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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv  I'm so glad to read that you are doing so much research and trying to learn as much as possible for your little girl.  That's so important for her long-term health if she really does have MVD/liver disease.
Of course, she should enjoy the food that she eats, but she can enjoy foods that are appropriate for her condition if she indeed does have a liver condition.
Believe me, I never thought I would get Miko to eat any food with as much gusto as he eats the food he's on right now. He's been eating pretty much consistently for at least 1 yr and a half. He eats homecooked food, and he loves it!
Doing bloodwork at least every 6 months is important to make sure your baby is doing okay. On the dog liver disease group, we had one member with a dog that had high ALT and other values off...She put her dog on RC Hepatic and the numbers came back to normal or close to normal range. She put her dog on a homecooked diet that contained chicken and a small amount of peanut butter for flavor, and her dog's numbers spiked again. That's why having bloodwork done is so important.
Also, just so you know, MSU does a vitamin/mineral analysis blood panel where they can check the vitamin/mineral levels in your dog. This is great especially dogs who get homecooked meals. |
Hmm, Ellie's ALT was fine when she was on turkey this last time (I know, bad choice). I'm wondering if it made her BATs up though. We have stopped testing them because we can't do much about them anyway. Now I wonder if they are up ont these types of proteins. I am really considering getting Ellie's diet redone for more vegetarian based proteins.