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Originally Posted by LunaBaby  She gets slightly shaking sometimes, not everyday. Do i need to get the science diet from a vet? |
That is a sign of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), especially if it happens a couple hours after eating. HE or neurological symptoms mean toxins are building up. She needs to be on a food for liver compromised dogs. Science Diet L/D wet (not dry because some of the ingredients are very questionable) or Royal Canin LS 14 dry (very palatable but RC makes lots of Yorkie itchy). She also needs to be on lactulose to push the toxins out of her system. This should be given 3x per day to produce two soft but formed bowel movements.
With shaking going on, I would have her on SAMe (Denosyl or equivalent....cheap from entirelypets.com) and milk thistle would be a good idea along with vitamin e.
She should not be free fed or fed large meals. Liver compromised dogs should be fed 4-6 small meals per day to lessen the load on the liver and to make sure that their bodies aren't be overloaded by too much protein at one time. So measure out what she should get for the day and break it up into at least 4 meals.