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Originally Posted by dwerten  you can do denamarin which has both milk thistle and sam-e in it together but first is this MVD or liver shunt and how was it diagnosed as i have an mvd dog and do not supplement only feed low protein diet |
I think it really depends on what way you and your vet want to go with it.
Ellie has a liver issue. We don't know what it is, but it's treated as MVD. I, her vet, and her internist can't see supplementing as a bad thing. It can't hurt and it "may" protect her liver from further damage which is a good enough reason for me to do it. I know many people like Marin (or Denamarin) for this, but some don't like the small amount of liver in it.
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Originally Posted by AnnaCraig As far as I know, she does not have MVD. Our veterinarian only used the term Liver Shunt. We do not know if it is internal (inside her liver) or external (outside the liver).
What is this about supplements? Should we be giving her a supplement of some kind?
The only thing we are doing for her treatment is feeding her a low protein diet.
This is so stressful!  |
If she were mine, yes, I would supplement.
You could start with SAMe (Denosyl).