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Originally Posted by Ladymom

I just can't imagine putting something as toxic as ethoxyquin in a prescription diet for dogs with liver disease!

Most of the Maltese people I know who are dealing with liver disease have opted to homecook.

I can't understand why they can't upgrade the ingredients in prescription diets. Good heavens, we pay enough for them!

I had the same problem when Lady was diagnosed with diabetes. Hills w/d is full of corn, and peanut hulls - floor sweepings with no nutritional value! Who would feed a dog with a compromised immune system that garbage?

I homecooked for Lady for awhile until the new high protein foods like Evo and Prairie came out. Lady can't have raw because her body is too susceptible to infection from E-coli and other bacteria found in raw that wouldn't bother a normal dog, but Prairie's kibble is wonderful.

There's a member on Spoiled Maltese with an MVD dog who has really studied nutrition and has a number of good recipes. I'll pm her and see if I can get some recipes for you.

I don't know a lot about disease-specific diets and of course want and need to learn more. I know liver-diseased dogs need a low-protein diet and diabetic dogs need a high-protein diet. Is it also best for a diabetic dog to have a small to no amount of carbs in their diet? Also, is it because Lady is diabetic that she can't have raw or is it because of her other health problems?