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Originally Posted by DAB  I am leaving this afternoon to visit her. Tufts is about an hour from my home. She had a good night according to the surgeon who phoned us this morning to answer some questions I had. He says that she is perky and looks great but he wants to keep her another night. I can't believe that she will be ready to return home tomorrow night. She has "stolen" everyone's heart at the hospital. 
However, I need to meet with the surgeon to talk about Emma's diet. She will remain on the IAMs Low Residue and the Metronidazole for a while while she recovers. After that he wants a "higher" protein diet ( higher than the IAMS) for her. HMMMM. I just read today that Yorkies and liver shunted dogs shouldn't have High protein in their diet only high QUALITY protein----reccomended was 18%. The IAMS she is on now has 22%. I used to feed EVO, a premium kibble, -----it did not agree with her at times and is very high in protein.
Any advice? Has anyone heard of Waltham Veterinary Diets----Low and Medium Protein. It comes dry or canned. It has an 18% protein value. it must be ordered through a vet.
Also, I just read that liver shunts may be aquired if a diet too high in protein is fed----is this true? After all these months of researching liver shunts this is the first time I have come upon this information. I would apprecite your thoughts. I definitely will ask the surgeon about this.
Thanks to everyone for your continued prayers and support. I hope all your Yorkie babies stay well.
DAB |
join the liver shunt groups on yahoogroups.com they are a wealth of info. Once the dog has had the liver shunt surgery and liver is biopsied and your dog does not have mvd along with shunt the dog should be able to go back to the normal protein diet. It is 18% protein for a dog that has liver symptoms, 22% for a dog with no symptoms so i would think 22% would be ok after the surgery and recovery is ok -it is more a highly digestible protein like fish that is best and why dr dodds liver cleansing diet is what most feed -- we see dr dodds for our dogs as we live close to her. My dd is mvd