didn't have time to try anything new with Sassy as the reason we found her cancer was that her abdomen filled with blood from bleeding out. Thanks so much for reading this and any advice that I can share with her.
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06-30-2010, 03:54 PM | #2 |
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| She could do a consultation with a board certified veterinary nutritionist. I know that our nutritionist is very experienced in treating very sick dogs that are hospitalized and I'm sure cancer falls in her area of expertise. As for carbohydrates causing or feeding cancer, I believe that refers to refined processed carbohydrates found in white flour, sugar, or other junk. I am not sure that it applies to complex natural carbohydrates such as potatoes.
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