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04-27-2008, 07:58 PM | #1 |
Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| Low Protein I need a good low-protein food recommendation. Please! The food I have now is at 18%, but I am sure I can do better. Thanks in advance.
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04-28-2008, 06:50 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| Is it for the possible liver problems? If so, try to find a food without any poultry or meat protein because those are hardest on the liver and produce the most ammonia that can't be filtered properly through the liver therefore causing seizures, neurological symptoms and H.E. The type of protein is just as important as the amount of protein. Vegetable, soy, dairy, egg protein are the easiest on them. Miko was on Royal Canin Hepatic LS 14 for a long time, and he really loved it. It's by prescription only and contains about 17-18% protein on a dry matter basis, I believe. It contains higher amounts of vitamin E and zinc which they need. What are Stewie's symptoms? UTI, crystals/stones, seizures, inappetance, etc.? Have you joined the liver shunt and mvd group yet?
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04-30-2008, 06:37 PM | #3 |
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| Were you able to find a food for him?
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04-30-2008, 06:45 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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| I know of 2 - Evangers makes a canned vegetarian meal and a company out there called Pet Guard Organic makes vegetarian kibble. PetGuard Organics Adult Dry Dog Food - Dry Food - Dog Products - PetGuard
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04-30-2008, 06:57 PM | #5 |
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| NB also makes a veggie formula.
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05-01-2008, 07:08 PM | #6 |
Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| HI guys. Thanks for the advice. I posted on another thread that it is in fact not liver problems (thank god, seriously), but rather a problem of low phosphorus. I got the results today. I interrupted my vet 20000 times when she was giving me the results asking her "what? phosphorus? what?" i have never heard of phosphorus problems in yorkies -- it was causing convulsions and lethargy in my Stewie. My vet recommended Royal Canin Yorkshire for now. I am not sure how I feel about that, but I'll give it a go until I can figure something else out. I had no idea that animal protein is harder on the liver, but that is good to know. I wanted to get a head start on getting some food for him in case the tests didn't come back as good as they did.
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05-01-2008, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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| I bet you're very relieved that it's not liver problems!! I'm so happy for you and Stewie! Yes, it is true that meat protein produce the most ammonia. In a normal liver, it's not a problem, but in a compromised liver, it can't filter the ammonia properly therefore causing the neurological symptoms.
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