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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv  Great!!
Just curious...When is she throwing up?
The dosage for samE (denosyl) is about 10 mg per lb of body weight...A 5 lb dog, would need approx. 50 mg.
Denosyl sometimes makes the smaller dogs (under 6-8 lbs or so) nauseous because the smallest dosage is 90 mg and that's more than the smaller yorkies require. It doesn't hurt them, it just causes nausea in some of them.
Denamarin contains 90 mg of s-adenosylmethionine also.
Also, it's important that meals be spread out into small but frequent meals...4 at the minimum b/c having only 2 meals causes nausea in many liver compromised dogs as well...
Having only 2 larger meals per day vs. having 4 smaller meals per day makes them take in more food (and protein specifically) at one time which causes their little livers too work too hard at once...
They get backed up with toxins when this occurs, and they become nauseous. ACVC 2001 - Management of Chronic Liver Disease in Dogs |
She just randomly throws up. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. I've just switched to Royal Canin Hepatic 14 and she hasnt thrown up yet. I've been giving her 3 meals a day. With my work schedule, I just can't fit 4 in unless its on the weekend.
She is 7.2lbs...I was thinking about the Vetri-DMG only because I feel like the denamarin makes her stomach hurt. She curls up in a ball every morning after she takes it and until she can have her breakfast. However, she's never thrown up from the denamarin.
So, when I stop the denamarin..I need to get Hepato support AND denosyl OR hepato support and Vetri-dmg, right? If I go with VetriDMG, do I just use the10mg per LB rule?
Also can the hepato support and denosyl or vetri be given at the same time, or do I need to give one in the morning and one in the afternoon?